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Selected Publications, Reports, and Patents:


Criswell, D. R. and B. J. O'Brien 1967. A Quadrant Photometer for Satellite-borne Auroral and Optical Measurements, Applied Optics 6: 1105-1110.

Criswell, D. R. 1968. "Amplification of Hydromagnetic Waves in the Magnetosphere" (PhD Dissertation). Rice Univ., Dept. Space Physics and Astronomy, Houston, TX. 229pp.
 

 
Criswell, D. R. 1969. PC-1 Pulsations and the Amplification of Hydromagnetic Waves in the Magnetosphere. J. Geophys. Research 75: 205-224.

Criswell, D. R. 1972. Lunar Dust Motion. Proc. Lunar Conf. 3rd, vol. 3: 2671-2680, MIT Press.

Criswell, D. R. 1973. Photoelectrons and Solar Wind/Lunar Limb Interaction. The Moon 7: 202-238.

Rennilson, J. J. and D. R. Criswell. 1974 Surveyor's Observations of Lunar Horizon-Glow. The Moon 10: 121-142.
 

 
McCoy, J. E. and Criswell D. R. 1974. Evidence for a High Altitude Distribution of Lunar Dust. In Proc. Lunar Sci. Conf. 5th, vol. 3, 2991-3005. Pergamon.

Srnka, L., D. R. Criswell, and W. R. Wollenhaupt. 1975. Lunar Topography and the Limb Compression Source Regions. The Moon 14: 59-69.

Criswell, D. R., J. F. Lindsay, and D. L. Reasoner. 1975. Seismic and Acoustic Emissions of Booming Dunes. J. Geophys. Res. 80: 4963-4974.

Criswell, D. R. 1975. Rosiwal Principle and the Regolithic Distribution of Solar Wind Elements. Proc. Lunar Sci. Conf. 6th, vol. 2, 1961-1989. Pergamon.

Criswell, D. R., ed. 1975. Proc. Conf. Interactions between the Interplanetary Plasma and the Ancient and Modern Moon. The Moon 14: 207pp.

Lindsay, J. F., Criswell, D. R., Criswell, T. L., and Criswell, B. S. 1976. Sound Producing Dune and Beach Sand. Geol. Soc. Amer. Bull. 86: 463-473.

Criswell, D. R., ed. 1976. Lunar Utilization. Abstracts of a special session of the 7th Lunar Sci. Conf., Lunar and Planetary Inst., Houston, TX. 188 pp.

De, B. R. and D. R. Criswell. 1977. Part I: Generation of Intense Electric Fields in the Photo Emitting Areas of Lunar Sunset Terminator Region. J. Geophys. Res. 82: 999-1004.

De, B. R. and D. R. Criswell. 1977. Part II: Supercharging at the Progression of Sunset. J. Geophys. Res. 82: 1005-1007.

Pelizzari, M. A. and D. R. Criswell. 1978. Differential Photoelectric Charging of Non-conductive Surfaces in Space. J. Geophys. Res. 83 (A11): 5233-5244.

Criswell, D. R. and R. J. Williams. 1978. Industry in Space. Geotimes 23 (6): 1.

Criswell, D. R. and R. D. Waldron. 1978. Commercial Possibilities of Extraterrestrial Materials. J. Contemporary Business 7 (3): 153-169. Univ. Washington at Seattle.

Criswell, D. R (team leader) et al. 1979. Processing of Extraterrestrial Materials. In Space Resources and Space Settlements, eds. J. Billingham, W. Gilbreath, and B. O'Leary, NASA SP-428: 205-288.

Inculet, I. I. and D. R. Criswell. 1979. Electrostatic Benefication of Ores on the Moon's Surface. In Proceedings. 5th Conf. on Static Electrofication, Series no. 48: 45-53 St. Catherines College, Inst. of Physics Conf.,19-23 April, at Oxford, England.

Waldron, R. D., T. E. Erstfeld, and D. R. Criswell. 1979. The Role of Chemical Engineering in Space Manufacturing. Chemical Engineering (12 February): 82-94.

