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            			                				    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
                                                                	
            				            				            			
 
                		
            			                				    Associate Professor of Computer Science
            				            				            				            				    Office Phone: 630-844-6863
            				            				            				            				    Email: dlash@aurora.edu
            				            				            				            				    Areas of expertise: Web development, databases, software engineering, programming languages
            				            			
                                    
                                                                                                                                                        	
            				            				    Favorite thing about AU: "Helping students explore and learn about computing technology and software development."
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            			                				    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."
            				            				            			
 
                		
            			                				    Assistant Professor of Computer Science
            				            				            				            				    Office Phone: 630-844-5525
            				            				            				            				    Email: jreyes@aurora.edu
            				            				            				            				    Areas of expertise: Software development, software engineering, programming languages
            				            			
                                    
                                                                                                            Education:
                                        MS, Computer Science, Illinois Institute of Technology
BS, Computer Science, City College of New York
BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Santo Tomas
                                                                	
            				            				    Favorite thing about AU: "Helping the next generation of computer scientists and software engineers achieve their dreams."
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            			                				    Professor and Chair of Computer and Data Science
            				            				            				            				    Office Phone: 630-844-5795
            				            				            				            				    Email: cstclair@aurora.edu
            				            				            				            				    Areas of expertise: Software development, databases, data mining, data science
            				            			
                                    
                                                                                                            Education:
                                        PhD and MS, Depaul University
BS, Loyola University
                                                                	
            				            				    Favorite thing about AU: "Working with students to help them discover their talents and passions."