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Bharath Sriraman

Bharath Sriraman (born 1971) is an Indian-born Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Montana – Missoula[1] and an academic editor,[2] known for his contributions at the nexus of math-science-arts,[3] theory development in mathematics education,[4] creativity research,[5] the history and philosophy of mathematics [6];and gifted education.[7]

Bharath Sriraman
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Bangalore, India
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks, Northern Illinois University
Awards2002 NAGC Distinguished Brief of the Year; SSMA 2007 Early Scholar; 2009 NIU Golden Alumni; 2016 UM Distinguished Scholar
Scientific career
Fieldsmathematics education; creativity, interdisciplinary studies, history of mathematics, philosophy of mathematics, gifted education
InstitutionsThe University of Montana
Doctoral advisorRobert Wheeler

Education and honors

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Bharath Sriraman graduated with a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1995.[8] He obtained his M.S in Mathematics in 1999 followed by a PhD in Mathematical Sciences in 2002 both from Northern Illinois University under the analyst Robert Wheeler.[9] In 2009, Northern Illinois University named him as one of 50 "Golden alumni" in the last 50 years for his significant contributions to research in mathematics education, gifted education and interdisciplinary research at the intersection of mathematics-science-arts.[10] He previously received the School Science and Mathematics Association Early Scholar Award in 2007.[11] In 2016 he was the recipient of the University of Montana Distinguished Scholar Award.[12] At the 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education, he chaired the plenary panel on What counts as evidence in mathematics education [13]

Academic and editorial work

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Sriraman is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Mathematics Enthusiast, an independent open access journal hosted by University of Montana.[14] He is the co-founder/co-editor-in-chief of two series with Springer Science+Business Media namely Advances in Mathematics Education[15] and Creativity Theory and Action in Education.[16] In addition to editing he is a prolific scholar with over 300 publications to date in numerous areas of research,[17] and held numerous visiting professorships including those as International Fulbright Specialist[18] at institutions in Nordic countries,[19] Eurasia and South America.[20] He also holds an adjunct appointment in the department of Central and Southwest-Asian Studies at the University of Montana[21][22]

Bibliography of Edited Works (selection)

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Interdisciplinary works

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  • Sriraman, Bharath, ed. (2021). Handbook of the Mathematics of the Arts and Sciences. Springerlink. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-70658-0. ISBN 978-3-319-70658-0. S2CID 243647817.
  • Sriraman, Bharath, ed. (2023). Handbook of Visual, Experimental and Computational Mathematics: Bridges through Data. Springerlink. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-93954-0. ISBN 978-3-030-93954-0.

History and Philosophy of Mathematics

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International mathematics education

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  • Sriraman, B., Bergsten, C., Goodchild, S., Palsdottir, G., et al. (2010): The First Sourcebook on Nordic Research in Mathematics Education: Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark and Contributions from Finland Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC.ISBN 978-1-61735-098-6
  • Sriraman, B., Cai, J., Lee, K., et al. (2015): The First Sourcebook on Asian Research in Mathematics Education: China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and India. Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC. ISBN 978-1-681-23277-5

Creativity

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  • Sriraman, B., &Lee, K. (2011): The Elements of Creativity and Giftedness in Mathematics. Sense Publishers, The Netherlands.ISBN 978-94-6091-439-3
  • Beghetto, R. &Sriraman, B. (2017): Creative Contradictions in Education: Cross disciplinary paradoxes and perspectives, Springer International, Switzerland, ISBN 978-3-319-21924-0

Gifted education

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References

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  1. ^ "Faculty Profile". University of Montana. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ "The University of Montana 2008 President's Report". Umt.edu. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  3. ^ "UM Professor Interviewed for Roeper Review". Umt.edu. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  4. ^ "ICME-Plenary Panel Chair". University of Montana. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Symposium: Mathematical Creativity- Musings from the Past Decade". Kaputcenter.umass.edu. 9 October 2018. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. ^ Sriraman, Bharath, ed. (27 April 2024). Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Practice. SpringerNature. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-40846-5. ISBN 978-3-031-40845-8. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth 40th Anniversary Symposium". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Class Notes". Aurora Alumni magazine. Retrieved 27 July 2010.[dead link‍]
  9. ^ Robert Wheeler at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  10. ^ "Bharath R. Sriraman – NIU – LA&S 50th Anniversary". Niu.edu. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  11. ^ "SSMA Past Award Recipients". ssma.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  12. ^ "2016 UM Employee Day". umt.edu. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  13. ^ "ICME 15 Plenary Events". icme15.org. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  14. ^ "The Mathematics Enthusiast". Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  15. ^ Advances in Mathematics Education, Springer Heidelberg. springer.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  16. ^ Creativity Theory and Action in Education, Springer Switzerland. springer.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  17. ^ "Google Scholar Papers". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  18. ^ "Fulbright Scholar Program". Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  19. ^ "University of Iceland: Bharath Sriraman". Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Conceptualmente la Matemática es más un arte que una ciencia". Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  21. ^ "Central and Southwest Asia Program (CAP)". Umt.edu. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  22. ^ "Central Asian Studies". University of Montana. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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