Summer Symposium
Each summer, the Office of Engaged Learning sponsors the Summer Research Symposium, a weekly speaker series highlighting research and entrepreneurship by SMU faculty and invited guests. These events are open to the public.
2024 Speakers
June 12: Dr. Beth Wheaton-Páramo, Economics
June 19: Dr. Peng Tao, Chemistry
June 26: Dr. Alexander Chase, Earth Sciences
July 10: Faculty Panel: How Do I Get a Grant?
July 17: Dr. Jeanna Wieselmann, Teaching and Learning
July 24: Faculty Panel: Resilience in Research
Previous Speakers
- Dr. Candace Walkington, Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning
- Professor Mary Spector, Professor, Dedman Law
- Dr. Anindita Das, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
- Dr. Ernest Jouriles, Professor, Psychology
- Dr. Eli Olinick, Associate Professor, Operations Research & Engineering Management
- Faculty Panel: Bouncing Back from Failure (Dr. Crystal Clayton (Hegi Career Center), Dr. Sarah Kucker (Psychology), Dr. David Son (Chemistry), Dr. Lynne Stokes (Statistical Science) )
- Dr. Barbara Minsker, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Dr. Stephanie Wilson, Assistant Professor of Psychology
- Doug Gray, Director of Data Science, Walmart Global Tech
- Dr. Heather De Shon, Professor of Earth Sciences
- Dr. Doran Bennett, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- Dr. Andrew Davies, Director of Research, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center
- Grant and Ka'i Roberts Fu, Magnus Media Group
- Dr. Priscilla Lui, Assistant Professor of Psychology
- Dr. Janille Smith-Colin, Assistant Professor and Dr. Jessie Zarazaga, Clinical Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Dr. Alejandro Aceves, Professor and Dr. Andrea Barreiro, Associate Professor, Mathematics
- Alex Quian, Author and Social Impact Entrepreneur
- Dr. Joseph Camp, Professor of Electrical Engineering
- Clay Carson, Senior Principal Engineering Fellow, Raytheon Technologies
- David Cherrie, CEO, Arcade
- Dr. Dominique Baker, Assistant Professor of Education Policy & Leadership
- Dr. Adam Herring, Professor of Art History
- Dr. Maryann Cairns, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, and Sergio Guadarrama, Project Runway
- Niraj Verma, PhD Student, SMU Chemistry
- Dr. Alex Lippert, Associate Professor of Chemistry
- Dr. Adam Norris, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
- Dr. Tony Cuevas, Clinical Professor. of Instructional Design
- Dr. Simon Lee, Associate Professor of Population & Data Sciences, UT Southwestern
- Dr. Holly Bowen, Assistant Professor of Psychology
- Dr. Robert Kehoe, Professor of Physics
- Kasi Holcomb-Webb, Senior, Biological Sciences
- Dr. David Son, Professor of Chemistry
- Dr. Jill Kelly, Associate Professor of History