Current instructor

Corinne Henak

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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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EMA 303
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Her lectures aren't the greatest. You're better off just reading the textbook since that is all the lecture slides cover anyways. The in-class examples are decent, but most of the time she rushes the important part.
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ME306 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
Lectures were a little too fast paced during the examples and sometimes the class examples were left unfinished or skipped a few steps. Other than that, she did a good job at presenting the material. I wish the exams were closer to the homework questions too.
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ME306 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Very nice, cares about students
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ME306 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
She explains the material well and followed the textbook pretty closely. Because there is no discussion section, asking questions during lecture is important and Henak answers them pretty well.
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Classes with Corinne Henak

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

EMA 303

Mechanics of Materials

3 credits

Mechanics of Materials covers stress, strain, torsion, beam bending, compound stresses, deflections, indeterminate members, and columns for civil engineers.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Corinne Henak

Corinne Henak’s lectures were described as less effective than reading the textbook, with slides covering the same material. One student noted that while in-class examples were decent, Henak often rushed the important parts.

Corinne Henak

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
ME 489

Honors in Research II

3 credits

Honors in Research II involves independent mechanical engineering research and thesis preparation under faculty guidance.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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

Krishnan SureshGregory Nellis+31 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

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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 2027EMA 303Mechanics of Materials
Spring 2027ME 299Independent Study
Spring 2027ME 489Honors in Research II
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/ME 615Tissue 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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