H. M. Wakeling

H. M. Wakeling

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Particle Accelerator Environmental Sustainability

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Thoughts on the 3$^\mathrm{rd}$ Edition of the Sustainable High Energy Physics Workshop 2024

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As one of the organizers for the 3rd edition of the Sustainable High-Energy Physics (HEP) Workshop 2024, I am thrilled to share the journey and outcomes of this incredible event. Hosted online from June 10th to June 12th, 2024, the workshop aimed to bridge the gap between high-energy physics and environmental sustainability, fostering discussions and initiatives that pave the way for a greener future in scientific research.

Exploring the Sustainability Efforts of Europe’s Facilities

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In the last two weeks of January, I had the privilege of visiting multiple particle accelerator facilities across Europe as part of my work with ISIS-II at STFC. The aim of this was to develop connections, exchange ideas, and investigate the potential for collaboration. As a postdoctoral researcher specializing in particle accelerator environmental sustainability, I often find myself positively overwhelmed by the sheer amount of work occurring around the world to reduce the environmental impact of particle accelerators. The last two weeks have not been an exception.

A quantative evaluation of my Ph.D.

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Throughout my Ph.D. I kept track of some numbers as I progressed. This was mainly inadvertantly, but at one point it became a fun project.

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publications

Measurement of the semileptonic ${B}^0$ to $D^{*} l nu_l$ branching fraction with fully reconstructed $B$ meson decays and 34.6 fb$^{-1}$ of Belle II data.

Published in ArXiv, 2020

One of the primary authors of the “Measurement of the semileptonic $\bar{B}^0 \rightarrow D^{*+} \ell^{-} \nu_{\ell}$ branching fraction with fully reconstructed B meson decays and 34.6 fb${^−1}$of Belle II data”: https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.10299 accompanied with internal Belle II documents (not available to the public).

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Diversity and inclusion activities in Belle II

Published in ArXiv, 2021

These proceedings accompany the Belle II talk in the Diversity and Inclusion parallel session delivered during ICHEP 2020. This marks the first external presentation by the Belle II Collaboration, in which we present some of our data and self-reported statistics regarding diversity and inclusion. We also present Belle II’s current and planned activities to aid and improve diversity and inclusion. We find that there is still a lot to be done to improve the social working environment and population representation within our collaboration and within high energy physics.

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Diversity and Inclusion at Belle II: Where We Are, What We’ve Done and Where We Want To Be

Published in ArXiv, 2021

The Belle II Collaboration comprises over 1000 international high energy physicists, who investigate the properties of b-quarks and other particles at the luminosity frontier. In order to achieve our aim of a successful physics program, it is essential that we emphasise contributions from a diverse community. Belle II has thus far focused on diversity in gender and sexuality, among other efforts within our collaboration. These efforts are led by our two Diversity Officers, elected to the newly created positions in 2018. Their role has been to promote an inclusive atmosphere, raising awareness of diversity and being a safe first point of call for issues of discrimination and harassment. These proceedings accompany the short talk delivered during ICHEP 2020, marking the first conference the Belle II Collaboration has presented in the diversity and inclusion stream. It details the efforts described above, as well as examining the evolving gender demographics of our community, since membership began in 2011.

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Diversity and inclusion activities in Belle II (2022 update)

Published in ArXiv, 2022

These proceedings accompany the Belle II talk in the Science in Society parallel session delivered during Lepton Photon 2021. In this talk we present updated membership statistics using 10 years of data with a diversity and inclusion lens, and we present Belle II’s most recent activities to aid and improve diversity and inclusion. This report has the intention to bring light to the social working environment and population representation within our collaboration and, by extension, within high energy physics. Belle II is a particle physics collaboration that has over 1000 people from institutions in 26 countries who work together to achieve its physics goals. Belle II is committed to fostering an open, diverse, and inclusive environment; as part of this commitment it created a diversity office to raise awareness of diversity and inclusion issues, promote an inclusive atmosphere within the collaboration, provide a safe and confidential point to contact for collaborators to report any issues, particularly those related to discrimination and harassment, and ensure that persons from underrepresented groups are considered for positions of responsibility within the collaboration. Diversity and inclusion activities and initiatives at Belle II and analysis of the demographics of the collaboration will be presented.

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talks

Accelerating Sustainability

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Particle accelerators are vital for medical applications, scientific discovery and technological development, but they generally come with significant environmental impacts. As the climate crisis intensifies, can we design and operate accelerators with greater environmental responsibility? Can this be achieved without hindering scientific progress — and could accelerators even help address some environmental challenges?

Particle Accelerator Environmental Sustainability

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How do particle accelerators intersect with the climate crisis, and why we should we care? Is it possible to design and operate accelerators more sustainably without hindering scientific progress? This talk will explore these questions, focusing on how — as the climate crisis intensifies — researchers are evaluating, reducing and mitigating these impacts through innovative and exciting approaches.

teaching

PHYS350 Electromagnetism

Teaching Assistantship, McGill, Physics, 2018

PHYS350 Electromagnetism responsibilities:

  • Marking and LaTex homework solutions
  • Office Hours

PHYS232 Heat & Waves

Teaching Assistantship, McGill, Physics, 2019

PHYS232 Heat & Waves responsibilities:

  • Marking and LaTex homework solutions
  • Office hours

3rd Year Nuclear Labs

Demonstrator, Oxford, Physics, 2023

A demonstrator for nuclear physics labs at Oxford for 3rd year physics students.