anyone have any reviews on this prof?

This is his website http://www.joelhilchey.com/

He's really fun to listen to and take courses with, but he's lacking on the serious side of things. In an attempt to shake things up he's less restrictive on marking schemes and whatnot, but I'm not sure it really makes the courses 'better'. Definitely a change from most engineering courses you'll have expected in your time here. You could check out one of the engineering facebook groups if you want a deeper opinion.