Faculty
                		
            			                				    Senior Lecturer of Mathematics
            				            				            				            				    Office Phone: 630-844-5265
            				            				            				            				    Email: rbaima@aurora.edu
            				            				            				            				    Areas of expertise: Modern geometry, linear algebra, calculus, secondary mathematics education, online education
            				            			
                                    
                                                                                                            Education:
                                        EdD, Curriculum and Instruction Leadership, Aurora University
MS, Mathematics Education, Northern Illinois University
BS, Mathematics, West University of Timisoara
                                                                	
            				            				    Favorite thing about AU: “AU is the aspiring institution where I can transmit my passion for mathematics to past, present, and future generations of students.”
            				            				            			
                		
            			                				    Assistant Professor of Mathematics
            				            				            				            				    Office Phone: 630-844-6177
            				            				            				            				    Email: lhill@aurora.edu
            				            				            				            				    Areas of expertise: The field of modern algebra, including commutative algebra and ring theory (ideals)
            				            			
                                    
                                                                                                            Education:
                                        PhD, Mathematics, Purdue University
BA, Mathematics and Economics, Knox College
                                                                	
            				            				            			
                		
            			                				    Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics
            				            				            				            				    Office Phone: 630-844-5686
            				            				            				            				    Email: jpetkus@aurora.edu
            				            				            				            				    Areas of expertise: Actuary science, algebra, data science, general statistics
            				            			
                                    
                                                                                                            Education:
                                        MS, Applied Probability and Statistics, Northern Illinois University
BS, Actuarial Science, Aurora University
                                                                	
            				            				            			
                		
            			                				    Professor and Chair of Mathematics
            				            				            				            				    Office Phone: 630-844-5651
            				            				            				            				    Email: rrahn@aurora.edu
            				            				            				            				    Areas of expertise: Advanced mathematical modeling, continuous process improvement (Six Sigma), optimization, data analytics, STEM education
            				            			
                                    
                                                                                                            Education:
                                        PhD, Nuclear Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MS, Nuclear Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
BS, Nuclear Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
                                                                	
            				            				    Favorite thing about AU: "This is a true community where I can genuinely get to know the students."