John A. Burns, Virginia Tech (IMAGE) Virginia Tech Caption John A. Burns is the Hatcher Professor of Mathematics in the College of Science and the technical director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics at Virginia Tech, will receive the W. T. and Idelia Reid Prize in Mathematics at the 2010 SIAM annual meeting in July in Pittsburgh. Credit Virginia Tech Photo Usage Restrictions The photo of Dr. Burns may be used with any discussion or report of his research or the award. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.