Dr. Allan Hungria was raised in New Jersey. He went to Rutgers, New Brunswick for a B.A. in Philosophy, then went back for a B.S. in Mathematics, then went to University of Delaware for his masters in Mathematics, following through to a Ph. D. in Applied Mathematics. His dissertation is entitled “HDG+ Methods for Linear Elasticity and Poroslasticity” and was done under the advisement of Dr. Francisco-Javier Sayas. In his spare time, he enjoys playing guitar and hanging out with his wife, Christina, and their dog, Rosa.