Lab Research 2018-04-05T15:29:06+00:00

Research & Development

Raj Parikh, our in-house team, and Professor Robert Dell of Cooper Union have worked together for decades on the successful design and implementation of dozens of geothermal applications.

 

Selected Geothermal Installations

Private Residence, Paramus, NJ, 2012

Private Residence, East 73rd Street, Manhattan, 2009

Private Residence, Lewes DE, 2010

Hafnarborg Institute of Culture and Fine Art, Hafnarborg Museum, Hrafnarfurdor, Iceland, 2002

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1995

Tufts University,, Medford, MA, 1995

MIT, CAVS and the MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA, 1994

Galleri Ofeigur, Reykjavik, Iceland, 1993-4

Lehigh University, Siegel Gallery, Bethlehem, PA, 1991-2

MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA, 1990-1

The Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY, 1983

Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, 1980

Solo Visual Arts Geothermal Installations

The Lab Gallery, The Roger Smith Hotel, NYC 2006

Reykjavik Municipal Art Museum, Harbour House, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2001 (geothermal installation)

Akureyri Art Museum, Akureyri, Iceland, 1999

The Great Geysir, Iceland, 1999

MIT, Kresge Oval, Cambridge, MA, 1997 (installation)

Yellowstone National Park, Grotto, Castle and Old Faithful Geyser Groups, WY, 1996

 

Selected Academic & Pilot Project Experience

High-Rise Building Applications – Former 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza – New York, NY, 2014

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, School of Engineering, LED Traffic Light Project, Chief Project Engineer, 2007

The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York, Honorary Research Associate, 2006-

Thermoelectric Power Generation Device, owned by The Cooper Union, patent pending, US Serial No. 11/639,378, Inventor, 2006

The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation, Waste Management and Minimization Grantee, Anoka, MN, Principal Investigator, 2006-7

Consolidated Edison of New York, Steam Heat Division R&D, Thermoelectric Power Generation, Phase II, Research Grantee, New York, NY Principal Investigator, 2005-6

LED Security Device and System, owned by The Cooper Union, patent pending US Serial No. 11/317480, Inventor, 2006

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University, Parallels in Creativity Symposium II, Cambridge, MA, Organizer, 2005-

Consolidated Edison of New York, Steam Heat Division R&D, Thermoelectric Power Generation, NYC, NY Principal Investigator, 2004-5

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, School of Engineering, Artist in Residence, 2004-6

American-Scandinavian Foundation, NYC, NY, Fellow to Iceland, 1999-2000

Vaettir Corporation, R&D, consulting and green energy systems company, Tappan, NY, President, 1999-

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Research Affiliate, 1995-7

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Research Fellow, 1993-95

Fulbright, CIES, Washington, D.C., Senior Research Fellow to Iceland, 1988