{"id":2813,"date":"2024-01-31T14:34:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T19:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/?p=2813"},"modified":"2024-01-31T14:34:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T19:34:04","slug":"new-faculty-michael-pilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/2024\/01\/31\/new-faculty-michael-pilla\/","title":{"rendered":"New Faculty in Mathematical Sciences: Michael Pilla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/collegesanddepartments\/math\/about\/facultyandstaff\/faculty\/pillamichael\">Dr. Michael Pilla<\/a> joins the Ball State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/collegesanddepartments\/math\">Department of Mathematical Sciences<\/a> as an Assistant Teaching Professor of Mathematical Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"s2\">What is your journey to Ball State?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">I<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> received <\/span><span class=\"s3\">my<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> PhD in mathematics from Purdue University.<\/span> <span class=\"s3\">I<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> spent a few year<\/span><span class=\"s3\">s<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> at Indiana University, Bloomington before coming to Ball State University.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"s2\">What are your research and teaching interests?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"s3\">My<\/span><span class=\"s3\"> research interests include several complex variables and operator theory.<\/span> <span class=\"s3\">My <\/span><span class=\"s3\">teaching interests include teaching the calculus sequence and complex analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"s2\">What are some of your goals for your first year here?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"s4\">To be a successful teacher and researcher.<\/span><span class=\"s4\"> The students at Ball State University are fantastic and <\/span><span class=\"s4\">imparting knowledge to them in a meaningful way would be a great success for me.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"s2\">What do you like to do in your free time<\/span><span class=\"s2\">?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"s4\">I enjoy <\/span><span class=\"s4\">traveling, reading, <\/span><span class=\"s4\">and spending time with my family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW113322518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113322518 BCX0\">For more information about the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113322518 BCX0\"> Department of Mathematical Sciences and other faculty<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113322518 BCX0\">, visit\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW113322518 BCX0\">our<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113322518 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/collegesanddepartments\/math\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW113322518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113322518 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">website<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW113322518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113322518 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">,<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW113322518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113322518 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/csh\/category\/mathematical-science\/\">blog<\/a>,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW113322518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113322518 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"> or c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW113322518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113322518 BCX0\">ontact\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/collegesanddepartments\/math\/about\/contact-us\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW113322518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113322518 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">our office<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW113322518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW113322518 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW113322518 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Michael Pilla joins the Ball State Department of Mathematical Sciences as an Assistant Teaching Professor of Mathematical Sciences What is your journey to Ball State? 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