Editorial

摘要

David and I welcome you to the last issue of the Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society for 2019. I begin by mentioning the recognition of a wonderful Australian mathematician- Emeritus Professor Cheryl Praeger AM, FAA. She was recently awarded the Prime Minister's Prize for Science. Australia has quite a number of male and female, young and not-so-young, mathematicians who have been recognized by their peers in Australia and around the world. But it is a special honour for an Australian mathematician to be awarded the Australian Prime Minister's Prize for Science. Cheryl modestly says that it is a recognition of mathematics in Australia. I have had the pleasure of knowing and respecting Cheryl for over 50 years and regard her as a first class ambassador for Australian mathematics and someone who has contributed so much, including as President of the Australian Mathematical Society. I should also add that The Age newspaper Giant Crossword on November 24, 2019 had the following clue to 6 Down:Which mathematician, renowned for her research in algebraic graph theory and associated fields, won the 2019 Prime Minister's Prize for Science? (6,7). Congratulations to Cheryl.