Mechanical Engineering Department

Mechanical Engineering provides the technical depth and breadth required for engineers to lead organizations and develop impactful technical solutions in a wide range of industries.

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Why Mechanical Engineering?

Our Mechanical Engineering Department has a long tradition of offering a superb engineering education within an environment that fosters creativity and innovation. Small classes, partnerships with industry and state-of-the-art laboratory facilities provide students an excellent learning environment.



People

Faculty

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Advisory Board

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Staff

Programs

Bachelor's Female Mechanical Engineering Student Spring 2023

Bachelor's

Learn more about undergraduate programs in Mechanical Engineering.

Master's Soroush Korivand, a postdoctoral fellow at SMU, works with a robot in the Lyle School of Engineering’s new Center for Digital and Human Augmented Manufacturing on the SMU campus in Dallas.

Master's

Explore master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering.
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Ph.D. and D.E.

See available doctoral programs in Mechanical Engineering.

Department Research

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at SMU Lyle offers vigorous research programs. Students are encouraged to participate in research projects conducted by faculty and gain hands-on experience and expertise. Students interested in a particular area of research can contact faculty directly who specialize in that subject.

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Mechanical Engineering Department Mission and Vision

We provide a personalized mechanical engineering educational experience that couples personal growth, liberal arts, technical depth, and transformative research, enabling our graduates to become continual learners who are innovative and responsible problem solvers for society.

We drive targeted technologies of the future through a collaborative and adaptive research environment coupled with personalized education.

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