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.