Vijay Limaye

Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1710 University Ave., Room 144
Madison, WI 53726 USA
608-890-2514 tel
608-265-4113 fax
vlimaye@wisc.edu

Vijay Limaye is a joint PhD student in the Population Health Sciences and Environment and Resources programs at UW-Madison.  He works at the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) and is advised by Dr. Jonathan Patz.

Vijay graduated from UC-Berkeley in 2007, majoring in Environmental Sciences and completing a minor in Spanish Language and Literature.  Through his coursework at Berkeley and research experiences in isotopic geochemistry, soil respiration, and water quality, Vijay became interested in the scientific and political challenges of global environmental problems.  Upon graduation, he worked at the US EPA regional office in San Francisco on Clean Water Act programs for Native American tribes.  As part of his work as an Environmental Scientist, Vijay helped develop new reporting methods to document tribal water quality and demonstrate the efficacy of federal grants.  Inspired by these academic and professional experiences, Vijay is interested in interdisciplinary research exploring the human health consequences of climate change for vulnerable populations in America and India.

Vijay studies environmental epidemiology, particularly the links between energy use, climate, air quality, and public health.  Since the summer of 2010, he has been learning Hindi at UW to assist with research collaboration and community outreach efforts in India.  Vijay’s research is supported by funding from the National Science Foundation (CHANGE-IGERT Fellowship), the Department of Education through UW-Madison's Center for South Asia (Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship), the National Institutes of Health, and the Joint Indo-US Science and Technology Forum.

After completing his degree, he plans to apply his work to promote public health and sustainable development abroad.  Outside of school, Vijay enjoys sailing, photography and travel to places both near and far.