title: Benjamin Galluzzo
text: # Benjamin Galluzzo
  
  Benjamin Galluzzo is an associate professor in the Institute for STEM Education at Clarkson University.
  
  ## Professional career
  
  Galluzzo received his PhD in applied mathematical and computational sciences from the University of Iowa in 2011. His dissertation, A finite-difference based approach to solving the subsurface fluid flow equation in heterogeneous media, was supervised by Lihe Wang. He received a master's degree in mathematical finance from Boston University. His research focuses on the development of strategies and best practices for bringing innovation and active learning into K-16 STEM classrooms, with particular emphasis on mathematical modeling.
  
  ## Awards and honours
  
  Galluzzo was awarded the Henry L. Alder Award from the Mathematical Association of America in 2016.
  
  