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Krishnan Suresh

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Raw average: 4.91/5 from 54 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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ME 548
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
This class is very MATLAB-focused. Exams are pretty easy since they're take-home, but group projects are rough since MATLAB isn't good for collaboration. You don't really have to come to lectures but it would help, since he doesn't write very clearly or make powerpoints for his notes. Grading is lenient and workload is reasonable.
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ME 331
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
331 was a very poorly taught class for the last 5 years and Prof. Suresh took time to make the course interesting again. Content is extremely useful and applicable outside of class, and it is a very easy A as long as you check your work with a mentally competent partner. Exams were not proctored and 24 hours to take.
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ME 548
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
I took it last semester, Prof. Suresh is absolutely a T0 professor in the ME department. The content is exciting and complicated, however, Prof. Suresh has the magic to organize the material and teach logically (he wrote the textbook). Overall I really recommend this course.
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ME 331
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He is one of the better professors I have had. He really cares about his students and wants to make sure they succeed. Although the topics could become boring, he continuously encouraged questions to make sure the entire class understood what was going on. I would definitely recommend him to others.
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ME 331
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Best professor I have had. He knows when students get confused and how to deal with them during the lecture. His tests are fairly reasonable.
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ME306 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Probably the best lecturer Ive had so far at UW-Madison. Incrementally increased difficulty thoughout the course and forced you to conceptualize how ideas built on each other.
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Classes with Krishnan Suresh

ME 601

Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering

1–3 credits

Advanced topics of special interest in Mechanical Engineering, including vibrations, balancing, lubrication, wear, manufacturing, automation, and energy systems.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2006: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2017: 3.90 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.77 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Krishnan SureshSonny Nimityongskul+5 more

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026
ME 699

Advanced Independent Study

1–3 credits

Advanced Independent Study involves directed study projects arranged with the instructor, applying advanced physical, mathematical, and mechanical engineering principles to engineering research problems.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Krishnan SureshGregory Nellis+34 more

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027EMA 599Independent Study
Spring 2027EMA 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2027EMA 890Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2027EMA 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2027ME 299Independent Study
Spring 2027ME 489Honors in Research II
Spring 2027ME 492Mechanical Engineering Projects II
Spring 2027ME 601Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Spring 2027ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2027ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2027ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2027ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2026EMA 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2026EMA 890Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2026EMA 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 331Computer-aided Engineering
Fall 2026ME 492Mechanical Engineering Projects II
Fall 2026ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis

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