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Publications

  1. 2025
  2. Nathan Bruursema, Travis Wavrunek, Isaac Couling, Austen Goddu, Paul Van Susante, Testing and Analysis of a Passive Thermal Management System and Superconducting Data Transfer for Use in Lunar Permanently Shadowed Regions, Paper and presentation at AIAA ASCEND - Las Vegas, NV, July 22-24, 2025, 7-22-2025
  3. Marcello C. Guadagno, Travis A. Wavrunek, George B. Johnson, Paul J. van Susante, Jeffrey S. Allen, Timothy Eisele, Timothy J. Scarlett, Field Testing a Percussive Heated Cone Penetrometer in Icy Regolith for Lunar Volatile Prospecting, Paper and presentation at AIAA ASCEND - Las Vegas, NV, July 22-24, 2025, 7-22-2025
  4. Jekan Thangavelautham, Jessica Barnes, Andrew J. Ryan, Paul van Susante, Rudra Mukherjee, Cameron Dickinson, Geotechnical and scientific characterization of lunar regolith for the purposes of lunar construction using regolith filled bags, Presented at AIAA ASCEND - Las Vegas, NV, July 22-24, 2025, 7-22-2025
  5. M. C. Guadagno, F. D. Gaertner, P. J. van Susante, Modeling Excavation Forces for Chain Driven Mechanisms with Buckets and Picks, Abstract and poster at Space Resources Roundtable - Golden, CO, June 4-7, 2025, 6-4-2025
  6. G. Johnson, P. van Susante, D. Mallot, C. McLeod, L. Herrera, The first lunar roads? Thermoplastic and regolith surface improvement vacuum demonstration and durability testing, Abstract and poster at Space Resources Roundtable - Golden, CO, June 4-7, 2025, 6-4-2025
  7. F. D. Gaertner, M. C. Guadagno, M. M. Decker, B. J. Engle, P. J. van Susante, Test Stand for the Analysis of Excavation Forces in a Simulated Lunar Environment, Abstract and poster at Space Resources Roundtable - Golden, CO, June 4-7, 2025, 6-4-2025
  8. M. C. Guadagno, A. J. Goddu, M. M. Decker, P. J. van Susante, Excavation and Driving Performance of the PRIMROSE Rover during the Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, Abstract and presentation at Space Resources Roundtable - Golden, CO, June 4-7, 2025, 6-4-2025
  9. C. A. LeCaptain, C. L. Carey, P. J. van Susante, John Schmit, Austin Cyrus, Comparative Experimental Study of Terrestrial Compaction Methods on Lunar Regolith Simulant, Abstract and presentation at Space Resources Roundtable - Golden, CO, June 4-7, 2025, 6-4-2025
  10. E. L. Zimmermann, G. B. Johnson, P. J. van Susante, J. S. Allen, T. C. Eisele, Data Analysis Results from Cryogenic Vacuum Testing of a Percussive Hot Cone Penetrometer, Abstract and presentation at Space Resources Roundtable - Golden, CO, June 4-7, 2025, 6-4-2025
  11. Travis Wavrunek, Ben Flowers, Anurag Rajan, Paul van Susante,, Compaction Dependent Thermal Properties of Icy Lunar Regolith in Vacuum, Abstract and presentation at Space Resources Roundtable - Golden, CO, June 4-7, 2025, 6-4-2025
  12. E. Zimmermann, G. Johnson, G. Redlon, S. Zerbel, K.A. Zacny, P. van Susante, Supporting Human Exploration of Mars: Experimental Evaluation of Thermal Drilling for Water Extraction from Martian Glacier Ice, Accepted for publishing in ASCE Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 3-18-2025
  13. 2024
  14. P. J. van Susante, Large Scale Icy Regolith Lab and Field Testing, Poster at LSIC Fall Meeting - Las Vegas, NV, November 13-14, 2024, 11-13-2024
  15. A.J. Petruska, C.B. Dreyer, H. Bell, I. Jehn, N.T. Dantam, J. Rostami, K.M. Cannon, G.F. Sowers, D. Johnson, D.P. Purcell, R. Banerjee, T. Lee, E. Skride, P. J. van Susante, C. Carey, ASPECT Site Preparation Test Bed, Poster at LSIC Fall Meeting - Las Vegas, NV, November 13-14, 2024, 11-13-2024
  16. T.A. Wavrunek, P. van Susante, Development of the TEthered Mechanism for Persistent Energy Storage and Transmission (TEMPEST) System, Abstract & Lightning talk at LSIC Key Lunar Surface Power Trades Workshop - Virtual, 8-22-2024
  17. Marc Cohen, Paul van Susante, Reflections on the Lunar Proving Ground Workshop, Presented at the 53rd International Conference on Environmental Systems – Louisville, KY, July 20-25, 2024., 7-20-2024
  18. Paul van Susante, Lunar and Mars ISRU, Excavation and Construction Test Capabilities and Project Progress at the MTU-PSTDL, Poster at SRR 2024 - Golden, CO, June 4-7, 2024., 6-4-2024
  19. Chuck Carey, Robin Austerberry, Julia Petrin, Paul van Susante, Testing of a Novel Lunar Regolith Compaction Device for Site Preparation, Presentation at SRR 2024 - Golden, CO, June 4-7, 2024., 6-4-2024
  20. R. D. Austerberry, P. Bradshaw, M.C. Guadagno, P. J. van Susante, Durability Testing of a Lunar Surface Excavation Rover, Poster at SRR 2024 - Golden, CO, June 4-7, 2024., 6-4-2024
