Lyle School of Engineering

Garland Students Team With SMU Engineers on Affordable, Sustainable Building Blocks

by | Sep 10, 2025
Compressed earth blocks made from Dallas soil could offer a low-cost, eco-friendly alternative to traditional masonry. A team of Garland High School summer student researchers got hands-on experience with the solution at SMU's Lyle School of Engineering.
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UNT Names Pioneering Researcher, Inventor as New College of Engineering Dean
by | Apr 6, 2023

Paul S. Krueger has been named the new dean of the College of Engineering at The University of North Texas, effective June 1.

“The College of Engineering is home to some of UNT’s fastest growing programs, and I am excited to see the college continue to thrive under Dr....

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Southern Methodist University Announces New Dean of Lyle School of Engineering
by | Jan 13, 2023
SMU said that Nader Jalili is an innovative leader and researcher, known for bringing the resources of engineering education and research to undergraduate and graduate students, industry partners, and community outreach programs.
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SMU Names Inaugural Vice Provost of Research, Chief Innovation Officer as It Pursues R1 Status
by | Nov 18, 2022
The appointment of Suku Nair, a leader in computer science and engineering who's been teaching and researching at SMU for more than 30 years, is part of a plan for SMU to achieve Carnegie Classification “R1” status, awarded to those universities with the highest levels of research.
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Program Puts SMU’s Lyle School on Path to Solve 14 Global Engineering Challenges

by | Nov 7, 2018
SMU is Texas' first private school to utilize the NAE Grand Challenges Scholarship Program, which aims to prevent nuclear terror, make solar energy economical, reverse-engineer the brain, and more.
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DI People: Penney Names Interim CFO, Ebby Halliday Taps New CEO, Jacobs Appoints 3 Execs
by | Oct 30, 2018
Also, you’ll find leadership appointments and changes at SMU, the University of Texas at Dallas, Fears Nachawait, and Paradigm Tax Group in this roundup of people news in North Texas.
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Highland Park ISD
Highland Park ISD Names Leader of New Innovation Institute
by | Mar 29, 2017
Dr. Geoffrey Orsak, former dean of Lyle School of Engineering at SMU, will take the reins as executive director of the Moody Innovation Institute.
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Lyle Faculty Duncan MacFarlane Entrepreneurship Class

SMU Launches Master’s of Science in Engineering Entrepreneurship

by | Feb 6, 2017
The new program will equip students to lead new tech ventures as demand continues to rise.
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Dr. Bobby Lyle and Dr. Duncan MacFarlane, SMU's first Bobby B. Lyle Centennial Chair in Engineering Entrepreneurship. Photo by Hillsman S. Jackson/SMU.
SMU Announces New Chair in Engineering Entrepreneurship
by | Feb 3, 2016
The announcement is a spark that will light many young entrepreneurs’ dreams for inventing, creating, and starting businesses.
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