Dr. Abolnikov's interests are in probability, statistics, and stochastic processes. He is especially interested in queueing theory. Dr. Abolnikov received his Ph.D. from the USSR Engineering Academy of Management and Communications Science in 1970 and his M.S. from University of Leningrad in 1961. In addition to teaching and research, Dr. Abolnikov coaches the math olympiad team. He joined the LMU faculty in 1981.

Office: UH 2753
Phone: (310) 338-5103
Email: labolnik@lmu.edu

Dr. Bennett's interests are in group theory, especially its application to algebraic geometry and combinatorics, and in mathematics education. Dr. Bennett received his Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of Chicago in1990 and 1986, respectively, and his B.S. from Colorado State University in 1985. He joined the LMU faculty in 2002.

Office: UH 2724
Phone: (310) 338-5112
Email: cbennett@lmu.edu
Webpage: http://myweb.lmu.edu/cbennett

Dr. Berg's interests are in algebra and number theory (especially analytic methods vis-a-vis higher reciprocity laws), and non-Archimedean Fourier analysis. Dr. Berg received his Ph.D. from UC San Diego 1985 and his B. A. from UC Los Angeles in 1978. He joined the LMU faculty in 1989.

Office: UH 2757
Phone: (310) 338-5116
Email: mberg@lmu.edu

Dr. Crans' interests are in algebra, particularly in higher dimensional Lie algebras and their relationships with topology. Dr. Crans received her Ph.D. and M.S. from UC Riverside in 2004 and 2000, respectively, and her B.S. degree from the University of Redlands in 1999. She joined the LMU faculty in 2004.

Office: UH 2724
Phone: (310) 338-2380
Email: acrans@lmu.edu
Webpage: http://myweb.lmu.edu/acrans

Dr. Dewar's interests are in the preparation of K-12 mathematics teachers and in gender-related issues in mathematics. Dr. Dewar received her Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of Southern California in 1973 and 1971, respectively, and her B. S. from St. Louis University in 1968. Dr. Dewar is the LMU campus coordinator of the Los Angeles Collaborative for Teacher Excellence. She joined the LMU faculty in 1973.

Office: UH 2771
Phone: (310) 338-5106
Email: jdewar@lmu.edu
Webpage: http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdewar

Dr. Fitzpatrick's interests are in applied mathematics. Dr. Fitzpatrick received his Ph.D. and Sc. M. from Brown University in 1988 and 1986, respectively, and his M.P.S. and B.S. from Auburn University in 1983 and 1981, respectively. He joined the LMU faculty in 2001.

Office: UH 2726
Phone: (310) 338-7892
Email: bfitzpatrick@lmu.edu
Webpage: http://myweb.lmu.edu/faculty/bfitzpatrick

Dr. Grady's interests are in functional analysis. Dr. Grady received his Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1975, his M.S. from the University of Southern Illinois in 1970, and his B.S.from University of Missouri in 1968. He joined the LMU faculty in 1975.

Office: UH 2775
Phone: (310) 338-5107
Email: mgrady@lmu.edu

Dr. Khadjavi's interests are in algebraic number theory, cryptography, and complexity theory. Dr. Khadjavi received her Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 1999 and her A.B. from Harvard University in 1990. She joined the LMU faculty in 1999.

Office: UH 2718
Phone: (310) 338-5969
Email: lkhadjavi@lmu.edu
Webpage: http://myweb.lmu.edu/lkhadjavi

Dr. Larson's interests are in lattice ordered algebraic systems. Dr. Larson received her Ph.D.from the Claremont Graduate University in 1984 and her B.A. from St. Olaf in 1979. She joined the LMU faculty in 1986.

Office: UH 2769
Phone: (310) 338-5111
Email: slarson@lmu.edu

Dr. Medina's interests are in functional analysis, harmonic analysis, ergodic theory, wavelets, polynomial approximations, and issues of access to mathematics higher education. Dr. Medina received his Ph.D. and M. S. from UC Berkeley in 1992 and 1987, respectively, and his B.S. from UC Los Angeles  in 1985. He joined the LMU faculty in 1992.

Office: UH 2761
Phone: (310) 338-5113
Email: hmedina@lmu.edu
Webpage: http://myweb.lmu.edu/hmedina

Dr. Mellor's interests are in knot theory, finite-type invariants and low-dimensional topology. Dr. Mellor received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, in 1999 and his B.A. from Harvard University in 1993. He joined the LMU faculty in 2002.

Office: UH 2712
Phone: (310) 338-5775
Email: bmellor@lmu.edu
Webpage: http://myweb.lmu.edu/bmellor

Dr. Mosteig's interests are in commutative algebra, coding theory, valuation theory, and applications of computational algebra to statistics. Dr. Mosteig received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 2000, his M.S. in Computer Science from Cornell University in 1999, his M.S. in Mathematics from University of Illinois in 1996, and his B.S. from University of Michigan in 1993. He joined the LMU faculty in 2002.

Office: UH 2714
Phone: (310) 338-2381
Email: emosteig@lmu.edu
Webpage: http://myweb.lmu.edu/faculty/emosteig

Dr. Rovetti combines interests in stochastic processes, nonlinear dynamics, and medicine to model human physiology.   He received his Ph.D. from UC Los Angeles in 2008, and his B.S. degree from Pacific Union College in 1999.  He joined the LMU faculty in 2008.

Office: UH 2768
Phone: (310) 338-2375
Email: rrovetti@lmu.edu

Dr. Shanahan's interests are in geometric topology, knot theory, hyperbolic geometry, and representation theory. Dr. Shanahan received his Ph.D. and M. A. from UC Santa Barbara in 1996 and 1992, respectively, and his B.A. from Cal State Long Beach in 1990. He joined the LMU faculty in 1996.