  21. T. Wavrunek, P. van Susante, Development of the TEthered Mechanism for Persistent Energy Storage and Transmission (TEMPEST) System for the Watts on the Moon Challenge, Presentation at SRR 2024 - Golden, CO, June 4-7, 2024., 6-4-2024
  22. E. L. Zimmermann, G. B. Johnson, P. J. van Susante, J. S. Allen, T. C. Eisele, Cryogenic Vacuum Testing of a Heated Cone Penetrometer for Thermal Detection and Quantification of Water in Icy Lunar Regolith Simulant, Presentation at SRR 2024 - Golden, CO, June 4-7, 2024., 6-4-2024
  23. J. Rastami, A. Petruska, C. Dreyer, P. van Susante, AUTONOMOUS SITE PREPARATION: EXCAVATION, COMPACTION, AND TESTING (ASPECT) project, SME2024/2024 SME Annual Conference & EXPO, 5-9-2024
  24. Paul van Susante, Field Testing Experience of Lunar ISRU technology, Poster at LSIC Spring Meeting at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory - Laurel, MD., 4-23-2024
  25. Christopher Dreyer, Adrew Petruska, Neil Dantam, George Sowers, Kevin Cannon, Jamal Rostami, Daniel Johnson, Daniel Hammer, David Purcell, Rik Banerjee, Elise Skirde, Daniel Abel, Chukwuebuka Okwor, Paul van Susante, Chuck Carey, Van Wagner, Development of an autonomous site preparation vehicle for the Moon, Proceedings of ASCE Earth & Space Conference, Miami, FL, April 14-18, 2024, 4-18-2024
  26. 2023
  27. Wavrunek T, Johnson G, van Susante P, Zimmermann E, Wiegand B, Krause M, Rajan A, Allen J, Eisele T, Method for Quantifying Lunar Polar Volatiles in Regolith and the Development of a Thermal Model, AIAA ASCEND conference - Las Vegas (Oct 23-25), 10-23-2023
  28. Wavrunek T, McGillivray H, Carey C, Johnson B, Guadagno M, van Susante P, Testing and Analysis of a Superconducting Tether for Power Transmission Inside of Lunar Permanently Shaded Regions, AIAA ASCEND conference - Las Vegas (Oct 23-25), 2023, 10-23-2023
  29. Noe J, van Susante P, Sibille L, Wiegand B, Sierra E, Bradshaw P, Three Regolith Simulant Conveyance Systems Tested in Vacuum and Atmospheric Conditions, AIAA ASCEND conference - Las Vegas (Oct 23-25), 2023, 10-23-2023
  30. Carey C, Austerberry R, Bradshaw P, van Susante P, Low Mass Method for Lunar Regolith Surface Compaction, AIAA ASCEND conference - Las Vegas (Oct 23-25), 2023, 10-23-2023
  31. Guadagno M, Bradshaw P, Primeau J, van Susante P, Long Duration Testing of a Rover-Mounted Chain Trencher Excavator in Simulated Lunar Surface Conditions, AIAA ASCEND conference - Las Vegas (Oct 23-25), 2023, 10-23-2023
  32. Noe J, van Susante P, The Potential of Wind Energy on Celestial Bodies with Substantial Atmospheres, AIAA ASCEND conference - Las Vegas (Oct 23-25), 2023, 10-23-2023
  33. Dreyer C, Jehn I, van Susante P, Primeau J, Lunar Site Preparation Requirements for Construction of Infrastructure Elements, AIAA ASCEND conference - Las Vegas (Oct 23-25), 2023, 10-23-2023
  34. P. J. van Susante, M.C. Guadagno, T. Wavrunek, C. Carey, H. McGillivray, P. Bradshaw, J. Primeau, B. Wiegand, G. Johnson, Watts on the Moon and Break the Ice Lunar Challenge Experiences, Poster & Lightning Talk at LSIC Fall Meeting – Pittsburg, PA, Oct 10-11, 2023, 10-11-2023
  35. P. J. van Susante, M.C. Guadagno, B. Pokorny, B. Wiegand, J. Noe, E. Sierra, C. Carey, J. Petrin, R. Austerberry, H. McGillivray, P. Bradshaw, E. Zimmermann, G. Johnson, Vacuum and Atmospheric Lunar Simulant Behavior and Geotechnical Properties, Poster & Lightning Talk at LSIC Fall Meeting – Pittsburg, PA, Oct 10-11, 2023, 10-11-2023
  36. Johnson G, Wavrunek T, van Susante P, Allen J, Eisele T, Thermal Measurements of Icy Lunar Regolith Simulant: Water Content Analysis Under Atmospheric Conditions, Space Resources Roundtable - Golden, CO (Jun5-9), 2023, 6-9-2023
  37. Wiegand B, Guadagno M, van Susante P, Testing of a Rover-Mounted Instrumented Percussive Cone Penetrometer in Icy Layered Lunar Regolith Simulant, Space Resources Roundtable - Golden, CO (Jun5-9), 2023, 6-9-2023
  38. Noe J, van Susante P, Sibille L, Bradshaw P, Sierra E, Wiegand B, Lunar Regolith Hopper Design and Testing Under Atmosphere and Vacuum Conditions, Space Resources Roundtable - Golden, CO (Jun5-9), 2023, 6-9-2023
  39. Noe J, van Susante P, Sibille L, Bradshaw P, Sierra E, Wiegand B, Three General Lunar Regolith Conveyance Systems Tested in Atmosphere and Vacuum Conditions, Space Resources Roundtable - Golden, CO (Jun5-9), 2023, 6-9-2023
  40. Carey C, Austerberry R, Bradshaw P, van Susante P, Low Mass Method for Lunar Regolith Surface Compaction, Space Resources Roundtable - Golden, CO (Jun5-9) , 2023, 6-9-2023
  41. Bradshaw P, van Susante P, Nielsen K, Guadagno M, Efficacy and Wear of a Bucket Ladder for ISRU Regolith Excavation in Vacuum, Space Resources Roundtable - Golden, CO (Jun5-9), 2023, 6-9-2023
