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Alejandro Roldan

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Raw average: 4.25/5 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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What students say

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ME 363
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
If you're stuck or confused he will go out of his way to help. He genuinely wants his students to do well and his classes usually have a high average. He lectured with powerpoints for most of the semester which made it hard to pay attention/follow but as long as I read the book homeworks and exams were totally do-able. As a bonus his accent is fun!
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ME 363
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Great professor and the class is interesting. He does a lot of proofs so that might not be most people's style. Just make sure to read the book. He really likes fluid dynamics.
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ME 363
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof. Roldan was very open to student feedback, which was refreshing compared to a lot of the other older engineering profs at UW. He really wanted the students to grasp the important and basic fluid concepts and seemed to really care about the class. However, he did a lot of derivations and could have spent more time on example problems.
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ME 363
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Roldan cares a lot about the class. However, he focusses too much on proofs and derivations. The lectures can be boring and somewhat unhelpful in actually solving the problems. Tests are extremely fair and reflect the material covered by the homework.
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Classes with Alejandro Roldan

BME 399

Independent Study

1–3 credits

Independent Study in BME involves directed projects where students conduct and report on independent biomedical engineering research.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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

Peter AdamczykAmit Nimunkar+72 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026
BME 799

Advanced Independent Study

1–5 credits

Advanced Independent Study under faculty supervision where students conduct and report on an independent biomedical engineering project.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Peter AdamczykAmit Nimunkar+54 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2023 · limited sample
BME 990

Research and Thesis

1–9 credits

Research and thesis course under faculty supervision where students conduct studies using experimental, computational, or theoretical approaches and communicate results in a written thesis and defense.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Peter AdamczykSean Palecek+49 more

No recorded grade history

BME/ME 505

Biofluidics

3 credits

Introduction to the physics of biological fluid flow with an emphasis on the cardiovascular system including blood rheology, pulsatile flow, wave travel, and topics relevant to blood flow measurement and biomedical device design.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.70 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.64 GPA, 88.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.57 GPA, 86.4% A/AB (n=22 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Alejandro RoldanColleen Witzenburg

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample
ME 299

Independent Study

1–3 credits

Independent study course involving directed study projects arranged with the instructor.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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

Krishnan SureshPeter Adamczyk+15 more

No recorded grade history

ME 491

Mechanical Engineering Projects I

1–3 credits

Mechanical Engineering Projects I involves individual lab projects under staff supervision.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Gregory NellisDan Negrut+40 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027BME 399Independent Study
Spring 2027BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2027BME 799Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2027BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Spring 2027BME 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2027BME 999Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2027BME/ME 505Biofluidics
Spring 2027ME 299Independent Study
Spring 2027ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2027ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2027ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2027ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2026BME 399Independent Study
Fall 2026BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2026BME 799Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Fall 2026BME 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026BME 999Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026ME 299Independent Study
Fall 2026ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2026ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis

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