Sarah Wakes
English New Zealand engineer and academic
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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.
- The development of a sand wave (1991)
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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 |
Academic career
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
- Sarah J. Wakes; Tanja Maegli; Katharine J. Dickinson; Mike J. Hilton (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. Wikidata Q56936554.
- Lauren M. Degenstein; Rachel H. McQueen; Lisa S. McNeill; Robert P. Hamlin; Sarah J. Wakes; Linda A. Dunn (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. Wikidata Q125016489.
- Lisa S. McNeill; Robert P. Hamlin; Rachel H. McQueen; Lauren Degenstein; Sarah Wakes; Tony C. Garrett; Linda Dunn (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. Wikidata Q125016495.
- Andrew T. Hart; Mike J. Hilton; Sarah J. Wakes; Katharine Dickinson (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. Wikidata Q56974724.
- Lisa S. McNeill; Robert P. Hamlin; Rachel H. McQueen; Lauren Degenstein; Tony C. Garrett; Linda Dunn; Sarah Wakes (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. Wikidata Q125016491.
- Sarah Wakes; A E Holdø; A J Meares (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. 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 (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. Wikidata Q125198045.