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Christian J. Hellings is an Assistant Professor, Academic General Faculty on the Teaching Track, in the Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science. He joined the faculty in October 2020 as an assistant professor of applied mathematics, initially in the Department of Engineering and Society before transitioning to Applied Mathematics. A UVA alumnus, Hellings earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Virginia, where his dissertation, 'Two-isometries on Pontryagin spaces,' contributed to early developments in indefinite Kreïn space operator theory. He holds a B.A. in mathematics and physics from La Salle University in Philadelphia. Prior to his current role, Hellings served as an associate professor of mathematics at Gwynedd Mercy University from 2004 to 2020. There, he taught undergraduate mathematics courses at all levels, coordinated the mathematics program, and mentored students through the Student Association of Science. Earlier in his career, he worked as a mathematical analyst for Metron Inc., a consulting company in Northern Virginia.