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Lyle School of Engineering
From left: Suku Nair, SMU vice provost for research and chief innovation officer; Chuck Wright, corporate R&D manager at NOV; Dinesh Rajan, associate dean for faculty affairs and curriculum innovation in the Lyle School of Engineering; and Saeed Salehi, principal investigator and Herman Brown Chair in Mechanical Engineering at Lyle. [Photo: SMU]
SMU Gets $19.3M from DOE to Adapt Oil-and-Gas Tech for Critical Minerals Mining
by Sandra Engelland | Sep 16, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded the money to SMU researcher Saeed Salehi for development of what is thought to be the world’s first synthetic mine inside an advanced drilling and sensing test facility.
by Sandra Engelland |
Dec 10, 2025
The investment will establish a new Energy Science, Innovation, and Enterprise program and boost SMU’s reach in recruiting top students and faculty, the university said. One key goal: connecting talent directly with the companies and industries shaping the future.
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by Maddie Preston |
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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by Lance Murray |
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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Suku Nair's position is key to SMU's commitment to achieving R1 research status, the university says. [Photo: SMU]
SMU Names Inaugural Vice Provost of Research, Chief Innovation Officer as It Pursues R1 Status
by Lance Murray | 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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by Lance Murray |
Nov 14, 2022
SMU researchers aim to help address problems in the broad area of computational mathematics for sustainability—such as the management of the energy grid under intermittent renewable power. The research is aimed at developing new algorithms for materials design, bioengineering, and power grid applications.
Researchers will use SMU's high-performance computing system—enhanced with an NVIDIA DGX SuperPODTM—as well as the supercomputing resources at Argonne National Laboratory.
Researchers will use SMU's high-performance computing system—enhanced with an NVIDIA DGX SuperPODTM—as well as the supercomputing resources at Argonne National Laboratory.
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by Blair Welch |
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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by Lance Murray |
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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[Image courtesy of Highland Park ISD]
Highland Park ISD Names Leader of New Innovation Institute
by Julia Falcon | 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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by Jana J. Pruet |
Feb 27, 2017
PHOTO GALLERY | ModPod is a flat-pack design that can provide urban dwellers with charging power for mobile devices and laptops.
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by Jana J. Pruet |
Feb 6, 2017
The new program will equip students to lead new tech ventures as demand continues to rise.
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by Patrick Kobler |
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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