Sarah Wakes | |
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| Awards | Fellow of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand |
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| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
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| Institutions | University of Otago |
Sarah Jane Wakes is an English-born New Zealand applied mathematician and engineer, and is a full professor at the University of Otago. She is the first woman to be head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the university.
Academic career[edit]
Wakes was born in England.[1] Wakes completed a PhD titled The development of a sand wave at the University of Nottingham in 1991.[2] Wakes was a chartered engineer and marine engineer in the UK, and through the UK Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology is also a chartered engineer in New Zealand.[1][3][4] Wakes joined the University of Otago in 2002, initially in the design department, then in applied sciences.[1] Wakes has also been the director of the university's Clothing and Textile Sciences programme.[1] In 2021 Wakes was appointed as the head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. She was the first woman to lead the department in the university's 150-year history.[1] Wakes was appointed a full professor in 2024, and as of 2024 is a member of the university Senate.[3][5]
Wakes is considered an expert on computational fluid dynamics,[3][4] and has researched coastal management, engineering design and wind flow over geomorphology such as dunes. She is also interested in sedimentation effects.[5][3] Wakes is part of a Plant & Food Research-led MBIE-funded project researching design of aquaculture structures for the open ocean.[3] She also works on the sustainability of materials.[3]
In 2022 Wakes was elected as a Fellow of Engineering New Zealand, in recognition of her contribution to engineering education.[4][3]
Selected works[edit]
- Sarah J. Wakes; Tanja Maegli; Katharine J. Dickinson; Mike J. Hilton (February 2010). "Numerical modelling of wind flow over a complex topography". Environmental Modelling & Software. 25 (2): 237–247. doi:10.1016/J.ENVSOFT.2009.08.003. ISSN 1364-8152. Wikidata Q56936554.
- Lauren M. Degenstein; Rachel H. McQueen; Lisa S. McNeill; Robert P. Hamlin; Sarah J. Wakes; Linda A. Dunn (18 May 2020). "Impact of physical condition on disposal and end‐of‐life extension of clothing". International Journal of Consumer Studies. 44 (6): 586–596. doi:10.1111/IJCS.12590. ISSN 1470-6423. Wikidata Q125016489.
- Lisa S. McNeill; Robert P. Hamlin; Rachel H. McQueen; Lauren Degenstein; Sarah Wakes; Tony C. Garrett; Linda Dunn (July 2020). "Waste not want not: Behavioural intentions toward garment life extension practices, the role of damage, brand and cost on textile disposal". Journal of Cleaner Production. 260: 121026. doi:10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2020.121026. ISSN 0959-6526. Wikidata Q125016495.
- Andrew T. Hart; Mike J. Hilton; Sarah J. Wakes; Katharine Dickinson (January 2012). "The Impact of Ammophila arenaria Foredune Development on Downwind Aerodynamics and Parabolic Dune Development". Journal of Coastal Research. 279: 112–122. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00058.1. ISSN 0749-0208. Wikidata Q56974724.
- Lisa S. McNeill; Robert P. Hamlin; Rachel H. McQueen; Lauren Degenstein; Tony C. Garrett; Linda Dunn; Sarah Wakes (23 February 2020). "Fashion sensitive young consumers and fashion garment repair: Emotional connections to garments as a sustainability strategy". International Journal of Consumer Studies. 44 (4): 361–368. doi:10.1111/IJCS.12572. ISSN 1470-6423. Wikidata Q125016491.
- Sarah Wakes; A E Holdø; A J Meares (1 January 2002). "Experimental investigation of the effect orifice shape and fluid pressure has on high aspect ratio cross-sectional jet behaviour". Journal of Hazardous Materials. 89 (1): 1–27. doi:10.1016/S0304-3894(01)00307-7. ISSN 0304-3894. PMID 11734343. Wikidata Q42043439.
- Wichai Pattanapol; Sarah J. Wakes; Michael J. Hilton; Katharine J.M. Dickinson (26 August 2007), Modeling Of Surface Roughness For Flow Over A Complex Vegetated Surface, doi:10.5281/ZENODO.1058657, Wikidata Q125198043
- Y. Jiao; C.R. Lloyd; S.J. Wakes (September 2012). "The relationship between total embodied energy and cost of commercial buildings". Energy and Buildings. 52: 20–27. doi:10.1016/J.ENBUILD.2012.05.028. ISSN 0378-7788. Wikidata Q125198045.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Gibb, John (30 March 2021). "Making a difference in learning that counts". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Wakes, Sarah Jane (1991). The development of a sand wave (PhD thesis). University of Nottingham.
- ^ a b c d e f g Otago, University of (12 December 2023). "Otago announces 29 new professors". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Past winners | Engineering New Zealand". www.engineeringnz.org. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ a b Statistics, Department of Mathematics and (7 November 2022). "Professor Sarah Wakes". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
External links[edit]
- Adventures (not) on the beach: Wind flow over coastal dune systems Seminar by Wakes, 10 March 2022, via YouTube
