The London Mathematical Society (LMS) would like to congratulate Honorary Member Professor Cheryl Praeger (University of Western Australia) on being made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in the 2021 Australia Day Honours List for ‘eminent service to mathematics and to tertiary education, as a leading academic and researcher, to international organisations, and as a champion of women in STEM careers’.
Professor Praeger has had a long and distinguished career and has made significant contributions to various areas of mathematics, including group theory, permutation groups, combinatorics and the mathematics of symmetry. Her expertise in group theory and combinatorial mathematics has underpinned advances in algebra research and computer cryptography.
Professor Praeger has also received many honours and awards during her career. She received the 2019 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science, she was the first female President of the Australian Mathematical Society (1992-94) and the Society now awards the Cheryl E Praeger Travel Awards to female mathematicians. Praeger became an Honorary Member of the London Mathematical Society in 2014. More information here.