• Analysis of two phase and bi-phase flows in microfluidics. 
• Aircraft compartment heat transfer.
• Low profile cooling for electronics
• Optical measurement techniques for heat transfer and fluid flow.
• Heat transfer and fluid dynamics of nanofluids

• Fluid Mechanics
• Design of Thermo-Fluid Systems
• Design Mechanics
• Prototype Design and Build
• Engineering Computing

Dr Vanessa Egan is an Associate Professor A in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Limerick. Her research interests encompass the heat transfer and fluid mechanics of two phase and multiphase flows, aircraft compartment heat transfer and the cooling of low profile and portable electronic devices. Prof. Egan has expertise in the use of advanced experimental techniques such as particle image velocimetry and IR thermography, to obtain full field velocity and temperature measurements. Her research has been funded by industrial partners and competitively won grants and she has supervised over 7 PhD students to completion. To date Vanessa has received ~370 citations on her published works which include 25 peer reviewed and ISI journal articles, a chapter in ‘Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Handbook’ and over 25 peer-reviewed international conference articles.