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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

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

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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

CBE 426

Mass Transfer Operations

3 credits

Mass Transfer Operations covers analysis of chemical engineering operations involving mass transfer, including differential and stagewise separation processes, simultaneous heat and mass transfer, and design of mass-transfer equipment.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
CBE 489

Honors in Research

1–3 credits

HONORS IN RESEARCH covers undergraduate honors research projects supervised by faculty members for students declared in the Chemical Engineering Honors in Research Program.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Sean PalecekBrian Pfleger+6 more

No recorded grade history

CBE 599

Special Problems

1–4 credits

Special Problems in Chemical Engineering involves research or independent study where students conduct and report on independent chemical engineering research.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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+25 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
PATH 990

Research

1–8 credits

Advanced pathology research for graduate and medical students, supervised by a senior staff member, covering general principles in pathology and laboratory medicine.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Matt ReynoldsJenny Gumperz+53 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027BME 389Honors in Research
Spring 2027BME 399Independent Study
Spring 2027BME 489Honors in Research
Spring 2027BME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2027BME 799Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2027BME 890Pre-dissertation Research
Spring 2027BME 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2027CBE 426Mass Transfer Operations
Spring 2027CBE 489Honors in Research
Spring 2027CBE 599Special Problems
Spring 2027CBE 699Advanced Independent Studies
Spring 2027CBE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2027CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2027CBE 990Thesis-research
Spring 2027PATH 990Research
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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