Dr. Milivoje M. Kostic
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Building - Room 208
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115, U.S.A.
Phone: (815) 753-9975, Fax: (815) 753-0416
E-mail: kostic@niu.edu
B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering: University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1975 and 1978
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering: University of Illinois at Chicago, 1984
Department of Mechanical Engineering, CEET (1988-Present)
Special Appointments: Guest Faculty Research Participant at Argonne National Laboratory (2004-now); Scientist at NIU’s Institute for Nano-Science, Engineering & Technology (InSET, 2004-now); Faculty Research Participation Program at ANL (2004-05); NASA Faculty Fellow (Summer 2003); Guest Scientist-Sabbatical at Fermilab (Fall 2003)
1986-1988 Research Associate, Energy Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago
1985-1986 Chief Researcher, Energy and Thermal Engineering, Center for Research and Development, Copper and Aluminum Rolling Mills Corporation at Sevojno, Yugoslavia
1978-1981 Assistant (tenure-track faculty member), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1976-1978 Researcher, The Vinca Institute for Nuclear Sciences at Vinca Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Appointed to the International Scientific Advisory Board for the UNESCO sponsored 4th Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems. http://www.dubrovnik2007.fsb.hr/sab.php
Member of Scientific and Research Board of Advisors, Kaney Aerospace, Inc., Rockford, IL, January 2007
Member of AgTech Technical Advisory Board, Growth Dimensions, Belvedere-Rockford, IL , 2005
Faculty Research Participation Program, and Guest Faculty Research Participant, Argonne National Laboratory, 2004 & 2005
Fermilab Guest Scientist, Fall 2003 Sabbatical Semester, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL
NASA Faculty Fellowship at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH, Summer 2003
Inclusion in "Best Professor Series" Directory for 1998/99 (college speakers for high schools or via interactive TV network), WSPSC-West Suburban Post-Secondary Consortium, Oak Brook, IL, 1998
Cited (among the world's most outstanding individuals) in the books: "Who's Who in the World, Different editions, Marquis Who's Who, Chicago, 1980-2007
Cited in the books: “Who’s Who in Science and Engineering,?Different editions, Marquis Who's Who, Chicago, 1996-2007
Citation in: "MathCAD Files Around the World," MathSoft, Inc. Web Site [http://www.mathsoft.com/mathcad/library/world.html]
Citation in: "A Directory of Coursework and Research Using Computer-Based Instrumentation," National Instruments, Inc. Web Site [http://www.natinst.com/academic.nsf/]
Fulbright fellowship for Ph.D. graduate studies in the USA in 1981/82 academic year
Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Prize for M.S. Thesis, (a Yugoslavian award for the best thesis works) 1978
Belgrade October Prize for the best scientific and professional student work, 1975
University of Belgrade Prize as the best graduated student in 1975
Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Illinois, License No. 062-046895; 1991-present
Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME): active in Fluids Engineering, Heat Transfer, Advanced Energy Systems, and Solar Energy Divisions, 1988 present
Member of the Society of Rheology, a member society of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), 1993 present
Member of American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), 1997-present
Thermodynamics (a science of energy, the Mother of All Sciences), Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer and related fluid-thermal-energy sciences; with emphases on physical comprehension and creative design, experimental methods with computerized data acquisition, and CFD simulation; including nanotechnology and development of new-hybrid, POLY-nanofluids with enhanced properties, as well as design, analysis and optimization of fluids-thermal-energy components and systems in power-conversion, utilizations, manufacturing and material processing.
