Fall 2026

Mechanical Engineering Projects I

ME 491 involves individual lab projects conducted under staff supervision.

offering recorded1–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Gregory Nellis4.4/5Dan Negrut4.1/5Peter Adamczyk4.1/5 +35 more

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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Professors

Fall 2026

Gregory Nellis

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Dan Negrut

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Raw average: 4.69/5 from 16 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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Peter Adamczyk

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Raw average: 4.71/5 from 14 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).

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Raw average: 4.43/5 from 14 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).

Jennifer Detlor

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

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Raw average: 4.30/5 from 10 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=2 letter grades).

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Raw average: 4.29/5 from 7 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 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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Raw average: 4.11/5 from 9 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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Raw average: 4.17/5 from 6 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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Raw average: 3.75/5 from 8 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).

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Raw average: 3.64/5 from 11 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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Raw average: 3.36/5 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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Xiangru Xu

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

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Xiaobin Xiong

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ALEJANDRO ROLDAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

ARGANTHAEL BERSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CHRISTIAN FRANCK is recorded teaching in Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DAN NEGRUT is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2012, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DARRYL THELEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DAVID ROTHAMER is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

FRANK PFEFFERKORN is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

FRANKLIN MILLER is recorded teaching in Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

GLENN BOWER is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

GREGORY NELLIS is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

JOHN PFOTENHAUER is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

LIANYI CHEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LIH-SHENG TURNG is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LUCA MASTROPASQUA is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MELIH ERITEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHAEL CHEADLE is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PAVANA PRABHAKAR is recorded teaching in Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PETER ADAMCZYK is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Fall 2018, Spring 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SANGKEE MIN is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SCOTT SANDERS is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2021, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WEI WANG is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

XIANGRU XU is recorded teaching in Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

XIAO KUANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

XIAOBIN XIONG is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

XIAOPING QIAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

YUNUS ALAPAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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ME 491 · Fall 2026

Mechanical Engineering Projects I

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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  {
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "semester": "1272",
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00",
    "offering_id": "1272:612:012061",
    "course_id": "ME 491",
    "course_uid": "course_0dbf61c3f423477ec4826251",
    "term_id": "1272",
    "source_course_id": "012061",
    "source_subject_id": "612",
    "title": "Mechanical Engineering Projects I",
    "credits_min": 1,
    "credits_max": 3,
    "typically_offered": "Fall, Spring, Summer"
  }
]
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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
{
  "model": "nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4",
  "model_revision": "1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5",
  "task_version": "14",
  "output_id": "9a92e0b5b41227b5a9730d815f792f1de86a2fcf7539365482476e1897566819",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
  "dataset_revision": "e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349",
  "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00"
}