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Biography
Prof. Jeff Punch is a faculty member of the School of Engineering at the University of Limerick, specialising in the thermal sciences. In terms of research, he directs the Stokes Laboratories at UL s Bernal Institute a research group dedicated to education and innovation in mechanical engineering science and he is a Funded Investigator of the SFI s CONNECT Centre. He has wide-ranging research interests in the analysis of micro-scale mechanical engineering phenomena within the application areas of electronic and micro-electromechanical systems with emphasis on thermal / energy management and reliability physics. He has won over 10 million in industrial and research funding to date, and is currently supervising five postgraduate students and mentoring one postdoctoral researcher. He has authored or co-authored well over 150 refereed publications and five patents, and has presented numerous invited talks on aspects of the thermal management and reliability of electronic systems at venues worldwide.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Ph.D.
Award Date: 1 Jan 1994
Bachelor, Bachelor of Engineering
Award Date: 1 Jan 1990
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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A systematic review of composite wick designs for enhancing capillary and thermal performance in heat pipes
Vishwakarma, P., Punch, J., Guinan, E., Panigrahi, B. & Egan, V., Mar 2026, In: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 256, 128130.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A tunable and bistable piezoelectric vibrational energy harvester with a compliant ortho-planar spring and buckled H-I structure
Taufan, I., Punch, J. & Nico, V., Apr 2026, In: European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing the resilience of screen mesh wick heat pipes to the degenerative effects of bending-induced deformation
Guinan, E., Punch, J., Butler, C. & Egan, V., Feb 2026, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 287, 129328.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The optimization of magnet and coil configurations in a planar electromagnetic energy harvester for low-frequency, low-acceleration vibrations
Ghafoor, N., Punch, J. & Nico, V., 1 Mar 2026, In: Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical. 399, 117390.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A thermo-fluidic model for the analysis of deformed, multi-source heat pipes
Guinan, E., Punch, J. & Egan, V., 15 May 2025, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 267, 125767.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 2 Membership of council
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Member Engineers Ireland (External organisation)
Punch, J. (Engineer)
2003Activity: Membership › Membership of council
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (External organisation)
Punch, J. (Member)
1999Activity: Membership › Membership of council