I never actually took NE425 with Couet but "PhD dissertation" wasn't a course option. Couet required that my justifications of all theory/calculations were rigorous but not excessively as to be impossible, so "difficult but not in excess". any worthwhile PhD is a bit difficult. I graduated in a reasonable period (A+). 10/10 would recommend.Rate My Professors ↗
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Adrien Couet
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Professor Couet is a very interesting professor to listen to. His class requires a little bit of autonomy and efforts outside of class, but it allows to dive into very interesting material. I also encourage people to look at some other classes taught by Professor Adrien Couet that are not listed on Rate My Professor such as NE541 or NE545.Rate My Professors ↗
Adrien is an amazing professor and really supports his students in all of their education. I've worked with him for over 5+ years of grad school and he's tough but fair and he works incredibly hard to really teach people, he truly deserves a 10 out of 5, I've met a lot of professors, but Adrien stands far above any others.Rate My Professors ↗
Lots of material is covered and it's important to have the prerequisites taken care of, but you can tell Prof. Couet is very knowledgable and has a vested interest in his students understanding the underlying material.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof. Couet is an excellent teacher. The only down side is that he is a AS Monaco fan.Rate My Professors ↗
NE 423 Nuclear Engineering Materials is suppose to be difficult. If you put in the work, you can learn a lot from the course. Dr. Couet is clearly an expert on the subject and he goes above and beyond to help students, but you have to reach out. Just be ready to treat it as a 4 credit course.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Adrien Couet
Independent Study
1–4 creditsIndependent study courses in Metallurgical Engineering.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2022 · limited sampleMaster's Research or Thesis
1–9 creditsMaster's Research or Thesis involves supervised work to formulate and analyze advanced materials science and engineering problems.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Pre-dissertator's Research
1–9 creditsPre-dissertator's research under faculty supervision where students demonstrate an ability to formulate and analyze advanced materials science and engineering problems.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsResearch and Thesis under faculty supervision where students formulate and analyze advanced materials science and engineering problems.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Advanced Independent Study
0–3 creditsAdvanced independent study involving directed study projects arranged with the instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.62 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).
No recorded grade history
Master's Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsMASTER'S RESEARCH AND THESIS involves directed study projects arranged with the instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Pre-dissertator's Research
1–9 creditsPre-dissertator's research for Ph.D. students prior to becoming dissertators.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Research and Thesis
1–6 creditsResearch and Thesis involves directed study projects as arranged with the instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | MS&E 699 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | MS&E 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2027 | MS&E 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | NE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2027 | NE 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | MS&E 699 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | MS&E 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2026 | MS&E 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | NE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2026 | NE 990 | Research and Thesis |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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