麻豆传媒

Affiliated Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Multiplanetary Innovation Enterprise (MINE) Faculty Advisor





PhD, Engineering Systems, Colorado School of Mines
MS, Engineering Systems, Colorado School of Mines
MS, Civil Engineering (Structural / Building Engineering), TU-Delft



Biography
Dr. van Susante grew up in The Netherlands and received a Master of Science from Delft University of Technology in 2001 in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on Building Engineering. He then went to the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) to participate in NASA research and received a Master of Science in Engineering Systems from CSM in 2004, followed by a Ph.D. in Engineering Systems from CSM in 2011. Dr. van Susante taught Freshman, Sophomore, and Senior Design as well as Mechanics of Materials for five years at CSM before coming to Michigan Technological University in 2012. He was a NASA Faculty Fellow in 2010 and consulted for a variety of companies on SBIR or STTR projects, such as the University of Arizona, Sysrand Corporation, Energid, HoneyBee Robotics, and others. He has been involved in research projects for many customers, including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, SpaceX, TransAstra, DARPA, NASA KSC, JPL, Bechtel, Caterpillar, NCHRP, NSF and others.
Dr. van Susante is the PI of the Planetary Surface Technology Development Lab (PSTDL).



Teaching Interests

Engineering Design Process
Mechanics of Materials
System Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Practice
Finite Element Analysis
Intro to Aerospace Engineering
Space System Engineering
Space Resource Utilization
Senior Design Capstone / Enterprise Project
Product Realization

Areas of Expertise

Solid Mechanics
Structural Design
Finite Element Analysis
Engineering Design Process
System Engineering
Interdisciplinary Engineering (Aerospace, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Mining, Architecture)
Extreme Environment Design
Civil and Mining Engineering
Education
Optimization and Modeling



Research Interests

Extreme Environment Technologies (Space, Underwater, Mining, Arctic, etc.)
Excavation and Mining Technology
Planetary Science and Exploration
In-Situ Resource Utilization
Space Mining and Construction
Design Optimization
Robotics and Automation
Sys

Academic Degrees


Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2012)
M.S.M.E., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2010)
B.S.M.E., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2008)


Certifications


Ph.D.




Vehicle Dynamics Research



Evaluating the crashworthiness, control, path prediction, and stability of vehicles in an effort to design intelligent vehicle-to-roadside infrastructure (V2I) communication systems


Midwest Roadside Safety Facility
From NASCAR to our nation's highways, the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at Nebraska is protecting drivers and saving lives every day with our innovative safer roadside barriers.









Research Opportunities (Graduate/Undergraduate)


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Appointment

100% Research

Curriculum Vitae (CV):





Areas of Research and Professional Interest

Vehicle dynamics research:focused on evaluating performance handling and cornering, suspension reactions, path prediction, transient control asynchronicities, impact, crashworthiness, occupant safety, and stability


Crashworthiness evaluation of roadside hardware using In-Service Performance Evaluations (ISPEs), crash statistics and reconstruction, engagement with law enforcement and crash scene investigators, federal standards for crash reporting and investigation, and evaluation and determination of federally recommended criteria for conducting crash testing
Sports safety, impact attenutaion, structure, and component design
Military passive safety transportation design, anti-ram barrier design, system anaylsis, crash testing, threat mitigation
Finite element analysis, material characterization, fracture analysis, impact plasticity
Wire rope behavior and modeling, cable barriers, impacts involving low-mass tension elements

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Inventions/Patents



Design of an energy-absorbing hockey dasherboard design



Courses Taught

Vehicle Dynamics (MECH455/855)
Engineering Dynamics (MECH373)
MECH950 Impact Engineering




Experience



16 years experience at MwRSF, contributing to projects including:

NCHRP Project 17-22 (NCHRP Report No. 665)
Development of simple, robust, wire rope model for use in finite element analysis codes
Design of passive safety elements (barriers, road design, speed tables, chicanes) for military Entry Control Facilities






Honors and Awards




Transportation Research Board Best Paper Award: Guidelines for Implementation of Cable Median Barriers


International Roadside Safety Conference Best Paper Award: Initial Developments Supporting a Roadside Tree Removal Safety Campaign
Holling Family Distinguished Teaching/Advising/Mentoring Award