Professor M. Kostic’s Research and Consulting Interests:

• A Nanofluids Research Initiative:
  Development of hybrid, Drag-Reduction  nanofluids with polymer additives (dubbed POLYnanofluids and DRnanofluids) and investigation of their structural, diffusion, thermo-physical, flow and heat transfer characteristics, for diverse applications, including novel fluid/thermal systems, enhanced energy/heat transfer, flow friction reduction and tribology, pharmaceutics and bioengineering, and environmental control and cleanup ( www.kostic.niu.edu/DRnanofluids ; Guest Faculty Research Participant at Argonne National Laboratory).

• Energy Efficiency Analysis and Environmental/Sustainability Initiatives, Including New Energy Technology and Fuel Cells ( www.kostic.niu.edu/energy )

• Energy Audit and Conservation for Residential, Commercial and Industrial Consumers

• Modern Engineering Experimental Methods with Emphasis on Error Uncertainty Analysis and Computerized Data Acquisition with LabVIEW ( http://www.kostic.niu.edu/ProDev-ExpMeths.htm ; NASA Faculty Fellowship).

• Complex fluid and flow CFD simulation with experimental validation, including polymer extrusion and die design ( www.kostic.niu.edu/extrusion ; Fermilab Guest Scientist).

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