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OLIVER SCHMITZ

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 1 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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ECE/NE/PHYSICS 525
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Oliver is by far one of the best professors I've ever had. He truly cares about you learning the material rather than getting a grade. He is super helpful and will go out of his way to help you if he knows you need help. COVID-19 made everything online and he spends at least double the time preparing lectures and making sure we understand. Amazing!
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Classes with OLIVER SCHMITZ

NE 699

Advanced Independent Study

0–3 credits

NE 699 is an advanced independent study course where students engage in directed study projects arranged with an instructor.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Oliver SchmitzBenedikt Geiger+3 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026NE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2026NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2026NE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2025NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2025NE 903Special Topics-plasma Physics
Fall 2025NE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2025NE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2024NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2024NE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024NE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2024NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2024NE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2023NE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2023NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2023NE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2023NE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2022NE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2022ECE/NE/PHYSICS 922Seminar in Plasma Physics
Spring 2022NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2022NE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021NE 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2021NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2021NE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020NE 536Feasibility of Fusion Power Plants Based on Controlled Nuclear Fusion
Fall 2020NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2020ECE/NE/PHYSICS 525Introduction to Plasmas
Spring 2020NE 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2020NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2019NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2019NE 903Special Topics-plasma Physics
Fall 2019NE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019NE 427Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory
Spring 2019NE 526Laboratory Course in Plasmas
Spring 2019NE 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2019NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2019NE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2018NE 305Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering
Fall 2018NE 427Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory
Fall 2018NE 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2018NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2018NE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2018NE 526Laboratory Course in Plasmas
Spring 2018NE 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2018NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2018NE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2017NE 305Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering
Fall 2017NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2017NE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2017ECE/NE/PHYSICS 922Seminar in Plasma Physics
Spring 2017NE 526Laboratory Course in Plasmas
Spring 2017NE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2017NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2017NE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016NE 305Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering
Fall 2016NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2016NE 526Laboratory Course in Plasmas
Spring 2016NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2015NE 427Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory
Fall 2015NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2015NE 526Laboratory Course in Plasmas
Spring 2015NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2014NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2014NE 903Special Topics-plasma Physics

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