Fall 2026

Transport Phenomena Lab

CBE 324 is a lab course focused on determining thermodynamic, transport, and transfer coefficients and studying related phenomena.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Brendan Blackwell4.3/5

Summary

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Historical reviews of Katelyn Dahlke: Students report a high workload, particularly at the start, with strict formatting rules for plots and tables causing frustration.

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Prerequisites

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CBE 310, (CBE 320 or concurrent registration), and STAT 324

CBE 324 used by

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Professors

Fall 2026

Brendan Blackwell

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Raw average: 4.75/5 from 28 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 — Fall 2024: 3.46 GPA, 64.9% A/AB (n=37 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.48 GPA, 69.1% A/AB (n=55 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.41 GPA, 65.0% A/AB (n=60 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Eric Codner: Eric Codner's CBE 324 was easy and graded mainly on lab reports, with grades depending on the TA. He was helpful and responsive to student questions.

BRENDAN BLACKWELL is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ERIC CODNER is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KATELYN DAHLKE is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2025. 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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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LAB 002Classroom Instruction16 / 160
LAB 003Classroom Instruction9 / 160
LAB 001Classroom Instruction8 / 160
LAB 004Classroom Instruction10 / 160

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews of Katelyn Dahlke: Reviews for Katelyn Dahlke are polarized, with one praising her organization and clear grading while another criticizes harsh, inconsistent standards and high workload.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.48 GPA, 69.1% A/AB (n=55 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.33 GPA, 52.8% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.41 GPA, 65.0% A/AB (n=60 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Katelyn Dahlke: Students report a high workload, particularly at the start, with strict formatting rules for plots and tables causing frustration.

Historical reviews note that final grades are highly dependent on the TA, with reports citing either helpful support or inconsistent, harsh evaluation criteria.

Topics

  • Thermodynamic properties
  • Transport properties
  • Transfer coefficients

Skills

  • Determination of thermodynamic, transport, and transfer coefficients.

Grades

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.07 GPA average error.

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Where this course fits relative to

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1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
CBE 324 · Fall 2026

Transport Phenomena Lab

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance 
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