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Scott Williams

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/5RMP difficulty
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EP 602
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Seminar class. Graded on participation via a combination of discussion responses and quizzes, in addition to 2 assignments. Seminar recordings are often difficult to understand due to recording quality, and background reading reading required for each is quite extensive. Discussion prompts seem unimaginative and rushed, Would not take again
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Classes with Scott Williams

EP 418

Sustainable Energy Challenges and Solutions

1 credits

EP 418 is an interdisciplinary survey of energy research topics, analyzing sustainable energy challenges through a multi-disciplinary, systems-based approach.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.84 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

Scott Williams

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026ENVIRST 909Professional Skills in Energy Analysis and Policy
Fall 2026EP 418Sustainable Energy Challenges and Solutions

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