Adam
Maloof
Assistant
Professor of Geosciences (Geology)
Department
of Geosciences
213 Guyot Hall
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
Phone: (609) 258-2844
E-Mail: maloof@princeton.edu
TEACHER EVALUATIONS
FROM THE STUDENT COURSE GUIDE
4.00 (Organization: 4.00 , Accessibility: 4.00, Appeal: 4.00, Overall: 4.00)
FALL 2006
Professor Adam C. Maloof
FRS 149: Active Geological Processes
Adam Maloof is one of the best professors I've had at Princeton University, and after FRS 149 and the breathtaking visit to the Sierra Nevadas he even had me (a humanities person) seriously considering geology as a major. My final paper written for the class is one of my strongest and most interesting academic endeavors, and Adam was extremely helpful in taking a lot of time to help me not only shape the paper but analyze concepts and sift through information
Adam's enthusiasm is infectious, and his knowledge seemingly bottomless. I am constantly amazed by his patience and willingness to sit down and explain and re-explain concepts until students understand them. I have never seen Adam without a smile, and his concern for students and love of teaching is evident in everything he does. He's humorous, down to earth (no pun intended), organized, detail-oriented and simply a great teacher.
In exchange, he expects a high level of committment to the course and workload, and if you hate geology, you may not enjoy the in-depth exposure he'll give you. However, you're guaranteed to learn a lot and have a final project or paper of which you'll be proud. If you find earth sciences interesting, I would highly recommend any class taught by Professor Maloof.
4.00 (Organization: 3.70 , Accessibility: 4.00, Appeal: 4.00, Overall: 4.00)
SPRING 2006
Professor Adam C. Maloof
GEO 450: Earth Surface Processes
Adam Maloof is an extremely accessible and eager professor, and he will answer your e-mails with long and detailed responses to answer any question that you might have. You are welcome to stop by his office any time and he is always glad and enthusiastic to see you. That being said, his expectations are very high and he's extremely sensitive to bullshit. Your papers and assignments will be picked apart. Though this can be annoying, as Princeton students like me don't like to be told that they are doing anything wrong, in general I found his comments and critiques to reflect his conscientious interest and general care for the academic development of the students.
While this course demands a lot of dedication and hard work from the students, the same dedication and hard work is brought to the course by Adam. In both the field and the classroom, he brings a great amount of enthusiasm and you can't help but to be interested.
3.70 (Organization: 3.70, Accessibility: 3.70, Appeal: 3.70, Overall: 3.70)
SPRING 2006
Professor Adam C. Maloof
GEO 450: Earth Surface Processes