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Colleen Witzenburg

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Classes with Colleen Witzenburg

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=2 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 2023: 3.73 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=24 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

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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Browse recorded courses
TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027BME 389Honors in Research
Spring 2027BME 399Independent Study
Spring 2027BME 489Honors in Research
Spring 2027BME 701Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
Spring 2027BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2027BME 799Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2027BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Spring 2027BME 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2027BME/ME 505Biofluidics
Spring 2027ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2027ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2027ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2026BME 389Honors in Research
Fall 2026BME 399Independent Study
Fall 2026BME 701Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
Fall 2026BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2026BME 799Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Fall 2026BME 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026BME/ME 715Advanced Tissue Mechanics
Fall 2026ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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