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No information was gained from the lectures. Extremely tough (almost unfair) grading all throughout the semester, especially the final presentation. Test questions are difficult to decipher what you're actually supposed to know. He uses AI in lectures, but him and Dr. B would have freaked out if any student ever used it.Rate My Professors ↗
the worst lecturer, if you have him as your professor save yourself from this man. Take it with someone else and reap the benefits. Thinks printing off AI overviews is 'teaching' such a joke.Rate My Professors ↗
ok so... he's a not so great teacher BUT he's chiller than Dr. B who used to teach the class and thank god she not allowed to bc she's bad. Anyway he post stuff with AI and you can't understand it and he just wants to talk about his research, but in hindsight it could 100% be worse.Rate My Professors ↗
The lecture notes are hand written and the handwriting is not very nice, also he just reads off them in the class. I stopped joining to lecture after the second day.Rate My Professors ↗
Lectures were horribly disorganized and he went off on tangents irrelevant to the course material. Expectations for exams, labs and discussions were unclear and/or left to the TAs. He wasn't very accessible outside of class except for email and 50 mins of office hours before every exam (I will say, he is nice during those times though).Rate My Professors ↗
The worst lecturer.Rate My Professors ↗
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A mentored research project arranged with a faculty or academic staff member, offered as Directed Study in Chemistry.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
No recorded grade history
Senior Honors Thesis involves mentored research for students completing a thesis in an Honors program.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Directed Study is an advanced mentored research project arranged with a faculty or academic staff member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.83 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleSupervised research course where students exhibit broad understanding of chemical principles, conduct independent research, and collaborate with investigators.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
A course titled RESEARCH involving independent research and writing for graduate students under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | CHEM 299 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | CHEM 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | CHEM 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | CHEM 990 | Research |
| Spring 2027 | PHMSCI 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 299 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 725 | Separations in Chemical Analysis |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 980 | Seminar: Review of Current Research |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 990 | Research |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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