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Changing the Way People Think About Engineers

Companies looking for the next generation of leaders in engineering look to SMU Lyle with good reason. At the Lyle School, our goal is to engage your natural curiosity, to find ways to let you roll up your sleeves and experience the art and science of engineering problem solving.

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Lyle School of Engineering recognized with ASEE Bronze award for diversity and inclusion

The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Diversity Recognition Program recognizes engineering colleges that make significant, measurable progress in increasing the diversity, inclusion, and degree attainment outcomes of their programs. The bronze level recognition is the highest level ASEE currently has for this honor.

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Paul Krueger to serve as Dean ad interim of the Lyle School of Engineering

Professor Krueger will begin his duties as interim dean on June 1, and will serve in this capacity until a new permanent Dean has been appointed.
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ARA and SMU announce microrobotics collaboration

Dr. MinJun Kim, the principal investigator of SMU’s Biological Actuation, Sensing, and Transport Laboratory (BAST Lab), along with members of his team will be collaborating with ARA to further advance microrobotics technology for real world applications.
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CEE PhD student receives 1st place in Student Paper Competition at 2022 ASCE, EMI Conference

CEE PhD student Kostas Kalfas receives 1st place in the Dynamics Student Paper Competition at the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) 2022 Conference.
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Jung-Chih Chiao elected Fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

J.-C. Chiao, the Mary and Richard Templeton Centennial Chair and professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Lyle, has been elected a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
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Finding her 'yes'

Meet Hannah Clark '23, a Lyle mechanical engineering major and NASA intern. Clark never dreamed NASA would be in her future and now she’s completing her second stint with the space agency.
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Kathleen M. Smits named Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Kathleen M. Smits has joined Lyle as chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Solomon Professor for Global Development. Water, energy and the environment are common themes of her research and she is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S Air Force Reserves.
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Lyle Strategic Plan

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Centers & Institutes

Caruth Institute for Engineering Education

Empowering U.S. high school graduates with enthusiasm and knowledge to pursue the engineering careers required to compete in a global economy.

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Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security

Advancing the science, policy, application and education of cyber security through basic and problem-driven, interdisciplinary research.

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Hunt Institute for Engineering & Humanity

A national and international hub partnering with business leaders, academia, NGOs and government to develop solutions for local and global challenges.

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Hart Center for Engineering Leadership

At the Hart Center, we pair an elite technical education with exceptional leadership and professional development skills to produce world-changing engineers.

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