  42. van Susante P, Johnson G, Wiegand B.D, Wavrunek T, Guadagno M.C, Kaminsky C, Allen J, Eisele T.C, Scarlett T, Alger R, Zacny K.A, O’Brien S, Yen B, Field Testing Lunar Thermal Cone Penetrometer and Ground Penetrating Radar, Poster, LSIC Spring 2023 meeting, Laurel, MD, May 24-25, 2023, 5-25-2023
  43. van Susante P, Johnson G, Wavrunek T, Zimmerman E, Krause M, Allen J, Eisele T.C, Scarlett T, Rajan A, Thermal Profiling to Identify and Quantify Cryogenic Volatiles in Lunar Simulant under Vacuum Conditions, Poster, LSIC Spring 2023 meeting, Laurel, MD, May 24-25, 2023, 5-25-2023
  44. P.J. van Susante, G. Johnson, B.D. Wiegand, T. Wavrunek, M.C. Guadagno, C. Kaminsky, J. Allen, T.C. Eisele, T. Scarlett, R. Alger, K.A. Zacny, S. O’Brien, B. Yen, Field Testing Lunar Thermal Cone Penetrometer and Ground Penetrating Radar, Poster & Lightning Talk at LSIC Spring Meeting - JHU-APL (April 24-25), 4-25-2023
  45. P.J. van Susante, G. Johnson, T. Wavrunek, E. Zimmerman, M. Krause, J. Allen, T.C. Eisele, T. Scarlett, A. Rajan, Thermal Profiling to Identify and Quantify Cryogenic Volatiles in Lunar Simulant under Vacuum Conditions, Poster only, LSIC Spring Meeting - JHU-APL (April 24-25), 4-25-2023
  46. van Susante P, Johnson G, Wavrunek T, Guadagno M, Kaminsky C, Allen J, Eisele T, Scarlett T, Alger R, Zacny K, O’Brien S, Yen B, Field Testing Lunar Thermal Cone Penetrometer and Ground Penetrating Radar, Poster & Lightning Talk at LSIC Spring Meeting - JHU-APL (April 24-25), 4-24-2023
  47. van Susante P, Johnson G, Wavrunek T, Zimmerman E, Krause M, Allen J, Eisele T, Scarlett T, Rajan A, Thermal Profiling to Identify and Quantify Cryogenic Volatiles in Lunar Simulant under Vacuum Conditions, Poster only, LSIC Spring Meeting - JHU-APL (April 24-25), 4-24-2023
  48. 2022
  49. van Susante P, Observations of Working with Lunar Simulant in a Dusty Thermal Vacuum Chamber, LSIC Fall 2022 meeting, El Paso, TX and virtual, Nov 2-3, 2022. Presenting in-person, 11-3-2022
  50. Linders K, van Susante P, Astro-Huskies Multiplanetary Regolith Pursuing Husky (MuRPHy), Michigan Space Grant 2022 Fall conference, Ann Arbor, MI, 10-22-2022
  51. Noe J.B, van Susante P, Sibille L, Wiegand B, Carey C, Lunar Regolith Behavior in Vacuum for ISRU Transportation and Storage, IAC-22-D3.2B, 2/21/2022, conference proceedings of 73rd International Astronautical Congress, Paris, France, September 18-22, 2022, 9-22-2022
  52. Wavrunek T, van Susante P, Bigham S, Allen J, An Analysis of Phase Change Material for Lunar Thermal Management in Permanently Shaded Regions, IAC-22-D3.2B, conference proceedings of 73rd International Astronautical Congress, Paris, France, September 18-22, 2022, 9-22-2022
  53. Johnson G, Zerbel S, Redlon G, Van Susante P, Zacny K, RedWater: Scaled Ice Melting Probe – Martian Environment Testing for ISRU, Space Resources Roundtable, Golden, CO, June 7-10, 2022, accepted for talk, 6-10-2022
  54. Wiegand B, Guadagno M, Van Susante P, Current Capabilities of the Planetary Surface Technology Development Lab, Space Resources Roundtable, Golden, CO, June 7-10, 2022, accepted for poster, 6-10-2022
  55. Guadagno M, Wiegand B, Van Susante P, Primeauv J, Schaefer C, Development of an Instrumented Percussive Cone Penetrometer for in-situ Characterization of Lunar Regolith Geotechnical Properties, Space Resources Roundtable, Golden, CO, June 7-10, 2022, accepted for poster, 6-10-2022
  56. Johnson G, Wavrunek T, Rajan A, Van Susante P, Eisele T, Allen J, Method of Volatile Detection in Lunar Regolith, Percussive Hot Cone Penetrometer Thermal Testing and Modeling, Space Resources Roundtable, Golden, CO, June 7-10, 2022, accepted for talk, 6-10-2022
  57. Kaminski J, Van Susante P, Scarlett T, Electromagnetic Reflection Characterization of Simulated Lunar Ice Using Ground Penetrating Radar, Space Resources Roundtable, Golden, CO, June 7-10, 2022, accepted for talk, 6-10-2022
  58. Van Susante P, Carey C, Michigan Technological Universities’ Lunar Highland Simulant MTU-LHT-1A, Space Resources Roundtable, Golden, CO, June 7-10, 2022, accepted for poster, 6-10-2022
  59. Noe J, Van Susante P, Sibille L, Wiegand B, Three Lunar Regolith Conveying Methods Being Developed for ISRU, Space Resources Roundtable, Golden, CO, June 7-10, 2022, accepted for talk, 6-10-2022
  60. Jijaya V. N. Sriram Malladi, Van Susante P, Towards Novel Nonprehensile Conveyance of Lunar Regolith via Surface Traveling Waves, LSIC Spring 2022 meeting, Laurel, MD and virtual, May 4-5, 2022, 5-5-2022
