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Prof. M. Kostic from NIU
Department of Mechanical Engineering was appointed to serve on the National
Science Foundation (NSF)’s Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Team
(NIRT) Review Panel in Washington,
DC on March 13, 2007. Kostic
was on the Panel to review the cutting edge multidisciplinary research
proposals in “Active Nanostructures and Nanosystems (ANN), a program
on collaborative research and education in the area of active nanostructures
and nanosystems, and on the long-term social change associated with these
innovations. The goal of this program is to support fundamental research and
catalyze synergistic science and engineering research and education in
several emerging areas of nanoscale science and technology, including: fundamental nanoscale phenomena and processes in active
nanostructures; nanosystems with improved functionality and new
architectures; hierarchical nanomanufacturing; and long-term societal and
educational implications of scientific and technological advances on the
nanoscale < www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05610/nsf05610.htm
>. Professor Kostic’s interest and expertise is in energy and
nanofluids areas < www.kostic.niu.edu
>. Kostic is also a scientist at NIU’s Institute for
Nano-Science, Engineering & Technology (InSET) and has been collaborating as a
Faculty Research Participant at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), including a patent-pending innovation
for nanofluids production. Kostic is active in developing a nanofluids
research team and proposals in collaboration with Drs. Lin and Lurio, from
NIU Chemistry and Physics Departments, respectfully. Kostic’s
activities and accomplishments have been recognized by his inclusion in the
NSF NIRT Review Panel, among the most recognized researchers in nanoscience
and nanotechnology.
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