During the course of my study at Northern Illinois University as a Master's Student, I worked with Prof. Kostic as Teaching and Research Assistnat. I learned a great deal of subject, enthusiasm, work ethics etc., while working with him. Here's a few words about him.

Professor Kostic's teaching and research interests are in Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer and related fluid/thermal/energy sciences; with emphases on physical comprehension and creative design, including new and information technologies, experimental methods with computerized data acquisition (LabVIEW),  and CFD simulation (Fluent).  Dr. Kostic came to Northern Illinois University from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he supervised and conducted a two-year research program in heat transfer and viscoelastic fluid flows, after working for some time in industry.

Dr. Kostic was born in Yugoslavia and his schooling was done in Russia. Dr. Kostic received his B.S. degree with the University of Belgrade Award as the best graduated student in 1975. Then he worked as a researcher in thermal engineering and combustion at The Vinca Institute for Nuclear Sciences, and later taught at the University of Belgrade in Yugoslavia. He came to the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1981 as a Fulbright grantee, where he received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering in 1984. Subsequently, Dr. Kostic worked several years in industry. In addition, he spent three summers as an exchange visitor in England, West Germany, and the former Soviet Union.

Kostic’s unique synergy of philosophical, theoretical, computational and experimental approach, results in open mind, intense curiosity and sharp focus for identifying and analyzing natural and engineering phenomena with high motivation for problem identification, troubleshooting and solving.

Dr. Kostic has received recognized professional fellowships and awards, including citations in Marquis' "Who's Who in the World" etc. the Fulbright Grant, NASA Faculty Fellowship, Sabbatical Semester at Fermilab as a Guest Scientist, and the summer Faculty Research Participation Program at Argonne National Laboratory. He is a frequent reviewer of professional works and books in Thermodynamics and Experimental Methods. Dr. Kostic is a licensed professional engineer (PE) in Illinois and a member of the ASME, ASEE, and AIP's Society of Rheology. He has a number of publications in refereed journals, including a state-of-the-art chapter in the Academic Press series Advances in Heat Transfer, Volume 19. , "Viscosity", a chapter in  CRC Press' Measurement, Instrumentation and Sensors Handbook,  and Work, Power, and Energy article in the Academic Press/Elsevier's Encyclopedia of Energy. Professor Kostic is a member of the Graduate Faculty at Northern Illinois University (See C-Vita for more information).