Modi Research Group
Vijay Modi
Professor of Mechanical
Engineering at Columbia University
PhD Cornell 1984, Post-doc MIT 1984-1986
Expertise
Energy sources and conversion, heat/mass
transfer and fluid mechanics
Research interests
Energy technologies for sustainable development; energy infrastructure, design & planning; solar energy; energy, food & water nexus; technology & intervention, adoption, diffusion and impact assessment. Special focus on India and Africa.
Video links: Professor Modi discusses his research: 
Professor Modi discusses the Millennium Villages Project
Research Opportunities
1. Energy
related projects: environment/agriculture, energy/rural transport
2.
Graduate student to work on energy services for rural areas
3.
Graduate Research Assis. to work with time/effort and energy
flow measurement/analysis