Sarah Wakes
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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.
Academic career
[edit | edit source]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
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References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Adventures (not) on the beach: Wind flow over coastal dune systems Seminar by Wakes, 10 March 2022, via YouTube
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