Honors in Research

BME 489 is an undergraduate honors research course where students conduct biomedical engineering projects under faculty supervision.

offering recorded1–3 credits

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

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BME 489

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Fall 2026
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Raw average: 3.00/5 from 4 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BRYAN HEIDERSCHEIT is recorded teaching in Fall 2011. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DARRYL THELEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2010. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DAVID J BEEBE is recorded teaching in Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ERIC SHUSTA is recorded teaching in Spring 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JACK JIANG is recorded teaching in Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOHN YIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Spring 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KEVIN ELICEIRI is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Spring 2019, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LIH-SHENG TURNG is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PAUL CAMPAGNOLA is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ROBERT JERAJ is recorded teaching in Spring 2008. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SUSAN THIBEAULT is recorded teaching in Spring 2010, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WILLIAM MURPHY is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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IND 118Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 092Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 037Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 119Classroom Instruction0 / 50

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Biomedical engineering research

Skills

  • Conducting independent biomedical engineering research
  • Working under faculty supervision in a research setting

Grades

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UW–Madison

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BME 489 · Fall 2026

Honors in Research

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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