About me

I am a postdoctoral research assistant in particle accelerator environmental sustainability at the John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, University of Oxford. I work jointly with the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK.

I spend the majority of my research time working on evaluating the environmental impact of proposed future upgrades to the ISIS project, from construction to decommission. In this I identify the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions of key accelerator components, I assess the carbon footprint of proposed technologies, and I consider other environmental impacts such as a raw material extraction, transport, and impacts on biodiversity. I also then work to reduce the environmental impact of building a facility such as ISIS-II.

I am also a member of the sustainability in HECAP+ grassroots initiative. We recently published a document on sustainability in HECAP+, which can be endorsed by supporters.

I completed my Ph.D. in high energy particle physics at McGill University, Montreal in 2023. In this I worked remotely at the Belle II Collaboration, Japan and collaborated in an 1000+ strong international collaboration.

Summary

• Postdoctoral Research: The environmental impact of particle accelerators.
• Ph.D. Research: A decay with missing energy at the Belle II experiment (a $B$ Meson Factory), Tsukuba, Japan
• Masters Research: Dark matter (axion & ALP) detection at the DEAP3600 detector, Sudbury, Canada
• Extra-curricular interests:
  • The environment & entomology
  • Equity, diversity and inclusivity in STEM
  • Practicing physics & justice
  • Teaching, tutoring and science communication
  • Volleyball, cycling & rollerskating
  • Saxophone & piano

Contact

hannah dot wakeling at physics dot ox dot ac dot uk