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.