Current instructor

Nimish Pujara

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.33/5 from 3 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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What students say

Original student reviews · all captured dates

CIVENGR 310
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Nice guy but disorganized class and he is difficult to reach. Late to emails and seemed too busy for you during office hours sometimes. Tests are (mostly) not representative of the homeworks, quizzes, or lecture problems done in class. It seemed like nothing I studied showed up on the exams. Exams are clearly reused, contain errors, and are unclear
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CIVENGR 310
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
This class was hard as it was fluid mechanics, but Professor Pujara organized his lectures and exams so that they felt manageable. We were allowed a page of notes on the exam which helped a lot. Be prepared to write notes very quickly or just take them after class because while they are not super difficult, he covers a lot of material per lecture.
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CIVENGR 310
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Pujara is about as good as you will get in the Engineering department. He is very good at explaining things in a slow and precise manner. The subject is difficult but he does a good job of keeping things interesting and helping people through it. Very good engineering professor and his tests are fair.
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Classes with Nimish Pujara

CIVENGR 699

Independent Study

1–9 credits

CIVENGR 699 is an independent study course conducted under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Sue AhnDante Fratta+43 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
CIVENGR 990

Thesis

1–12 credits

CIVENGR 990 is a thesis course conducted under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Sue AhnDante Fratta+40 more

No recorded grade history

CIVENGR 999

Advanced Independent Study

1–9 credits

An advanced independent study course in civil engineering conducted under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Sue AhnDante Fratta+39 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2023 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026CIVENGR 699Independent Study
Fall 2026CIVENGR 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2026CIVENGR 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2026CIVENGR 990Thesis
Fall 2026CIVENGR 999Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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