Santa Clara University

Gerald L. Alexanderson, Michael and Elizabeth Valeriote Professor
B.A., University of Oregon; M.S., Stanford University
Specialties: combinatorics, number theory
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 5
Phone: 408-554-6894
Email: galexand at math dot scu.edu
Personal Homepage

Glenn D. Appleby, Associate Professor
A.B., University of Chicago; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Specialties: algebra, differential equations
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 308
Phone: 408-551-7085
Email: gappleby at scu.edu

José Barría, Professor
B.A., University of Concepción; M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington
Specialties: operator theory, functional analysis
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 327
Phone: 408-554-6885
Email: jbarria at math dot scu.edu

Robert A. Bekes, Associate Professor
B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., Ph.D., University of Oregon
Specialties: functional analysis, statistics
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 34
Phone: 408-554-4883
Email: rbekes at scu.edu

Frank A. Farris, Associate Professor
B.A., Pomona College; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Specialties: differential geometry, expository mathematics, mathematical economics
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 314
Phone: 408-554-4430
Email: ffarris at scu.edu
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Mike Gao, Lecturer
B.S., M.A., University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D. Cand., University of California, San Diego
Specialties: stochastic differential equations, diffusion processes
Office: 743 Franklin St., Lower Level
Phone: 408-551-3000 ext 6428
Email: tgao at scu.edu
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Leonard F. Klosinski, Associate Professor
B.S., Santa Clara University; M.S., Oregon State University
Specialty: computer science
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 6
Phone: 408-554-6897
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Mary Long, Lecturer
B.S., Santa Clara University; M.S., University of Oregon
Specialty: mathematics and physics
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 27
Phone: 408-554-2192
Email: mlong at scu.edu

Tamsen (Whitehead) McGinley, Associate Professor
B.A., San Diego State University; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Specialties: combinatorics, theoretical computer science
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 326
Phone: 408-554-4506
Email: tmcginley at scu.edu
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Nicolette Meshkat, Lecturer
B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Specialties: differential algebra, Gröbner bases
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 33
Phone: 408-554-6811
Email: nmeshkat at scu.edu

George Mohler, Assistant Professor
B.S., Indiana University; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Specialties: applied mathematics
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 4
Phone: 408-554-4544
Email: gmohler at scu.edu
Personal Homepage

Mona Musa, Lecturer
B.S., University of Khartoum, Sudan; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Specialties: algebra and coding theory,computer algebra systems
Office: Daly Science, Room 202B
Phone:408-551-3000, ext 4267
Email: mbmusa at scu.edu

Maribeth Oscamou, Lecturer
B.S., Santa Clara University; M.S., University of Colorado, Boulder
Specialties: mathematics education
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 27
Phone: 408-554-6898
Email: moscamou at scu.edu
Personal Homepage

Daniel N. Ostrov, Associate Professor
B.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ph.D., Brown University
Specialties: partial differential equations, applied analysis, applied mathematics
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 332
Phone: 408-554-4551
Email: dostrov at scu.edu
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Lauri Papay, Lecturer
B.S., Montclair State University; M.S., San Jose State University
Specialties: graph theory
Office: Daly Science, Room 202B
Phone: 408-551-7082
Email: lpapay at math dot scu.edu

Norman Paris, Lecturer
B.S., B.A., San Jose State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Specialties: physics
Office: Daly 202D
Phone: 408-554-2197
Email: nparis at scu.edu

Jean J. Pedersen, Professor
B.S., Brigham young University; M.S., University of Utah
Specialties: polyhedral geometry, combinatorics
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 7
Phone: 408-554-4538
Email: jpedersen at scu.edu
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Laurie Poe, Senior Lecturer
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.S., San Jose State University
Specialties: mathematics education
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 310
Phone: 408-554-2136
Email: lpoe at scu.edu

Edward F. Schaefer, Professor
B.S., University of California, Davis; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Specialties: algebraic number theory, cryptography, arithmetic geometry
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 309
Phone: 408-554-6899
Email: eschaefer at scu.edu
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Richard A. Scott, Professor
B.S., Santa Clara University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Specialties: topology, geometric group theory, algebraic geometry
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 316
Phone: 408-554-4460
Email: rscott at scu.edu
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Bin Shao, Lecturer
B.S., M.A., San Francisco State University; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz
Specialties: operator theory, computer science
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 26
Phone: 408-554-4552
Email: bshao at math dot scu.edu
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Nedra Shunk, Senior Lecturer
B.S., M.S., Purdue University
Specialty: mathematics education
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 33
Phone: 408-554-6811
Email: nshunk at scu.edu

Dennis C. Smolarski, S.J., Professor, Chair of the Department
B.S., Santa Clara University; M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.Div, S.T.M., Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley; Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Specialties: numerical analysis,  iterative solution of linear systems
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 2
Phone: 408-554-4124
Email: dsmolarski at scu.edu
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Nicholas Tran, Associate Professor
B.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Specialties: information security, complexity theory
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 28
Phone: 408-554-4465
Email: ntran at math dot scu.edu
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Byron L. Walden, Associate Professor
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
Specialties: complex analysis, computer science
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 32
Phone: 408-554-7868
Email: bwalden at scu.edu
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Monika Caradonna, Lecturer
B.S., University of Munich; M.S., University of Idaho; M.A., M.L.S., San Jose State University
Specialties: mathematics education
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 26
Phone: 408-554-2310
Email: mcaradonna at scu.edu

Peter Friedenbach, Lecturer
Specialties: graph theory
Office: 743 Franklin St., Lower Level
Phone: 408-551-3000 ext 6428
Email: pfriedenbach at scu.edu

Hien Vu, Lecturer
Specialties: computer science
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 27
Phone: 408-554-4544
Email: hvu at scu.edu

Mary Asuncion, Administrative Assistant
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 1
Phone: 408-554-4525
Email: masuncion at scu.edu

Information about faculty position openings in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science may be obtained at this link.

Courses related to Mathematics and Computing are also taught by faculty in the following Santa Clara University departments:

• Operations and Management Information Systems (Leavey School of Business)
• Computer Engineering (School of Engineering)
• Applied Mathematics (School of Engineering)