Steve Hostler, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Case School of Engineering

Teaching Information

Teaching Interests

Fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer

Research Information

Research Interests

Thermal management, granular materials, CO2 power and refrigeration cycles

Publications

  • Hostler, S., Peswani, M., Yang, S., Paul, H., Rowan, S. J., & Abramson, A. (2020). Stretching-Induced Thermal Conductivity Change in Shape-Memory Polymer Composites. JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 142 (8).
  • Shoffstall, A., Paiz, J., Miller, D., Rial, G., Willis, M., Menendez, D., ... Capadona, J. R. (2018). Potential for thermal damage to the blood-brain barrier during craniotomy: implications for intracortical recording microelectrodes.. Journal of neural engineering, 15 (3), 034001.
  • Hostler, S., Iyengar, A., Mahanta, N., & Abramson, A. R. (2018). Thermal conductivity of cold compacted bismuth nanowires. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 117 (), 951-957.
  • Shoffstall, A., Paiz, J., Miller, D., Rial, G., Willis, M., Menendez, D., ... Capadona, J. R. (2018). Potential for thermal damage to the blood--brain barrier during craniotomy: implications for intracortical recording microelectrodes. Journal of neural engineering, 15 (3), 034001.

Education

PhD
Mechanical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
2005
Master of Science
Mechanical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
2001
Bachelor of Science
Mechanical Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
2000