Office: UH 2716
Phone: (310) 338-7466
Email: pshanaha@lmu.edu
Webpage: http://myweb.lmu.edu/faculty/pshanaha

Dr. Smith's interests are in numerical analysis and scientific computation. Dr. Smith received his Ph.D., M.S. and B.S. from Oklahoma State in 1978, 1973, and 1971, respectively. He joined the LMU faculty in 1978.

Office: UH 2763
Phone: (310) 338-5105
Email: see http://myweb.lmu.edu/dmsmith/dsmithhome.html
Webpage: http://myweb.lmu.edu/dmsmith/dsmithhome.html

Ms. Tseng's interest is in mathematical education, especially in the elementary education area. Ms. Tseng received her M.A. from Cal State Northridge and B.S. from UC Santa Barbara in 2003 and 1998, respectively. She joined the LMU faculty in 2005.

Office: UH 2752
Phone: (310) 338-4582
Email: ctseng1@lmu.edu

Dr. Weeks' interests are in applied mathematics, especially astrodynamics, estimation theory, and differential equations. Dr. Weeks received her Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Southern California in 1977 and 1972, respectively, and her B.A. from Harvey Mudd College in 1970. She joined the LMU faculty in 1987.

Office: UH 2755
Phone: (310) 338-5108
Email: cweeks@lmu.edu

Mr. Wright received his M.S. from the University of Southern California in 1965 and his B.A. from Pomona College in 1963. He joined the LMU faculty in 1967.

Office: UH 2773
Phone: (310) 338-5114
Email: swright@lmu.edu

Dr. Zachariah's interests are in geometric probability and mathematical modeling. Dr. Zachariah received his Ph.D. and M. A. from the Claremont Graduate University in 1984 and 1980, respectively, and his B.S. from Kerala University, India, in 1973. Projects of interest include the topology commentary and the MAA Southern CA section. He joined the LMU faculty in 1988.

Office: UH 2761
Phone: (310) 338-5113
Email: tzachariah@lmu.edu

Dr. Zill's interests are in applied mathematics, special functions, and integral transforms. Dr. Zill received his Ph.D. and M.S. from Iowa State in 1967 and 1964, respectively, and his B. A. from St. Mary's, Winona, MN, in 1962. He joined the LMU faculty in 1972.

Office: UH 2765
Phone: (310) 338-5109
Email: dzill@lmu.edu

Office: UH 2728
Phone: (310) 338-2774
Email: cherrera@lmu.edu

Professor Michael Cullen, '65, was the quintessential teacher-scholar. In 1999 he was awarded the President's Fritz B. Burns Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship. Cullen combined humor and technology with his role as an educator while demostrating a genuine interest in each one of his students, both inside and outside of the classroom. As a scholar, he published numerous papers in refereed journals in a variety of mathematical areas. He wrote two textbooks in biomathematics and co-authored two books, Differential Equations and Advanced Engineering Mathematics.

Dr. Judy Kasabian, '79, has taught high school and college since graduating from LMU, focusing most recently on the academic and pedagogical preparation of future teachers. As a member of , she has taken advantage of numerous opportunities to improve curricula, design pre-professional events, and advance teaching practices. As an active participant on various National Science Foundation projects, Dr. Kasabian continues to bring the role of community colleges in teacher preparation to national visibility.

"I continue to be devoted to improving the caliber of prospective teachers, for I believe this is where the true revolution in teaching must begin," said Dr. Kasabian. "Only by adequately preparing future teachers will our K-12 students be able to compete and succeed in a global academic setting."

Mr. Daniel Lynch, '63, served as a computer center manager for various computer science research organizations in the 1970's and 1980's. A part of his work was to help build the Internet. In the 1980's he created a technical demonstration to illustrate how many computers could communicate using the TCP/IP protocols that came from academia. The first public display of this network was at the INTEROP '88 Exhibition, a conference which Lynch founded. Lynch has gone on to co-found CyberCash, a company providing data encryption services to protect and simplify purchasing over the Internet. He is also the author of Digital Money: the New Era of Internet Commerce .

Mr. Lynch and his wife Karen (who received her MBA from LMU) endowed the Revenend Clarence J. Wallen, S. J., Chair in Mathematics.

Ms. Lorrie Murray, '76, started her career at Northrop Grumman in Logistics. She later moved into business management for Northrop Grumman where she works today. She has been Chair of the College of Science and Engineering Council for the past two years and has been very instrumental in acquiring annual funding from Northrop Grumman for the College of Science and Engineering to be used for student activities and research.

Father Clarence J. Wallen, S. J., received his M.S. degree in mathematics from St. Louis University in 1946, after which he taught for one year at Loyola University of Los Angeles. He went back to St. Louis University and received his Ph.D. in mathematics in 1956. After completing his doctorate, he returned to Los Angeles to take a faculty position at Loyola University. During his tenure as chair of the department from 1971-1974, Loyola University merged with Marymount College to become Loyola Marymount University. Fr. Wallen retired in 1987.

After his retirement, he continued teaching in the department part-time until 1998. Fr. Wallen remained active in both the the spiritual life of the University and in the LMU Jesuit community until his passing in 1999.

Fr. Wallen's legacy as a mathematics faculty member of Loyola/LMU lives in the dozens of students on whom he has had a significant influence. Many of the students he taught over the years, have gone on to earn graduate degrees in the mathematical sciences.