Bharath Sriraman (born 1971) is an Indian-born Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the

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and an academic editor, known for his contributions to the

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of mathematics-science-arts, theory development in

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research, the history and

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;and

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Education and honors

Bharath Sriraman attended St. Michael’s School (founded by the

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of St. Michael's Church, Mumbai) from 1976-87. He graduated with a B.S. in mathematics from the

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in 1995. He obtained his M.S in Mathematics in 1999 followed by a

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in Mathematical Sciences in 2002 both from Northern Illinois University under the functional analyst Robert Wheeler. 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. He previously received the School Science and Mathematics Association Early Scholar Award in 2007. In 2016 he was the recipient of the University of Montana Distinguished Scholar Award. At the 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education (2024) in Sydney, he chaired the plenary panel on ''What counts as evidence in mathematics education''

Academic and editorial work

Sriraman is the founder and

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of '' The Mathematics Enthusiast'', an independent

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hosted by University of Montana. He is the co-founder/co-editor-in-chief of two series with

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namely '' Advances in Mathematics Education'' and '' Creativity Theory and Action in Education''. In addition to editing he is a prolific scholar with over 300 publications to date in numerous areas of research, and held numerous visiting professorships including those as International Fulbright Specialist at institutions in Nordic countries, Eurasia and South America. He also holds an adjunct appointment in the department of Central and Southwest-Asian Studies at the University of Montana

Bibliography of Edited Works (selection)

Mathematics Education

* Sriraman, B., English, L. (2010): ''Theories of Mathematics Education: Seeking New Frontiers'',

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, Berlin, Germany,

Interdisciplinary works

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History and Philosophy of Mathematics

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International mathematics education

*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. *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.

Creativity

*Sriraman, B., &Lee, K. (2011): ''The Elements of Creativity and Giftedness in Mathematics. '' Sense Publishers, The Netherlands. *Beghetto, R. &Sriraman, B. (2017): ''Creative Contradictions in Education: Cross disciplinary paradoxes and perspectives'', Springer International, Switzerland,

Gifted education

*Ambrose, D., Sriraman, B., Cross, T. (2013): ''The Roeper School: A Model for Holistic Development of High Ability'', Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, Netherlands, * Ambrose, D., Sternberg, R., Sriraman, B.(2011): ''Confronting Dogmatism in Gifted Education'',

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, New York, USA,

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sriraman, Bharath 1971 births Living people 20th-century Indian mathematicians American mathematicians Scientists from Bengaluru Academic journal editors University of Montana faculty Northern Illinois University alumni University of Alaska Fairbanks alumni Indian emigrants to the United States Creativity researchers