Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Very bad professor for teaching code of all things for a chemical engineerRate My Professors ↗
Current instructor
Katelyn Dahlke
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
The projects were insanely hard, and she assigned long homework due the week of the project. The second project was a plot that was based entirely on her preference. The project descriptions were insanely vague, and when you would ask what you were supposed to do, she would assume that you should just know.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Homework took up to 10 hours each week. The quizzes were unreasonable at best. Projects were incredibly unclear and wayyyy underspecified on what was required. Project 2 was graded based mostly on subjective color preferences of the professor which she never told us. She also would stop class to single out students who were talking about material.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
A lot of work for a one credit classRate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Dahlke does not get enough credit. Sure, classes are tough, but this is ChemE we are talking about. She's a very caring instructor and beats most of the PI in this department who cares more about their research and conferences than actual teaching.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Her notes are very messy, if you miss a class it's hard to understand the material as there are no lecorded lectures and notes are very messy. Lecture focuses on definitions and concepts, but not enough problem solving which is the chief aspect of the class. gives homework that we havent covered material for and covers material one day before due.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Katelyn Dahlke
Introduction to chemical engineering covering careers, industries, and professional skills.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Katelyn Dahlke is reported to assign a high volume of work for a one-credit course, resulting in a moderate quality rating and high difficulty. This single review highlights a significant workload concern for students considering her section.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to chemical process modeling and computational analysis tools.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Katelyn Dahlke is described as helpful and caring, with some students noting her flexibility and fair grading. These reviewers appreciated the support provided to beginners and the use of extra credit and late tokens to manage workload.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026Recorded teaching history
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