  61. Van Susante P, Allen J, Eisele T, Scarlett T, Zacny K, Thermal Cone Penetrometer and Ground Penetrating Radar Testing Progress for Determination of Lunar Regolith Geotechnical Properties and Volatile Characterization, LSIC Spring 2022 meeting, Laurel, MD and virtual, May 4-5, 2022. Presented in-person, 5-5-2022
  62. Noe J, Van Susante P, Sibille L, Wiegand B, Carey C, Lunar Regolith Behavior in Vacuum for ISRU Transportation and Storage, 73rd International Astronautical Congress, Paris, France, October 2022, 2-21-2022
  63. Wavrunek T, Van Susante P, Bigham S, Allen, J, An Analysis of Phase Change Material for Lunar Thermal Management in Permanently Shaded Regions, 73rd International Astronautical Congress, Paris, France, October 2022, 2-21-2022
  64. 2021
  65. Mellerowicz B, Zacny K, Palmowski J, Bradley B, Stolov L, Vogel B, Ware L, Yen B, Sabahi D, Ridilla A, Nguyen H, Faris D, Van Susante P, Johnson G, Putzig N, Hecht M, RedWater: Water Mining System for Mars, New Space, ISRU Special Issue, Mary Ann Liebert Publishing, accepted 10/24/2021, Published, 10-24-2021
  66. Van Susante P, Cobb E, Goddu A, McGillivray H, Miller C, Miller C, VanHorn E, Design and implementation of the Heavy Onboard Platform for Lunar ISRU and Terrain Excavation (HOPLITE) to enable payload development and field testing for lunar and mars applications, Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium Spring Meeting, May 11-12, virtual, poster and lightning talk, 10-4-2021
  67. Guadagno M, Van Susante P, T-REX, deploying a super-conducting power and communication cable into PSRs, the NASA BIG Idea Challenge Artemis Award Winner, Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium Spring Meeting, May 11-12, virtual, poster and panel talk, 10-4-2021
  68. Guadagno M, van Susante P, Cobb E, McGillivray H, Van Horn E, Gronda T, Wavrunek T, Goddu A, Miller C, Testing and Development of the Tethered-permanently shadowed Region EXplorer (T-REX): a rover designed to lay superconducting tether into Lunar PSRs., New Space, ISRU Special Issue, Mary Ann Liebert Publishing, 6-20-2021
  69. Foetisch M, van Susante P, Allen J, Eisele T, Water Jet Excavation of Gypsum, New Space, ISRU Special Issue, Mary Ann Liebert Publishing, 6-20-2021
  70. Van Susante P, Guadagno M, Planetary Surface Technology Development Lab Inauguration, Planetary and Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium and Space Resources Roundtable, Virtual, June 7-11, 2021, 6-11-2021
  71. Van Susante P, Allen J, Eisele K, Scarlett T, Zacny K, Determining Volatile Content and Geotechnical Properties using a Percussive Hot Cone Penetrometer and Ground Penetrating Radar, Planetary and Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium and Space Resources Roundtable, Virtual, June 7-11, 2021, 6-11-2021
  72. Van Susante P, Guadagno M, Cobb E, Goddu A, Wavrunek T, McGillivray H, Miller C, VanHorn E, Gronda T, Design and Testing of a Superconducting Tethered Rover for Kilowatt Power delivery into Lunar Permanently Shadowed Regions, Planetary and Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium and Space Resources Roundtable, Virtual, June 7-11, 2021, 6-11-2021
  73. Van Susante P, Allen J, Eisele T, Scarlett T, Zacny K, Lunar Geotechnical Property Measurement and Volatile Identification and Quantification using a Percussive Hot Cone Penetrometer (PHCP) and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium Spring Meeting, May 11-12, virtual, poster and lightning talk, 5-12-2021
  74. Palmowski J, Johnson G, Van Susante P, Redwater: Extraction of Water from Mars’ Ice Deposits, Earth & Space conference proceedings, Denver, April 2022, published by ASCE, 4-28-2021
  75. Scarlett T, Kaminsky C, Van Susante P, Simulated Characterization of Lunar Ice Deposits Using Ground Penetrating Radar Technology, Earth & Space conference proceedings, Denver, April 2022, published by ASCE, 4-28-2021
  76. Johnson G, Wavrunek T, Rajan A, Van Susante P, Eisele K, Allen J, Thermal Modeling and Volatile Mapping of Lunar Regolith, Earth & Space conference proceedings, Denver, April 2022, published by ASCE, 4-28-2021
  77. Noe J, Van Susante P, Sibille L, Wiegand B, Carey C, Regolith Delivery into a Molten Regolith Electrolysis Reactor, Earth & Space conference proceedings, Denver, April 2022, published by ASCE, 4-28-2021
  78. Guadagno M, Johnson G, Van Susante P, Testing of a Bucket Ladder Excavation Mechanism for Lunar Applications, Earth & Space conference proceedings, Denver, April 2022, published by ASCE, 4-28-2021
  79. Wiegand B, Guadagno M, Van Susante P, Commissioning and Testing a New Dusty Thermal VacuuMhamber with inclusion of Icy Regolith, Earth & Space conference proceedings, Denver, April 2022, published by ASCE, 4-28-2021
