Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences
PO Box 750395 | Dallas, Texas | 75275-0395
214-768-2749 | geothermal@smu.edu
The SMU Geothermal Lab was established in 1970 by Dr. David Blackwell. We are an active research facility, with a variety of ongoing geothermal resource projects. Our faculty, staff, and students strive to broaden the understanding and use of geothermal energy, from the simplest form - geothermal heat pumps for buildings, to the large-scale deployment of geothermal power plants providing energy for our cities. Our research also explores opportunities to integrate renewable geothermal projects in an oil & gas setting.
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Dedman College has an active alumni network with over 10,000 alumni in Dallas County and over 36,000 worldwide.