Scottish Institute for Solar Energy Research (SISER)

School of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Dr. Tadhg O'Donovan

Research and Grants Teaching and Administration Full CV (PDF)

 


 

Status: Lecturer

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Phone: +44 (0)131 451 4298

Email: T.S.O'Donovan -at- hw.ac.uk

 


 
 

 		 Research Interests
  • Solar Thermal Systems
  • ICT & Electronics Cooling
  • Bio-heat Transfer
  • Heat Exchange Technology
  • Jet Impingement Heat Transfer
  • Synthetic Air Jets
  • Two Phase Flow
  • Heat Transfer


Research Grants Held
  • Development of a solar concentrator for water desalination (February 2009 - March 2011, Principle Investigator)
    • UKIERI/DST, Standard Research Awards Programme, £140,000
  • Development of an improved surface heat flux measurement technique (Novermber 2007, Principle Investigator)
    • EPS, Start-up Funding, £10,000
  • Synthetic air jets: A study of convective cooling in thermal management applications (September 2007 - August 2010, Collaborator)
    • SFI, Research Frontiers Programme, 183,083 Euro
  • Synthetic Miniature Jet Electronics Cooler (October 2006-September 2007, Principle Investigator)
    • EI, Proof of Concept, 82,669 Euro