  80. Guadagno M, van Susante P, Providing Wired Power and Data in Lunar Permanently Shadowed Regions with Rover-Deployed Superconducting Tether, Earth and Space Conference Proceedings ASCE, 4-15-2021
  81. Van Susante P, Johnson G, Zerbel S, Zacny K, Melting Ice under Martian and other Environmental Conditions for ISRU, Abstract submitted 4/12/2021 to AIAA ASCEND 2021 conference proceedings, Las Vegas, NV, Nov 2021, 4-12-2021
  82. Van Susante P, Allen J, Eisele K, Scarlett T, Zacny K, Identifying and Quantifying Volatile Content and Geotechnical Properties in the lunar PSRs, Abstract submitted 4/12/2021 to AIAA ASCEND 2021 conference proceedings, Las Vegas, NV, Nov 2021, 4-12-2021
  83. Van Susante P, Mellerowicz B, Zacny K, Palmowski J, Bradley B, Stolov L, Yen B, Sabahi D, Ridilla A, Nguyen H, Faris D, Johnson G, Ware L, Putzig N, Hecht M, RedWater: Extraction of Water from Mars’ Ice Deposits, Abstract submitted 3/30/2021 to AIAA ASCEND 2021 conference proceedings, Las Vegas, NV, Nov 2021, 3-30-2021
  84. Whelley P, van Susante P, et. al., The Importance of Field Studies for Closing Key Knowledge Gaps in Planetary Science, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society , Vol. 53, Issue 4, 1-1-2021
  85. 2020
  86. Guadagno M, van Susante P, Commissioning and Testing of Dusty Thermal Vacuum Chamber Designed for Lunar Environment Simulation, AIAA ASCEND, 11-1-2020
  87. van Susante P, Allen J, Research results and prototype development and testing for water extraction from polyhydrated sulphate rock on Mars, AIAA ASCEND, 11-1-2020
  88. Montes J, Hudgins E, Cohen L, Schingler J, van Susante P, Lordos G, Cannon K, Barrett JP, LOON–An Integrated Development Vision for the pre-2100 Lunar Industrial Town, Earth and Space Conference Proceedings ASCE, 4-1-2020
  89. Mueller R, van Susante P, Reiners E, Metzger PT, NASA Lunabotics Robotic Mining Competition: 10th Anniversary (2010-2019): Taxonomy and Technology Review, Earth and Space Conference Proceedings ASCE, 4-1-2020
  90. van Susante P, Proper Sizing of Lunar and Mars ISRU Excavation Hardware, Earth and Space Conference Proceedings ASCE, 4-1-2020
  91. Cannon KM, Mueller RP, Deutsch AN, Colaprete AC, Sowers G, Drever C, Li S, Secel J, van Susante P, Britt DT, The Snow Badger Mission Concept: Trenching for Ice with Humans and Robots, Lunar Surface Science Workshop, 4-1-2020
  92. van Susante P, Allen J, Eisele T, Medici E, Foetisch MS, Fitzgerald Z,, Zacny K, Water Extraction from Rock Gypsum on Mars, Earth and Space Conference Proceedings ASCE, 4-1-2020
  93. 2019
  94. van Susante P, Allen J, Eisele T, Medici E, Foetisch MS, Fitzgerald Z, Zacny K, Water mining from rock gypsum on Mars, 70th International Astronautical Congress, 10-1-2019
  95. van Susante P, Zacny K, Water mining methods for the Moon and Mars, 70th International Astronautical Congress, 10-1-2019
  96. van Susante P, Alger R, Proposed New Testing Facility for Cold and Operational Long Duration Testing of Lunar and Mars ISRU and Mobility, Lunar ISRU Workshop: "Developing a New Space Economy through Lunar Resources and their Utilization", 7-1-2019
  97. Zacny K, Mank Z, Buchbinder M, Sabahi D, Hecht M, Putzig N, van Susante P, RedWater: Approach for Mining Water from Mars' Ice Deposits Buried 10s of Meters Deep, Ninth International Conference on Mars, 7-1-2019
  98. van Susante P, Lunar ISRU and design and sizing of regolith excavation & handling hardware, ISDC, 6-1-2019
  99. van Susante P, Allen J, Eisele T, Medici E, Foetisch MS, Zacny K, Fitzgerald Z, Poly-hydrated sulfate mining and water extraction on Mars; experimental results and system requirements, Proceedings of the Space Resources Roundtable and Planetary and Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium, 6-1-2019
  100. Bayani-Ahanger S, Medici EF, van Susante P, Eisele T, Allen JS, Environmental Constraints of Non-Mechanical Excavation of Water from Gypsum on the Martian Surface, Interpore 11th Annual Meeting, 5-1-2019
  101. 2018
  102. van Susante P, Allen J, Eisele T, Medici E, Zacny K, Gypsum and other evaporites as a potential source for water extraction on Mars: experimental update, AIAA Space Forum, 9-1-2018
  103. van Susante P, Allen J, Eisele T, Medici E, Zacny K, Hard rock water jet mining, a novel method to extract water from poly-hydrated sulphates on Mars, Space Resources Roundtable and Planetary and Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium, 6-1-2018
  104. Zacny K, Hecht M, Putzig N, Sabahi D, van Susante P, RedWater: Extraction of Water from Mars' Ice Deposits, Space Resources Roundtable and Planetary and Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium, 6-1-2018
