Innovation Gymnasium at SMU

Attention All!📢 We are moving to the main Lyle page at https://www.facebook.com/lyleengineering/groups/. Please join us in this transition to stay up to date with events, highlights and celebrations. Yours truly, The DIG🛠

SMU Lyle School of Engineering Welcome to the official page of the Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering at SMU in Dallas, TX

Calling all SMU undergraduate and graduate students!! The next IDC is here!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼*Sign up by January 6th at www.thedig.org/projects* The design challenge will be held from January 9th to January 16th and the goal is to have a working prototype by the end of it! You in?? 🛠

Happy holidays from the DIG!!! ☃️❄️Enjoy the break and we’ll see you in the new year! 🥳 *Look out for our Spring 2019 schedule AND the application for our upcoming Immersive Design Challenge from January 9th through 16th!!!*

Fondren Library display is up!! Big thanks for all the help and letting us promote the DIG!!! 🛠

The best brunches are DIG brunches🍳🍞!!! Thanks to Professor Dario Villarreal and his EE students for utilizing our tools and space to make their sous-vide machines! Congrats to all the teams for cooking some beautiful eggs for us to eat! 😋 SMU Lyle School of Engineering @ Innovation Gymnasium at SMU

Hey SMU students! Need a job? Join our team at the Deason Innovation Gym and help bring maker ideas to life! Go to www.thedig.org/about to fill out an application ✍️🛠

The holiday season is here again! ❄️🥳 Come make your gift ideas come to life on November 30th at the DIG!! 🛠

Did you miss the electroplating workshop last week? Don’t worry, we still have a station set up for copper plating! Come experiment with it 🧪and keep watching out for upcoming events! 🗓 @ Innovation Gymnasium at SMU

Want to learn how electroplating works? ⚡️Looking for a fun activity to do? Come to the DIG this Friday at 4pm and copper plate some 3D printed objects with us! This is a hands-on workshop, so feel free to bring a part you would like to plate or use one of ours! *snacks provided* *RSVP online at connect.smu.edu* See you there!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

🛠***FALL 2018 EVENT CHANGES*** 🛠

November 9th at noon we will have Visiting Research Professor & Entrepreneurial Fellow Bruce Snider joining us to talk about how to read corporate engineering financial statements! 🧐📊📈As the former Chief Engineer at Raytheon Advanced Programs, Professor Snider has extensive experience and knowledge regarding entrepreneurial engineering. This is a valuable opportunity to gain knowledge and hear insights from a successful engineering professional! *Food and refreshments provided* *RSVP online at connect.smu.edu* 🛠

First Design & Build Challenge meeting! Can’t wait to see what the team creates!!! 🛠 @ Innovation Gymnasium at SMU

Happy Halloween from the DIG!! 🎃🍫🍭Thanks to everyone who came and participated in our Halloween spooktacular events! Find some spooky ghosts in the machine? Who ya gonna call? DIG makers!! 📞👻🛠 @ Innovation Gymnasium at SMU

Want to be a part of making something cool? Want something to do outside of class? Sign up today for our Fall 2018 design & build challenge! The DIG is partnering up with the Virtual Reality Club and hosting this unique design challenge that will take place over a few weeks. No experience necessary! We’ll provide any training, materials, and tools needed, and snacks! Spots are limited on the team, so sign up by October 26th!!! *We will confirm your participation on the 27th* 🛠

Don’t forget to stop by the DIG tomorrow at noon for a talk on funding your innovations by Dr. Bruce Gnade Learn how to get money for your ideas the smart way! RSVP online at connect.smu.edu *refreshments will be provided*

A big thank you to our guest speakers last Wednesday who took the time to talk about intellectual property! Thank you Andrea Perez and Keith Robinson for sharing your vast knowledge and insights!

Making hydrographics in our latest workshop! Be sure to check out thedig.org for our event schedule! @ Innovation Gymnasium at SMU

Don’t forget tomorrow at 12pm is our DIG Innovation Series Talk #2 on Intellectual Property! The event will be located in Huitt-Zollars, Room 115 in the Embrey Engineering building. We’ll have three amazing speakers sharing their knowledge and experiences, so you don’t want to miss this one! SMU Dedman School of Law TEDxSMU Also, this Friday at 4pm we will be learning all about hydrographics with our very own Aaron Dromgoole! @ Innovation Gymnasium at SMU

Our new Innovation Series is in full swing! If you’ve missed any of our events so far, make sure not to miss anymore! Check out our full schedule here or go to www.thedig.org! Let the good times roll! 🛠

Join us this Thursday for an Open House event (everyone in the SMU community is invited!) The fun starts at 5:30pm!

*Eat custom pancakes from our Pancakebot!
*Laser cut chocolate!
*Enjoy blowtorched s’mores!
*Play around in a virtual world brought to you
by the Virtual Reality Club!
*Make your own stamp on the Carvey!

Come see what we’re all about! 🛠

Curious about making molds and casting various materials? Come to the DIG September 21st at 12pm to see our guest speaker, Phil Clark of Reynolds Advanced Materials, talk about how it all works! Complete with a demonstration and refreshments! RSVP at connect.smu.edu and we’ll see you there!

Join us September 14th at 12pm for the first installment of our new Innovation Series! Our director, Philip Miller, will be talking about innovation enablers and real-life examples of innovation and problem-solving techniques from his career as a product developer. Food and refreshments provided! RSVP at innovationenablers.rsvpify.com!

SMU Maker Education Project: Exciting Announcement - https://mailchi.mp/776248388169/smu-maker-education-project-exciting-announcement

The Virtual Reality Arcade: OPEN HOUSE at the DIG! -

The Virtual Reality Arcade: OPEN HOUSE at the DIG! So you may have heard that there is a VR Open House this Friday from 4 to 8 pm in the Deason Innovation Gym, but did you know your alleged Jedi skills would be put to the test?

✂📏✴ DIG Maker Workshop Series: CNC Routing Customized Drink Coasters! ✂📏✴ -

✂📏✴ DIG Maker Workshop Series: CNC Routing Customized Drink Coasters! ✂📏✴ The workshop will teach you the basics of creating digital designs for fabrication, as well as skills associated with CNC routing and laser cutting! Join us TODAY for George Carson's workshop on using the CNC router and laser cutter to create customized drink coasters! This is an entry level worksh...

✂📏✴ DIG Maker Workshop Series: Building an arduino controlled, backlit LED display! ✂📏✴ -

✂📏✴ DIG Maker Workshop Series: Building an arduino controlled, backlit LED display! ✂📏✴ Interested in learning the basics of coding for arduino?  Maybe you're into creating digital artwork? Join us TODAY for David Davila's workshop on building a backlit acrylic, LED display with lighting control using an arduino! This is an entry level workshop and no experience required.  The worksh...

SMU Maker Education Project's Website Launch! - https://mailchi.mp/e5908a6b892f/smu-maker-education-projects-website-launch