Current instructor

Paul Block

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Raw average: 4.60/5 from 10 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

CEE494 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Block is a very nice professor that makes his lectures interesting and entertaining. He encourages participation and has many opportunities for extra points/extra credit in class. The homework can take a while but he and the TA are available to help during office hours, and they are very helpful.
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CEE310 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Great lecturer that makes going to class enjoyable. The tests are very manageable, with the averages being low 80's. Did not like the online textbook aspect, but students can still purchase a physical copy if desired. Take it in the fall if you can, the organizational structure was much better than CEE 291.....
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CEE310 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
He was a great professor. You have fun in lectures and don't fall asleep. He makes you appreciate the class and has set it up really well. His tests are hard but it caters to most kind of test takers and you can pass. HE IS THE SWEETEST AND IS ALWAYS THERE TO LISTEN TO YOU. The labs are fun and useful and tie in well with the lectures.
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CEE310 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
One of the best professors I have had (he's a genuine professor and person). He cares about his student's success and is lenient. Lots of partial credit on exams.
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CEE310 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Paul was great. He was easy to listen to as he was always very passionate about what he was teaching. He did a nice job explaining the theory behind the things we learned without boring us. I really liked his demos and his tests are mostly concepts and not computational, so if you understand it the exams aren't hard.
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CEE310 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
very nice and fair professor
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Classes with Paul Block

CIVENGR 494

Civil and Environmental Engineering Decision Making

3 credits

CIVENGR 494 teaches planning, designing, and managing civil and environmental engineering systems using optimization, decision analysis, and economic evaluation techniques.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.41 GPA, 68.3% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.30 GPA, 52.2% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.43 GPA, 65.1% A/AB (n=63 letter grades).

Paul Block

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
CIVENGR 699

Independent Study

1–9 credits

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

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Sue AhnDante Fratta+43 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
CIVENGR 919

Seminar-hydraulic Engineering and Fluid Mechanics

1 credits

CIVENGR 919 covers current research and literature review in theoretical and applied fluid mechanics and hydraulic engineering.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Paul BlockSteven Loheide+2 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
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
ENVIRST 990

Research

1–12 credits

ENVIRST 990 is an independent research and writing course fulfilling thesis or dissertation requirements.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Paul BlockLisa Naughton+49 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

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Browse recorded courses
TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026CIVENGR 494Civil and Environmental Engineering Decision Making
Fall 2026CIVENGR 699Independent Study
Fall 2026CIVENGR 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2026CIVENGR 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2026CIVENGR 919Seminar-hydraulic Engineering and Fluid Mechanics
Fall 2026CIVENGR 990Thesis
Fall 2026CIVENGR 999Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2026ZOOLOGY 681Senior Honors Thesis

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

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