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
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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 creditsMS&E 699 is an independent study course in Metallurgical Engineering requiring consent of the instructor.
No offering record · Spring 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2022 · limited sampleResearch and Thesis
1–9 creditsMS&E 990 is a research and thesis course for Ph.D. students under faculty supervision.
No offering record · Spring 2026
No recorded grade history
Master's Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsNE 790 is a Master's Research and Thesis course involving directed study projects arranged with an instructor.
No offering record · Spring 2026
No recorded grade history
Pre-dissertator's Research
1–9 creditsNE 890 is a research course for Ph.D. students conducting work before becoming dissertators.
No offering record · Spring 2026
No recorded grade history
Research and Thesis
1–6 creditsNE 990 is a flexible research and thesis course where students conduct directed study projects arranged individually with an instructor.
No offering record · Spring 2026
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | MS&E 699 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2026 | MS&E 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2026 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2026 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2026 | NE 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | MS&E 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | NE 541 | Radiation Damage in Metals |
| Fall 2025 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2025 | MS&E 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2025 | NE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2025 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2025 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2024 | MS&E 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2024 | NE 545 | Materials Degradation in Advanced Nuclear Reactor Environments |
| Fall 2024 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2024 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2024 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2024 | MS&E 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2024 | NE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2024 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2024 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2023 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2023 | MS&E 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2023 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2023 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2023 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2023 | NE 231 | Introduction to Nuclear Engineering |
| Spring 2023 | NE 545 | Materials Degradation in Advanced Nuclear Reactor Environments |
| Spring 2023 | NE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2023 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2023 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2023 | NE 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | MS&E 699 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2022 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | NE 541 | Radiation Damage in Metals |
| Fall 2022 | NE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2022 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2022 | NE 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2022 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2022 | MS&E 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2022 | NE 231 | Introduction to Nuclear Engineering |
| Spring 2022 | NE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2022 | NE 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2021 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2021 | MS&E 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2021 | NE 545 | Materials Degradation in Advanced Nuclear Reactor Environments |
| Fall 2021 | NE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2021 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2021 | NE 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2020 | MS&E 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2020 | MS&E/NE 423 | Nuclear Engineering Materials |
| Fall 2020 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2020 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2020 | NE 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2020 | MS&E 699 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2020 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2020 | MS&E 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2020 | NE 602 | Special Topics in Reactor Engineering |
| Spring 2020 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2020 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2020 | NE 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | MS&E 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2019 | NE 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2019 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2019 | MS&E 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2019 | NE 424 | Nuclear Materials Laboratory |
| Spring 2019 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2019 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2018 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2018 | MS&E/NE 423 | Nuclear Engineering Materials |
| Fall 2018 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2018 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2018 | NE 408 | Ionizing Radiation |
| Spring 2018 | NE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2018 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2018 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2017 | MS&E 699 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2017 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2017 | NE 541 | Radiation Damage in Metals |
| Fall 2017 | NE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2017 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2017 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2017 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Spring 2017 | NE 424 | Nuclear Materials Laboratory |
| Spring 2017 | NE 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2017 | NE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2016 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2016 | MS&E/NE 423 | Nuclear Engineering Materials |
| Fall 2016 | NE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2016 | NE 541 | Radiation Damage in Metals |
| Spring 2016 | NE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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