ryan.enright@nokia.com

ryan.enright@alcatel-lucent.com

EU Marie Curie/IRCSET Inspire Research Fellow in Science, Engineering and TechnologyRecently completed collaborative projects: Experimental study of liquid propagation in micropillar arrays for application in thermal management and lab-on-chip devices,the experimental study of dynamic wetting interactions on hierarchically-structured surfaces mimicking the Lotus leaf for application as robust non-wetting surfaces.Current collaborative projects include: the experimental study of phase change phenomena (condensation & boiling) on nano- and microstructured surfaces for application in energy production, thermal management, and water desalination,the experimental study of electrosorption of Na and Cl ions on to high-surface-area carbon nanotube electrodes for application in water desalination,and structured sample design for pump-probe measurements of evaporating water films.Current side projects include: the numerical study of the thermal behavior of microchannels bounded by superhydrophobic surfaces and developing slip flow behavior.

Member of the CTVR Thermal strand exploring thermal management concepts for integrated photonics devices for telecommunication applications.

Collaborative research with several members of technical staff studying wetting and laminar flow behavior of microchannels with nano- and microstructured superhydrophobic surfaces.