  105. van Susante P, Gertsch LL, Minerals from Space: Terrestrial and Extra-terrestrial Perspectives, ASCE, 4-1-2018
  106. van Susante P, Zacny K, Hedlund M, Atkinson J, Gelino N, Mueller R, Robotic Mars and Lunar Landing Pad Construction Using In-Situ Rocks, ASCE, 4-1-2018
  107. 2017
  108. Beaty DW, Hays LE, Davis R, Bussey B, Abbud-Madrid A, Boucher D, Gertsch L, Hoffman SJ, Kleinhenz J, Mueller R,, van Susante P, Whetsel C, Zbinden E, The Possible Strategic Significance of Mid-Latitude Ice Deposits to a Potential Future Human Mission to Mars, Sixth International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration, 9-1-2017
  109. Bleacher JE, Conrad PG, Domagal-Goldman SD, Evans CA, Glavin GP, Glotch TD, Graff TG, Guzewich SD, Lewis R, Lupisella ML, McAdam A, Niles PB, Petro NE, Rogers AD, Skinner J, Stern JC, van Susante P, Trainer MG, Young KE, Bell MS, Hoffman SJ, Needham DH, Hays LE, Hurowitz JA, Long Term Environmental Monitoring: Necessary Strategy and Integrated Technologies to Ensure Successful Science, Resource Utilization, and Planetary Protection during Human Exploration, Planetary Science Vision 2050 workshop, 3-1-2017
  110. 2016
  111. Beaty D, Abbud-Madrid A, Boucher D, Bussey B, Davis R, Gertsch L, Hays L, Kleinhenz J, Meyer M, Moats M, Mueller R, Paz A, Suzuki N, van Susante P, Whetsel C, Zbinden E, Description of Water Resources on Mars that have the Potential to Become Reserves as Part of a Human Exploration Zone, The M-WIP Study, Part 1, Space Resources Roundtable and Planetary and Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium, 6-1-2016
  112. van Susante P, Abbud-Madrid A, Beaty D, Boucher D, Bussey B, Davis R, Gertsch L, Hays L, Kleinhenz J, Meyer M, Moats M, Mueller R, Paz A, Suzuki N, Whetsel C, Zbinden E, Engineering Analysis of Candidate Ore Cases for ISRU Water Production on Mars: The M-WIP Study, Part 2, Space Resources Roundtable and Planetary and Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium, 6-1-2016
  113. Whetsel C, Abbud-Madrid A, Beaty DW, Boucher D, Bussey B, Davis R, Gertsch L, Hays L, Kleinhenz J, Meyer M, Moats M, Mueller R, Paz A, Suzuki N, van Susante P, Zbinden E, Engineering Sensitivities to Ore Characteristics for Water Resources on Mars and Implications for Resource Exploration Approaches: M-WIP Study, Part 3, Space Resources Roundtable and Planetary and Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium, 6-1-2016
  114. van Susante P, Barr NB, Blough J, De Clerck JP, Miller M, Miskioglu I, Odegard GM, Successes and Challenges in Implementation and Running of the First ME-Practice Class in the 2nd Undergraduate Year as Part of a Curriculum Revision, ASEE, 6-1-2016
  115. Malla R, Agui J, van Susante P, Earth & Space 2016 Conference Proceedings, ASCE, 4-1-2016
  116. Abbud-Madrid A, Beaty DW, Boucher D, Bussey B, Davis R, Gertsch L, Hays LE, Kleinhenz J, Meyer MA, Moats M, Mueller RP, Paz A, Suzuki N, van Susante P, Whetsel C, Zbinden EA, Report of the Mars Water In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Planning (M-WIP) Study, NASA, 4-1-2016
  117. van Susante P, Metzger PT, Design, Test and Simulation of Lunar and Mars Landing Pad Soil Stabilization Built with In-Situ Rock Utilization, Earth & Space 2016 Conference, ASCE, 1-1-2016
  118. 2015
  119. Conrad PG, Bleacher JE, van Susante P, Environmental Dynamics of the EZ: A Measurement Priority for Science and Resource Exploration, Landing Site/Exploration Zone Workshop for Human Missions to the surface of Mars, 10-1-2015
  120. Phillips M, Lucchesi S, van Susante P, Using Direct Information Literacy Assessment to Improve Mechanical Engineering Student Learning - A Report on Rubric Analysis of Student Research Assignments, ASEE, 6-1-2015
  121. 2014
  122. Miller M, van Susante P, Curriculum Revision to Better Integrate Mechanical Engineering Science and Practice in the 2nd and 3rd Undergraduate Years, ASEE Annual Conference, 1-1-2014
  123. 2013
  124. Zacny K, Chu P, Paulsen G, Spring J, Hedlund M, Craft J, van Susante P, Mueller R, Galloway G, Mantovani J, Parametric Optimization and Prediction Software for Excavation and Prospecting Tasks, AIAA Space 2013 Conference and Exposition, 1-1-2013
  125. 2012
  126. Mueller RP, van Susante P, A Review of Extra-Terrestrial Mining Robot Concepts, Earth & Space 2012 conference, ASCE, 1-1-2012
  127. van Susante P, Landing Pad Construction Rover Attachment Development, Earth & Space 2012 conference, ASCE, 1-1-2012
  128. 2011
  129. Mueller RP, van Susante P, A Review of Lunar Regolith Excavation Robotic Device Prototypes, AIAA Space 2011 conference, 1-1-2011
