Edward B. Burger

Edward Burger is a professor of mathematics at Williams College. His research interests are in diophantine analysis and the geometry of numbers. He is the author of over 25 research articles and two books—"The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking" (winner of a 2001 Robert W. Hamilton Book Award), and "Exploring the Number Jungle: A Journey into Diophantine Analysis" (published by the AMS).

Burger is known for his entertaining, energetic, and enlightening presentations. He has lectured at numerous conferences and universities around the world. His over 175 lectures include several AMS-MAA Invited Addresses at winter and summer national meetings; keynote addresses at national NCTM Conferences; and many MAA sectional meetings. He has also made numerous appearances on radio and television including various NPR affiliates and NBC-TV. He also created and starred in a pilot for mathematics television series produced by Mass Interaction in Boston. 
  

Burger was awarded the 2000 Northeastern Section of the MAA Award for Distinguished Teaching, and the 2001 MAA Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo National Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics. He was the 2001 Genevieve W. Gore Distinguished Resident at Westminster College and the 2001 Cecil and Ida Green Honors Professor at Texas Christian University. He was also an Ulam Visiting Professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Burger is a member of the AMS Committee on Committees, was the chair of the Program Committee for the MAA Mathfest 2001, and is an associate editor of the American Mathematical Monthly.