Richard Bertram (mathematician)

Richard Bertram is a mathematician who works in the field of biomathematics. He is an endowed professor and head of the biomathematics program at Florida State University and a fellow of the Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB).

Education

Bertram earned his Bachelors degree and Ph.D at Florida State University. He completed his Ph.D in 1993 under supervisor Jeronimo Magnan.[1]

Career

In 2010 Bertram was named director of the Florida State University biomathematics program.[2] Beginning in 2014, he spent ten years as deputy editor for Mathematical Biosciences, a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Elsevier. In 2017, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics awarded Bertram the Outstanding Paper Prize for a paper with Theodore Vo and Martin Wechselberger.[3][4]

In 2023, he became a fellow of the SMB[5] and the following year he was elected to the society's Board of Directors.[6]

Selected publications

  • Vo, Theodore; Bertram, Richard; Wechselberger, Martin (January 2013). "Multiple Geometric Viewpoints of Mixed Mode Dynamics Associated with Pseudo-plateau Bursting". SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems. 12 (2): 789–830. doi:10.1137/120892842.
  • Bertram, Richard; Butte, Manish J.; Kiemel, Tim; Sherman, Arthur (1 January 1995). "Topological and phenomenological classification of bursting oscillations". Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 57 (3): 413–439. doi:10.1016/S0092-8240(05)81776-8. ISSN 0092-8240.

References

  1. ^ "Richard Bertram - The Mathematics Genealogy Project". www.mathgenealogy.org. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. ^ Bertram, Richard. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). math.fsu.edu. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Prize Spotlight: Theodore Vo, Richard Bertram, and Martin Wechselberger". Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. 23 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Prize History SIAM Outstanding Paper Prizes". Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  5. ^ Fulk, Hannah. "Putting a 'spotlight' on FSU: Biomathematics program director earns prestigious fellowship | College of Arts and Sciences". artsandsciences.fsu.edu.
  6. ^ Wellock, Bill (22 May 2024). "FSU mathematician elected to board of directors for renowned international scientific society". Florida State University News.