Head of Department
Fellow of Engineering New Zealand
Member of Senate
Member of Academic Leadership Development Programme Advisory Group
Member of Standing Committee and Academic Board for Sciences Division
Office: Science III, room 2.10
Tel +64 3 479 3148
Email sarah.wakes@otago.ac.nz
About
Sarah joined the University in 2002 and is currently the Head of Department for Mathematics & Statistics. She is a Fellow of Engineering New Zealand, a member of the Institute of Marine Engineers Science and Technology and both a chartered engineer and a chartered marine engineer in the UK. She is also a member of the New Zealand Mathematical Society, International Environmental Modelling and Software Society and New Zealand Coastal Society.
Teaching responsibilities
Sarah's teaching responsibilities include:
- MATH 120 Mathematics for Scientists
- MATS 204 Treasure or Trash: Sustainability of materials
- EMAN 301 Fluids and Heat Transfer
- ENVI 111 Environment and Society
Research Interests
Sarah's current research interests are based around using Computational Fluid Dynamics software to predict flows over sand dunes and the interaction of technology and industrial design. She is interested in air/wind interaction with complex geometries as well as sedimentation effects.
Publications
Wakes, S. J., Maegli, T., Dickinson, K. J., & Hilton, M. J. (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
Journal - Research Article
Pattanapol, W., Wakes, S. J., Hilton, M. J., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2008). Modeling of surface roughness for flow over a complex vegetated surface. International Journal of Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences, 2(1), 18-26.
Journal - Research Article
Fahey, M., Wakes, S. J., & Shaw, C. T. (2008). Use of computational fluid dynamics in domestic oven design. International Journal of Multiphysics, 2(1), 37-57.
Journal - Research Article
Jiao, Y., Lloyd, C. R., & Wakes, S. J. (2012). The relationship between total embodied energy and cost of commercial buildings. Energy & Buildings, 52, 20-27. doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.05.028
Journal - Research Article
Wakes, S., & Caudwell, J. (2010). The illusion of weightlessness. International Journal of Injury Control & Safety Promotion, 17(2), 95-102. doi: 10.1080/17457300903308316
Journal - Research Article
White, L. V., Cooke, I. R., Wakes, S. J., & Sowerby, S. J. (2013). Quantitative particle microscopy in self-metered fluids. Journal of Microscopy, 250(3), 159-165. doi: 10.1111/jmi.12031
Journal - Research Article
White, L. V., Lloyd, B., & Wakes, S. J. (2013). Are Feed-in Tariffs suitable for promoting solar PV in New Zealand cities? Energy Policy, 60, 167-178. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.04.079
Journal - Research Article
Hart, A. T., Hilton, M. J., Wakes, S. J., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2012). The impact of Ammophila arenaria foredune development on downwind aerodynamics and parabolic dune development. Journal of Coastal Research, 28(1), 112-122. doi: 10.2112/jcoastres-d-10-00058.1
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Jiao, Y., Lloyd, C. R., & Wakes, S. J. (2012). The relationship between total embodied energy and cost of commercial buildings. Energy & Buildings, 52, 20-27. doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.05.028
Journal - Research Article
Wakes, S., & Beukes, A. (2012). Height, fun and safety in the design of children's playground equipment. International Journal of Injury Control & Safety Promotion, 19(2), 101-108. doi: 10.1080/17457300.2011.603148
Journal - Research Article
Petersen, P. S., Hilton, M. J., & Wakes, S. J. (2011). Evidence of aeolian sediment transport across an Ammophila arenaria-dominated foredune, Mason Bay, Stewart Island. New Zealand Geographer, 67(3), 174-189. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-7939.2011.01210.x
Journal - Research Article
Wakes, S. J., Maegli, T., Dickinson, K. J., & Hilton, M. J. (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
Journal - Research Article
Wakes, S., & Caudwell, J. (2010). The illusion of weightlessness. International Journal of Injury Control & Safety Promotion, 17(2), 95-102. doi: 10.1080/17457300903308316
Journal - Research Article
Wakes, S., Fahey, M., & Shaw, C. T. (2010). Enhancing and optimising the use of engineering tools within the design process. Design Principles & Practices, 4(1), 23-32.
Journal - Research Article
Goellner, M., Wakes, S., & Shaw, C. T. (2009). Industrial designers' processes and tools: Projections for developing web-based design guidelines. Journal of Design Research, 8(1), 66-86.
Journal - Research Article
Fahey, M., Wakes, S. J., & Shaw, C. T. (2008). Use of computational fluid dynamics in domestic oven design. International Journal of Multiphysics, 2(1), 37-57.
Journal - Research Article
Pattanapol, W., Wakes, S. J., Hilton, M. J., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2008). Modeling of surface roughness for flow over a complex vegetated surface. International Journal of Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences, 2(1), 18-26.
Journal - Research Article
Fahey, M., Wakes, S. J., & Shaw, C. T. (2007). Exploration of a horizontal confined impinging heated jet using both experimental and numerical methods. International Journal of Multiphysics, 1(4), 433-455.
Journal - Research Article
Pattanapol, W., Wakes, S. J., Hilton, M. J., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2007). Modeling of surface roughness for flow over a complex vegetated surface. Proceedings of World Academy of Science, Engineering & Technology, 32, 273-281.
Journal - Research Article
Wakes, S. J., Holdo, A. E., & Meares, A. J. (2002). Experimental investigation of the effect orifice shape and fluid pressure has on high aspect ration cross-sectional jets behaviour. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 89(1), 1-27.
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Meares, A. J., Holdo, A. E., & Wakes, S. J. (1997). A novel method of seeding a pressurised air system for flow visualisation. Measurement Science & Technology, 8(10), 1183-1186.
Journal - Research Article
Pattanapol, W., Wakes, S. J., & Hilton, M. (2011). Using computational fluid dynamics to determine suitable foredune morphologies in New Zealand. Journal of Coastal Research. (Special Issue 64), (pp. 298-302). [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Goellner, M., Wakes, S., & Shaw, C. T. (2008). Systematic design tools: A South Pacific approach to investigate the use of new design guidelines. In I. Horváth & Z. Rusák (Eds.), Proceedings of the Tools and Methods for Concurrent Engineering Symposium. (pp. 479-493). TMCE. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Wakes, S. J., Maegli, T., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Hilton, M. (2008). Three-dimensional flow simulation over a complex sand dune system. In C. A. Brebbia (Ed.), Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions VII. (pp. 221-230). Ashurst, UK: WIT Press. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Wakes, S. J., & Brown, C. (2006). Numerical modelling of a hand in water. Proceedings of the Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference and the Eleventh International Conference on Pressure Vessel Technology. 4, (pp. 183-188). New York: ASME. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper