Faculty Research

Faculty at Dedman College are addressing the world's challenges and creating new knowledge through advanced research.

From the search for the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider to innovative treatments for asthma to the history of the Mughal empire, Dedman College faculty are at the cutting-edge of breakthroughs driving technological change, policy solutions and answers to humankind's abiding questions.

Dedman College Distinguished Faculty Awards

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Zhong Lu,
Shuler-Foscue Chair in SMU’s Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, named fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Caroline Brettell,
Ruth Collins Altshuler Professor of Anthropology, elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Mark A. Chancey,
Professor of Religious Studies, honored as a Guggenheim Fellow.

Department Research Focus Areas