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Jiamian Hu

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Raw average: 3.20/5 from 5 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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MSE330 · course not matched2021-12-26

Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5

Professor Hu, is a professor who truly understands and cares about Thermodynamics. His lectures can be a bit confusing to following, but his lecture notes make for it ten times over. His exams were fair and he was always willing to talk to students regarding content, logistics, grades, etc. He is a very solid choice from the MSE department.

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MSE330 · course not matched2021-12-25

Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5

Its evident that Professor Hu deeply cares and I did learn a lot from his course. I just find his teaching style mediocre at best and found myself learning 90% of the material outside of lecture. To be fair, his lecture notes are very good. Youll have the resources at your disposal, youll just be learning it on your own.

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MSE330 · course not matched2021-12-20

Quality 5/5Difficulty 5/5

Jiamian is one of the best and nicest professors I have had so far in the university. MSE330 is not an easy class by any means, but he did his best to teach it. He has by far the best supplemental material for a class I have seen, his lecture notes are immaculate. Dont get scared by the number of derivations, you are not required to learn them.

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MSE330 · course not matched2020-12-04

Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5

Prof. Hu has a true passion for this topic and Material Science as a whole. The excitement he has for the topic helps to make the course easier. This course requires a good understanding of calculus topics and perseverance, but the end result is a great understanding of Thermodynamics.

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MSE330 · course not matched2020-01-17

Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5

This class was absolutely ridiculous. First, he teaches you from his mentors unpublished textbook that has mistakes in it and it is not very helpful with learning the content. If you get a good grade in this class you're simply lucky. The WORST class I have ever taken at UW and refuse to take another class with him ever again.

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Classes with Jiamian Hu

MS&E 299

Independent Study

1–3 credits

Independent study under faculty supervision in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Michael Arnold Jiamian Hu+4 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2022 · limited sample

MS&E 660

Mesoscale Modeling of Materials

3 credits

Mesoscale Modeling of Materials covers classical theories and analytical/numerical modeling of kinetic processes like transport, grain growth, phase separation, solidification, precipitation, and multiphysics problems.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.89 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

Jiamian Hu

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Spring 2025–Spring 2025 · limited sample

MS&E 699

Independent Study

1–4 credits

Independent study courses in Metallurgical Engineering.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

AJ Boydston Irena Knezevic+33 more

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Fall 2022–Fall 2022 · limited sample

MS&E 790

Master's Research or Thesis

1–9 credits

Master's Research or Thesis involves supervised work to formulate and analyze advanced materials science and engineering problems.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Irena Knezevic Michael Arnold+32 more

No recorded grade history

MS&E 890

Pre-dissertator's Research

1–9 credits

Pre-dissertator's research under faculty supervision where students demonstrate an ability to formulate and analyze advanced materials science and engineering problems.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Irena Knezevic Michael Arnold+32 more

No recorded grade history

MS&E 990

Research and Thesis

1–9 credits

Research and Thesis under faculty supervision where students formulate and analyze advanced materials science and engineering problems.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Irena Knezevic Michael Arnold+32 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2027	MS&E 299	Independent Study
Spring 2027	MS&E 660	Mesoscale Modeling of Materials
Spring 2027	MS&E 699	Independent Study
Spring 2027	MS&E 790	Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2027	MS&E 890	Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2027	MS&E 990	Research and Thesis
Fall 2026	MS&E 299	Independent Study
Fall 2026	MS&E 330	Thermodynamics of Materials
Fall 2026	MS&E 699	Independent Study
Fall 2026	MS&E 790	Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2026	MS&E 890	Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2026	MS&E 990	Research and Thesis

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