  130. Schmidt PL, Morris T, Zalewski J, Carmen CL, van Susante P, Case Studies in Application of System Engineering Practices to Capstone Projects, ASEE conference, 1-1-2011
  131. van Susante P, Lunar Landing Pad Construction Technologies Mounted on Rovers, 2nd Workshop on Lunar and Martian Plume Effects and Mitigation, 1-1-2011
  132. 2010
  133. Dreyer CB, van Susante P, Lunar Excavation Systems at the Colorado School of Mines, Workshop for the Lunar Applications of Mining and Mineral Beneficiation, 10-1-2010
  134. Facas NW, van Susante P, Mooney, MA, Influence of Rocking Motion on Vibratory Roller-Based Measurement of Soil Stiffness, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 7-1-2010
  135. King RH, van Susante P, Gefreh M, Comparing Blade/Soil Interaction Models in a Matlab Program to Measurements of Forces to Push Narrow Rods Through Sand and Simulant Materials for Design of Extraterrestrial Soil Handling Machines, First Joint Space Resources Roundtable and Planetary and Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium, 6-1-2010
  136. King RH , van Susante P, Mueller RP, Comparison of Lance Blade Data and Analytical Force Models, First Joint Space Resources Roundtable and Planetary and Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium, 6-1-2010
  137. van Susante P, King RH, Finite Element Method to Calculate Forces and Stresses on Blades Excavating Lunar Simulants, First Joint Space Resources Roundtable and Planetary and Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium, 6-1-2010
  138. van Susante P, Dreyer CB, Lunar and Planetary Excavation Systems: Lessons Learned at the Colorado School of Mines, First Joint Space Resources Roundtable and Planetary and Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium, 6-1-2010
  139. King, RH, van Susante P, Gefreh, M, Analytical models and laboratory measurements of the soil-tool interaction force to push a narrow tool through JSC-1a lunar simulant and Ottawa sand at different cutting depths, Journal of Terramechanics, 1-1-2010
  140. van Susante P, Dreyer CB, Lunar and Planetary Excavation Prototype Development and Testing at the Colorado School of Mines, Earth and Space 2010, Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments, 1-1-2010
  141. 2009
  142. van Susante P, Lunar Excavator Validation, Energid Technologies Corporation, 1-1-2009
  143. 2008
  144. van Susante P, Mooney MA, Nonlinear Lumped Parameter Modeling of Vibratory Roller Compactor, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 8-1-2008
  145. King RH , van Susante P, In-Situ Geotechnical Measurement Evaluation – RESOLVE year 2 final report, NASA / CSM, 4-1-2008
  146. Angel RA, Worden SP, Borra EF, Eisenstein DJ, Foing B, Hickson P, Josset J-L, Ma KB, Seddiki O, Sivanadam S, Thibault S, van Susante P, A Cryogenic, Liquid-mirror Telescope on the Moon, to Study the Early Universe, The Astrophysical Journal, 1-1-2008
  147. 2007
  148. Angel RA, Worden SP, van Susante P, Final Report, NIAC Phase II, A Deepfield Infrared Observatory Near the Lunar Pole, NASA NIAC, 8-1-2007
  149. Arbuckle D, Rodriguez G, Slane FA, Johnson L, van Susante P, Rodriguez JG, MPED: An ISRU Bucket Ladder Excavator Demonstrator System, NASA JSC, 7-1-2007
  150. King RH , van Susante P, Geotechnical Properties of the JSC1-A Lunar Simulant, PTMSS, 6-1-2007
  151. Pearson J, Wykes H, Levin E, Oldson J, Heiss K, van Susante P, Lunar Frontier Transport System, Rutgers Symposium on Lunar Settlements, 6-1-2007
  152. Mooney MA, White DJ, van Susante P, Intelligent Soil Compaction Systems, Interim Report, NCHRP Transportation Research Board of The National Academies, 2-1-2007
  153. 2006
  154. Ignatiev A, Heiss K, van Susante P, ISRU-Based Development of a Lunar Water Astroparticle Observatory, International Astronautical Conference, 10-1-2006
  155. Angel R, Eisenstein D, Sivanandam S, Worden SP, Burge J, Borra E, Gosselin C, Seddiki O, Hickson P, Ma KB, Foing B, Josset JL, Thibault S, van Susante P, A lunar liquid mirror telescope (LLMT) for deep-field infrared observations near the lunar pole, SPIE, 1-1-2006
  156. Heiss K, Ignatiev A, van Susante P, Development of a Lunar Water Astroparticle Observatory Using In Situ Resources, Space Resources Roundtable VIII, 1-1-2006
  157. Johnson LL, van Susante P, Excavation System Comparison: Bucket Wheel vs Bucket Ladder, Space Resources Roundtable VIII, 1-1-2006
  158. Heiss K, Ignatiev A, van Susante P, ISRU-Based Development of a Lunar Water Astroparticle Observatory, PTMSS 2006, 1-1-2006
  159. van Susante P, Martin PA, Mooney MA, Wave-propagation and lumped-mass modeling of a vibratory rigid drum on an elastic half-space, USNCTAM 2006, 1-1-2006
  160. 2005
