# GEORGE MEINDL — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/GEORGE_MEINDL--instructor_40044f697777083a63054977) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_40044f697777083a63054977 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 6490262 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name GEORGE MEINDL ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 10 #### quality 4.8 #### difficulty 3 #### quality count 10 #### difficulty count 10 #### profile id rmp:3047369 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:38:29.802902+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 4.039790522364397 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.781 #### graded 447 #### counts * 360 * 21 * 46 * 1 * 18 * 0 * 1 #### sections 23 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/GEORGE\_MEINDL--instructor\_40044f697777083a63054977 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------ | | 1264 | course\_120527b71b2601564ee7e796 | F\&WECOL 299 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | | 1264 | course\_18ee2e96b578d5058452a40c | F\&WECOL 410 | SILVICULTURE: APPLIED FOREST ECOLOGY | | 1264 | course\_9041b44ff4b985d29d4b6620 | F\&WECOL 449 | DISTURBANCE ECOLOGY LAB (I): HERBIVORES AND FIRE | | 1264 | course\_0eb5aca8787a686611848428 | F\&WECOL 682 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1264 | course\_065457c911669cde74618638 | F\&WECOL 699 | SPECIAL PROBLEMS | | 1262 | course\_147fc47233367b002ffe3f5d | F\&WECOL 450 | DISTURBANCE ECOLOGY LAB (II): FOREST PATHOGENS | | 1262 | course\_f8ed1645253e8d2fad8df95c | F\&WECOL 550 | FOREST ECOLOGY | | 1262 | course\_4bf9d9c6b828d6479665be08 | F\&WECOL 551 | FOREST ECOLOGY LAB | | 1262 | course\_065457c911669cde74618638 | F\&WECOL 699 | SPECIAL PROBLEMS | | 1254 | course\_9041b44ff4b985d29d4b6620 | F\&WECOL 449 | DISTURBANCE ECOLOGY LAB (I): HERBIVORES AND FIRE | | 1254 | course\_065457c911669cde74618638 | F\&WECOL 699 | SPECIAL PROBLEMS | | 1254 | course\_02516ba0f3f794fc469f168c | INTER-AG 388 | CALS HONORS - FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH SEMINAR | | 1252 | course\_147fc47233367b002ffe3f5d | F\&WECOL 450 | DISTURBANCE ECOLOGY LAB (II): FOREST PATHOGENS | | 1252 | course\_f8ed1645253e8d2fad8df95c | F\&WECOL 550 | FOREST ECOLOGY | | 1252 | course\_4bf9d9c6b828d6479665be08 | F\&WECOL 551 | FOREST ECOLOGY LAB | | 1244 | course\_9041b44ff4b985d29d4b6620 | F\&WECOL 449 | DISTURBANCE ECOLOGY LAB (I): HERBIVORES AND FIRE | | 1244 | course\_065457c911669cde74618638 | F\&WECOL 699 | SPECIAL PROBLEMS | | 1244 | course\_02516ba0f3f794fc469f168c | INTER-AG 388 | CALS HONORS - FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH SEMINAR | | 1242 | course\_147fc47233367b002ffe3f5d | F\&WECOL 450 | DISTURBANCE ECOLOGY LAB (II): FOREST PATHOGENS | | 1242 | course\_f8ed1645253e8d2fad8df95c | F\&WECOL 550 | FOREST ECOLOGY | | 1242 | course\_4bf9d9c6b828d6479665be08 | F\&WECOL 551 | FOREST ECOLOGY LAB | | 1234 | course\_442e986df6a97cdb80f980e2 | F\&WECOL 375 | SPECIAL TOPICS | | 1232 | course\_4bf9d9c6b828d6479665be08 | F\&WECOL 551 | FOREST ECOLOGY LAB | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1232 | 1 | | 1234 | 1 | | 1242 | 3 | | 1244 | 3 | | 1252 | 3 | | 1254 | 3 | | 1262 | 4 | | 1264 | 5 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:29.802902+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMzU5NDUz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3047369", "instructor_name": "George Meindl", "course_label": "FWEECOL402", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-08-11 13:59:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I really enjoyed Dr. Meindl, and while his final was moderately difficult, he gave us enough assignments and points throughout to make it doable. If you prepare yourself for the final, it will go well. He really cares about his students, and I would absolutely take another of his classes. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3047369", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:29.802902+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMzU1ODE5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3047369", "instructor_name": "George Meindl", "course_label": "FWEECOL402", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-08-09 18:02:47 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Friendly, flexible, passionate, and very clear he cares about students' learning. Offered enough opportunities for points so tanking the final won't fail you. Answered all our many questions, never made us feel bad for it. Wish I could retake this class already!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3047369", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:29.802902+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTEzNTgx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3047369", "instructor_name": "George Meindl", "course_label": "FWECOL550", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-01-17 18:31:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The best way to describe George is that he really seems to care. About his students, about what he is teaching, and about forestry at UW. As a student, you have to earn his respect by showing that you care about your learning and not just grades, but if you do, working with George is easy and enjoyable.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3047369", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:29.802902+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMTI2MTkw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3047369", "instructor_name": "George Meindl", "course_label": "FWECOL550", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-09 20:17:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Excellent professor. Very knowledgeable and passionate about what he teaches. He makes it welcoming to participate, and he's very helpful during office hours. The exams were a bit tougher than I expected but tbh it's very fair for a 3 credit class, just gotta prepare. As someone who had no prev knowledge of forest ecol, this is a great class! ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3047369", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:29.802902+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjY2MDQz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3047369", "instructor_name": "George Meindl", "course_label": "FWECOL550", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-05-13 15:26:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Overall an ok and funny professor but would assume you weren't in class and didn't look at his asterisk slides if you got a question wrong and wanted an explanation on it. The grading for the case studies was easy but tests were a little harder. Also posted the rate my professor in front of the class when it was made which I though was a little odd", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3047369", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:29.802902+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMTMyNTAx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3047369", "instructor_name": "George Meindl", "course_label": "FWECOL550", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-06 05:45:26 +0000 UTC", "comment": "George is a great and inspirational teacher. Very approachable and nice sense of humor. During lecture he gives students time to think about questions without giving away answers right away. The case study prompts have been very wordy/confusing and challenging to fit on one page, but he is fair in grading them. ***ALSO he's in FWE dept, not biology", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3047369", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 10 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false