Fr. Gabriel B. Costa, Ph.D.

I was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1948 and raised in Hoboken, New Jersey. I graduated from Hoboken High School in 1966 and went to Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT) on a four-year scholarship. After graduation in 1970, I took a position as a teaching assistant at SIT, completing my Master of Science. in the spring of 1972. 

After a year of teaching high school, I began studies for the Roman Catholic priesthood. I was ordained a priest May 26, 1979, for service to the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey. A year later I was assigned to the faculty of the mathematics (now mathematics and computer science) department of Seton Hall University. 

I received my doctorate in 1984. After receiving tenure as an associate professor, I took a year's sabbatical (1991-92). During my sabbatical year, I was invited to present a talk to the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the United States Military Academy. This was my introduction to the department. Since then, I have spent three previous tours here: 1992-93, 1995-96, 1999-2001. Presently, I am on an extended academic leave from Seton Hall University.