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ROBERT ROWLANDS

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Raw average: 3.00/5 from 13 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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INTEREGR160 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Bob was perhaps the best professor I have had ever.
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INTEREGR160 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 1/5
He would send about 5 emails before his overall message was clear. My group would almost always have to ask for help in order to get any feedback. Still an easy A for the class.
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INTEREGR160 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5
Bob was a wonderful professor in my INTEREGR 160 class. The biggest challenge we faced all semester was decoding the not so legible, drunken emails that he sends out on a regular basis. All around hes an amazing guy and Id definitely spend a day out on the town with Mr. Bob. If you are a pro at reading friends drunk texts, this is the class for you
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ENGR160 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Amazing. Superb. Chill dude. Definitely would hang with Professor Bob if he'd let me. Easy going but productive at the same time. 10/10 would recommend
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ME 342
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Absolutely terrible professor. Maybe the worst professor in the engineering department. Does not teach, just reads his notes that you have to buy. Never tries to help you learn. Very stand offish attitude towards students. Openly mean towards students that he thinks are asking stupid questions. Avoid if possible.
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Classes with ROBERT ROWLANDS

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2017ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2017ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2017ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2017ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2016EMA/ME 570Experimental Mechanics
Fall 2016EMA/ME 708Advanced Composite Materials
Fall 2016ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2016ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2016EMA/ME 570Experimental Mechanics
Spring 2016EMA/ME 708Advanced Composite Materials
Spring 2016ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2016ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2015CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Fall 2015ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2015ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2015ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2015CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Spring 2015ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2015ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2015ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2014CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Fall 2014EMA/ME 307Mechanics of Materials Lab
Fall 2014EMA/ME 570Experimental Mechanics
Fall 2014ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2014ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2014ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2014CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Spring 2014EMA/ME 708Advanced Composite Materials
Spring 2014ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2014ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2013CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Fall 2013EMA/ME 307Mechanics of Materials Lab
Fall 2013ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2013ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2013CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Spring 2013EMA/ME 307Mechanics of Materials Lab
Spring 2013EMA/ME 570Experimental Mechanics
Spring 2013ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2013ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2012EMA/ME 307Mechanics of Materials Lab
Fall 2012EMA/ME 708Advanced Composite Materials
Fall 2012ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2012ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2012CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Spring 2012EMA/ME 307Mechanics of Materials Lab
Spring 2012ME 299Independent Study
Spring 2012ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2012ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2012ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2011CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Fall 2011EMA/ME 307Mechanics of Materials Lab
Fall 2011EMA/ME 570Experimental Mechanics
Fall 2011ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2011ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2011ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2011CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Spring 2011EMA/ME 307Mechanics of Materials Lab
Spring 2011EMA/ME 708Advanced Composite Materials
Spring 2011ME 342Design of Machine Elements
Spring 2011ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2011ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2011ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2010CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Fall 2010EMA/ME 307Mechanics of Materials Lab
Fall 2010EMA/ME 570Experimental Mechanics
Fall 2010EMA/ME 708Advanced Composite Materials
Fall 2010ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2010ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2010CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Spring 2010EMA/ME 570Experimental Mechanics
Spring 2010ME 342Design of Machine Elements
Spring 2010ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2010ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2010ME 999Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2009CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Fall 2009EMA/ME 708Advanced Composite Materials
Fall 2009ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2009ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2009CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Spring 2009EMA/ME 708Advanced Composite Materials
Spring 2009ME 342Design of Machine Elements
Spring 2009ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2009ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2008CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Fall 2008EMA/ME 570Experimental Mechanics
Fall 2008ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2008CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Spring 2008EMA/ME 708Advanced Composite Materials
Spring 2008ME 342Design of Machine Elements
Spring 2008ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2008ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2007CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Fall 2007EMA/ME 307Mechanics of Materials Lab
Fall 2007EMA/ME 570Experimental Mechanics
Fall 2007ME 342Design of Machine Elements
Fall 2007ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2007CIVENGR/EMA/ME 508Composite Materials
Spring 2007EMA/ME 708Advanced Composite Materials
Spring 2007ME 342Design of Machine Elements
Spring 2007ME 790Master's Research and Thesis

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