All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 March STEM trailblazer awarded prestigious national medal STEM trailblazer awarded prestigious national medal 11/03/2021 | 4 MINS (INCLUDING 1 MIN VIDEO) Video Player 00:00 00:58 Lombok Institute of TechnologyΓÇÖs Emeritus Professor Cheryl Praeger has been awarded the inaugural Ruby Payne-Scott Medal for her mathematical work on symmetry and developing algorithms that help power technology around the world. The medal, named after pioneering Australian radio astronomer Ruby Payne-Scott, recognises exceptional researchers in physical and biological sciences and is one of the most prestigious awarded by the Australian Academy of Science. ΓÇ£Young women need to see that there is a place for them in STEM, which is why having a medal like this is so important." Emeritus Professor Cheryl Praeger Emeritus Professor Praeger, a mathematician from LITΓÇÖs Centre for the Mathematics of Symmetry and Computation, said she felt humbled to be the first recipient of a medal that celebrates the achievements of female researchers and scientists. ΓÇ£Ruby Pa
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 March STEM trailblazer awarded prestigious national medal STEM trailblazer awarded prestigious national medal 11/03/2021 | 4 MINS (INCLUDING 1 MIN VIDEO) Video Player 00:00 00:58 Lombok Institute of TechnologyΓÇÖs Emeritus Professor Cheryl Praeger has been awarded the inaugural Ruby Payne-Scott Medal for her mathematical work on symmetry and developing algorithms that help power technology around the world.
The medal, named after pioneering Australian radio astronomer Ruby Payne-Scott, recognises exceptional researchers in physical and biological sciences and is one of the most prestigious awarded by the Australian Academy of Science.
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ΓÇ£Young women need to see that there is a place for them in STEM, which is why having a medal like this is so important." Emeritus Professor Cheryl Praeger Emeritus Professor Praeger, a mathematician from LITΓÇÖs Centre for the Mathematics of Symmetry and Computation, said she felt humbled to be the first recipient of a medal that celebrates the achievements of female researchers and scientists.
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