Current instructor

Eric Shusta

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Raw average: 3.00/5 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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BME/CBE 783
Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
Dr. Shusta clearly knows what he's talking about, it's just that half of the time you won't know what he's talking about. He dives right into the material. I took this course as an undergrad and if I were to do it again I would wait until I was a grad student to take this class. Solid professor, but this class was hard.
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CBE 311
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
The homeworks were very difficult, time consuming, and often felt impossible. However, the homework was much harder than the exams and quizzes. Go to TA's office hours to figure out the homework, study by redoing the homeworks, and you'll nail his class. Not an exuberant guy, but will crack an occasional joke, so savor it while you can.
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CBE 311
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
He goes too fast in lectures without making sure that all students understand what's going on. Homework usually is very hard but quizzes and exams are easy.
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CBE 311
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
He goes way too fast in lecture. Doesn't give students time to process and think about the material he just went over. He clearly understands thermodynamics very well, but forgets that most students don't.
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Classes with Eric Shusta

BME 399

Independent Study

1–3 credits

BME 399 offers directed study projects arranged with an instructor.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Peter AdamczykAmit Nimunkar+68 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
BME 489

Honors in Research

1–3 credits

BME 489 is an undergraduate honors research course where students conduct biomedical engineering projects under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Beth MeyerandDarryl Thelen+15 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
BME 799

Advanced Independent Study

1–5 credits

BME 799 is an advanced independent study course conducted under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Peter AdamczykAmit Nimunkar+78 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2023 · limited sample
CBE 426

Mass Transfer Operations

3 credits

Analysis of mass transfer operations, separation processes, and equipment design.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.26 GPA, 55.2% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.07 GPA, 41.5% A/AB (n=65 letter grades); Fall 2025: 2.92 GPA, 34.0% A/AB (n=53 letter grades).

Eric Shusta

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
CBE 599

Special Problems

1–4 credits

CBE 599 is a special problems course focused on research or independent study in Chemical and Biological Engineering.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2011: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

AJ BoydstonReid Van Lehn+24 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
PATH 990

Research

1–8 credits

PATH 990 is a research course for graduate and medical students to conduct advanced pathology work under faculty direction.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Matt ReynoldsJenny Gumperz+65 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

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Browse recorded courses
TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026BME 389Honors in Research
Fall 2026BME 399Independent Study
Fall 2026BME 489Honors in Research
Fall 2026BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2026BME 799Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Fall 2026BME 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026CBE 426Mass Transfer Operations
Fall 2026CBE 489Honors in Research
Fall 2026CBE 599Special Problems
Fall 2026CBE 699Advanced Independent Studies
Fall 2026CBE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2026CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2026CBE 990Thesis-research
Fall 2026PATH 990Research

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