Susan White

Mathematics · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1978

Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Aerogels and thermal insulation Radiative Heat Transfer Studies Spacecraft Design and Technology Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies

Publications

Citations

881

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 1978

Research summary

AI-generated

This bibliographic record appears to mix multiple distinct research contributions under the same name, spanning thermal protection systems for spacecraft, atmospheric entry and ablation physics, materials science (aerogel insulation, carbon-fiber composites), and unrelated topics like astronomy imaging and marine protected area management. The core cluster of work relates to how spacecraft heat shields and materials behave under extreme heat and cryogenic conditions during atmospheric entry, including testing with real meteorite samples and asteroid airburst risk assessment. Given the topic diversity, prospective students should verify which specific research area and lab this profile actually corresponds to before drawing conclusions.

Spacecraft thermal protection systemsAblation and atmospheric entry physicsAerogel and cryogenic insulation materialsRadiative and conductive heat transferMeteoroid and asteroid impact studies

Publication output was concentrated between 2016 and 2019 (with a peak of 5 papers in 2017), dropped to near zero from 2020-2023, and shows a small, irregular resurgence in 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.6/year recently

Recent publications

Radiative transfer in porous carbon-fiber materials for thermal protection systems
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · 2019
Imaging Stellar Radio Photospheres with the Next Generation Very Large Array
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2018
Boeing: Arc Jet Exposure of Ablative Non-Oxide CMC TPS for Planetary Probe and Sample Return Applications
NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) · 2018
Orion EM-2 TPS Radiometer & Spectrometer
NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) · 2018
Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas: guidelines for design and management
2017
Ablation and Heating During Atmospheric Entry and Its Effect on Airburst Risk
NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) · 2017
Thermal conductivity of aerogel blanket insulation under cryogenic-vacuum conditions in different gas environments
IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering · 2017
Laser Ablation Experiments on the Tamdakht H5 Chondrite
NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · 2017
White_Susan_Demographics and Intersectionality in Astronomy
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) · 2017
Thermophysics Issues Relevant to High-Speed Earth Entry of Large Asteroids
2016
Development of Advanced Conformal Ablative TPS Fabricated from Rayon- and Pan-Based Carbon Felts
57th AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference · 2016
Ground Testing of Meteoroid Ablation for Atmospheric Entry
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts · 2016

Publishes in

NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)×3
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment×2
Applied Physics Letters×1
Journal of Physics D Applied Physics×1
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer×1

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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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