Kostic, M., M. Golubovic, J.R. Hull and S.U.S. Choi, U.S. PATENT-PENDING INVENTION for ONE-STEP METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NANOFLUIDS, ANL invention S-105,821, U.S. Patent-Appl.No.11/456,944 filed by U.S. Department of Energy (John J. Gillon, Patent Attorney) on 7/12/2006
Kostic, M., Energy: Global and Historical Background, In Encyclopedia of Energy Engineering (B. L. Capehart, Editor) DOI:10.1081/E-EEE-120042341, Taylor & Francis/Marcel Dekker, ?2007
Kostic, M., Physics of Energy, In Encyclopedia of Energy Engineering (B. L. Capehart, Editor) DOI:10.1081/E-EEE-120042342, Taylor & Francis/Marcel Dekker, ?2007
Kostic, M. and L. G. Reifschneider, "Extrusion Die Design*" In Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing (S. Lee, Editor); (c) 2005 by Dekker, ISBN: 0-8247-5563-4 (Hardcover 5 Volume Set, 3640 pages); Taylor & Francis, ISBN: 0-8247-5499-9 (electronic edition), 2006
Kostic, M., "Work, Power, and Energy," In Encyclopedia of Energy (C.J. Cleveland, Editor-in-Chief), Volume 6, pp. 527-538, ISBN: 0-12-176480-X, Elsevier, 2004
Kostic, M., “Analysis of Enthalpy Approximation for Compressed Liquid Water,?ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 128, p.421-426, May 2006
Kostic, M., Effective Thermal Conductivity Errors by Assuming Unidirectional Temperature and Heat Flux Distribution Within Heterogeneous Mixtures (Nanofluids), HMT'08-The5th WSEAS International Conference on HEAT and MASS TRANSFER, ID: 573-354, Acapulco, Mexico, January 25-27, 2008
Kostic, M and Vohra, P., NIU-Engineering Energy Research Activities and Challenges, HMT'08-The5th WSEAS International Conference on HEAT and MASS TRANSFER, ID: 573-088, Acapulco, Mexico, January 25-27, 2008
Kostic, M., “Critical Issues and Application Potentials in Nanofluids Research,?ASME-MN2006 Multifunctional Nanocomposites 2006 International Conference Proceedings, September 20-22, 2006, Honolulu, Hawaii, ASME Proceedings, New York, 2006
Kostic, M., Vijay Kumar Sankaramadhi, and Kalyan Chaitanya Simham, ?New Educational Lab: Measurement And Uncertainty Evaluation Of Nanofluid Particle Concentration Using Volumetric Flask Method,?ASEE-2006 IL-IN Section Conference Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education, Fort Wayne, IN, March 31-April 1, 2006
Kostic, M., Srinivasa Rao Vaddiraju, Srinivas Majji, Shashank B. Tirumala, and Dan Wu, “Design of Modern, Integrated Laboratory- Stations (ILS) for Engineering Experimental Courses,?ASEE-2005 IL-IN Section Conference Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education, DeKalb, IL, April 1-2, 2005
Kostic, M., Analysis of Enthalpy Approximation for Compressed Liquid Water, IMECE2004, ASME Proceedings, ASME, New York, 2004
Kostic, M., Irreversibility and Reversible Heat Transfer: The Quest and Nature of Energy and Entropy, IMECE2004, ASME Proceedings, ASME, New York, 2004
Kostic, M., “Fuel-Cell and Heat-Engine Energy-Conversion Comparative Analysis,?ASEE-2004 IL-IN Section Conference Proceedings, "Engineering Engineering Education,?American Society for Engineering Education, East Peoria, March, 2004
Vaddiraju, S.R., M. Kostic, L. Reifschneider, A. Pla-Dalmau, V. Rykalin, and A. Bross, “Extrusion Simulation and Experimental Validation to Optimize Precision Die Design,?ANTEC 2004--Proceedings of the 62nd Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, Vol. L, Chicago, IL, Society of Plastics Engineers, pp. 76--80, May 16--20, 2004
Reifschneider, L.G., M. Kostic, and S.R. Vaddiraju, “Computational Design of a U-Profile Die and Calibrator,?ANTEC 2004--Proceedings of the 62nd Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, Vol. L, Chicago, IL, Society of Plastics Engineers, pp. 246--250, May 16-20, 2004
Kostic, M., “Sampling and Aliasing: An Interactive and On-Line Virtual Experiment - “What we ‘see?is not what it is!? ASEE 2003 Annual Conference Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education, 2003