  161. van Susante P, Heiss K, A condominium of observatories on the Moon, considerations of an integrated approach, Journal of the Washington Academy of Science, 7-1-2005
  162. Mooney MA, van Susante P, Chaghajerdi A, Modeling Vibratory Roller Compaction of Soil Using a Two-DOF Nonlinear Lumped Parameter Model, McMath 2005, Section 4 of Session 98: "Nonlinear Soil-Structure Interaction and Soil Dynamics: Testing and Simulation", 1-1-2005
  163. Mooney MA, Rinehart RV, van Susante P, The Influence of Heterogeneity on Vibratory Roller Response, GeoCongress 2006, 1-1-2005
  164. 2004
  165. van Susante P, Human aided construction of a large lunar telescope, CCACS, NASA, 1-1-2004
  166. 2003
  167. Blair B, van Susante P, Economic Rationale for Lunar Exploration, Space Resources Roundtable V, 10-1-2003
  168. Mohanty S, Imhof B, van Susante P, Moon base design concepts for lunar exploration and resource utilization, 54th International Astronautical Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, the International Academy of Astronautics, and the International Institute of Space Law, 10-1-2003
  169. Mohanty S, Imhof B, van Susante P, European Lunar Base Concepts, International Conference On Environmental Systems - Aerospace Architecture II: Habitats, Hardware, and Philosophy, 1-1-2003
  170. van Susante P, Large Lunar Telescope Construction, An Example, ILC2003 / ILEWG 5, 1-1-2003
  171. Blair BR, Diaz J, van Susante P, Lunar Propellants And "Gateway" Space Transportation Architectures, ILC2003 / ILEWG 5, 1-1-2003
  172. Imhof B, Mohanty S, Jurgen H, van Susante P, Volp J, New Concepts for Permanently Manned Lunar Bases, Report of the Lunar Base Design Workshop, held in Noordwijk, The Netherlands from 10–21 June 2002, AIP, 1-1-2003
  173. van Susante P, Study towards construction and operations of large lunar telescopes, Advances in Space Research, 1-1-2003
  174. 2002
  175. van Susante P, Design and Construction of a Lunar South Pole Infrared Telescope (LSPIRT), 34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, The Second World Space Congress, 10-1-2002
  176. van Susante P, Lunar South Pole Infrared Telescope Facility, COSPAR Scientific Assembly, The Second World Space Congress, 10-1-2002
  177. van Susante P, Study towards construction and operations of large lunar telescopes, 34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, The Second World Space Congress, 10-1-2002
  178. Imhof B, Mohanty S, Rombaut HJ, van Susante P, Volp J, Lunar Base Design and Operation Study (LB-DAOS 1), Earth-Like Planets and Moons, Proceedings of the 36th ESLAB Symposium, 6-1-2002
  179. van Susante P, Scenario description of the construction of a Lunar South Pole Infrared Telescope (LSPIRT), Earth-like planets and moons, Proceedings of the 36th ESLAB Symposium, 6-1-2002
  180. van Susante P, Design and construction of a lunar south pole infrared telescope, ISDC 2002, 1-1-2002
  181. van Susante P, Scenario Description of the Construction of a Lunar South Pole Infrared Telescope (LSPIRT), Space 2002 and Robotics 2002 conference, 1-1-2002
  182. van Susante P, Study Towards Human Aided Construction of Large Lunar Telescopes, The Moon Beyond 2002: Next Steps in Lunar Science and Exploration, 1-1-2002
  183. 2001
  184. Foing B H, Heather D J, Duke M, Racca G, Pieters C, Mizutani H, Galimov E, Dunkin S K, van Susante P, Frischauf N, Almeida M, Participants of Iceum4, Results and Recommendations from the International Conference on the Exploration and Utilisation of the Moon 4 (ICEUM4), 32nd Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 3-1-2001
  185. van Susante P, Design and construction study of a Lunar South Pole Infrared Telescope (LSPIRT), TU-Delft and the European Space Agency, 1-1-2001
  186. Foing B, van Susante P, Almeida M, Heather D, Duke M, Dunkin S, Lunar Explorers Society: Goals And Activities, Earth, Moon, and Planets, Vol 85/86, p 533-538, KLUWER, 1-1-2001
  187. Heather DJ, Foing BH, van Susante P, Almeida M, Outreach and Education from ESA's SMART-1 Mission to the Moon, 32nd Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 1-1-2001
  188. Foing B H, Duke M, Galimov E, Mizutani H, Pieters C, Racca G, Heather D J, Frischauf N, van Susante P, Almeida M, The Highlights from ICEUM4, the 4th International Conference on the Exploration and Utilisation of the Moon, Earth, Moon, and Planets, Vol 85/86, p 533-538, KLUWER, 1-1-2001
  189. 2000
  190. van Susante P, Earthrise 1, building a stripmining base on the moon, Space 2000 and Robotics 2000 Conference, 1-1-2000
  191. 1999
  192. van Susante P, Earthrise I, Design of a stripmining base on the Moon, TU-Delft Civil Engineering Project Education final report, 1-1-1999