Criswell D. R. et al. 1980. "Extraterrestrial Materials Processing and Construction (Final Report)." Delivered to NASA. Available National Technical Information Service. Contract NSR-09-051-001 (Mod. #24). Lunar and Planetary Inst., Houston, TX. 77058. 1119 pp.

Criswell D. R. 1980 (2 January) Welcome to Future Center, Houston Chronicle, Sec. 1, p.17, 4 columns

Criswell, D. R. et al. 1980. The Role of Space in the Economic Development of Third World Countries. Space Solar Power Rev. 1: 97-107. Criswell, D. R. and P. Marsh. 1981. Working On the Moon. New Scientist (1 October): 30-33.

Goldberg, A. H. and D. R. Criswell. 1982. The Economics of Bootstrapping Space Industries--Development of an Analytic Computer Model. In Space Solar Power Rev. 3: 73-94.

Waldron, R. D. and D. R. Criswell. 1982. Processing of Lunar Materials. In CRC Handbook on Space Industrialization, ed. B. O'Leary. 1: 94-130. Boca Raton, FL.

Criswell, D. R. 1982. The Roles of Powder Metallurgy in the Development of Space Manufacturing. In Proc. 1982 Natl. Powder Metallurgy Conf., eds J. G. Brewley and S. W. McGee. 38: 115-146. Am. Powder Metallurgy Inst., 105 College Road East, Princeton, NJ 08540.

Criswell, D. R. (organizer and co-editor) 1983 Cal Space "Report on the Utilization of the External Tank of the Space Transportation System." Workshop held 23-27 August 1982. NASA contract #NAS 8-35037, Cal. Space Inst., Un. of Calif. San Diego, A-021, La Jolla, CA 92093, Ref. No. CSI82-3, 154pp.

Criswell D. R. 1984. Lunar Power System, Lunar Bases and Space Activities in the 21st Century: A Symposium 29-31 October 1984., 117. NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058. 144pp.

Criswell, D. R. 1985 (organizer and co-editor) Cal Space Report "Automation and Robotics for the National Space Program." Delivered to NASA Space Station Program Office, by Cal Space, Univ. Calif., San Diego. NASA Grant NAGW 629; Cal Space Report CSI-85-01. 127 pp.

Criswell, D. R. 1985. Cis-lunar Industrialization and Higher Human Options Space Solar Power Rev. 5: 5-38

Criswell, D. R. 1985. Solar System Industrialization: Implications for Interstellar Migration. In Interstellar Migration and the Human Experience, eds. B.R. Finney and E.M. Jones, pp.50-87. Univ. Calif Press

Criswell, D. R. 1986. Planning for Space Robotics Development and Applications. In Anatomy of Space 86 , pp.244-250, IEE Catalog No. 86C21311-9. IEEE Service Center, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854.

Criswell, D. R., and R. D. Waldron. 1988. Lunar-based Power Systems. Acta Astronautica 17 (no. 7): 709-716.

Criswell, D. R. 1989 (30 May) U.S. Patent #4,834,324: A multiconfiguration reusable space transportation system. 38 claims, 12 figures, 16 pp. (and various foreign patents).

NASA TASK FORCE. 1989 (July) Report of NASA Lunar Energy Enterprise Case Study Task Force. NASA Technical Memo 101652. 163pp. NASA Headquarters, Office of Exploration (Code Z), Washington, D.C. 20546.

Criswell, D. R. and Waldron, R. D. 1990 (August). Lunar System to Supply Solar Electric Power to Earth. Proceedings of the 25th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Vol.1 "Aerospace Space Power Systems.".pp. 61-71. (Reno, NV). Paper #900279.

Criswell, D. R. and Waldron R. D. 1991 (April). Results of Analyses of a Lunar-based Power System to Supply Earth with 20,000 GW of Electric Power, Procedings of SPS 91 Power from Space: the Second International Symposium, page a3.6, 186-193. Paris, France. - also in: 1993 A Global Warming Forum: Scientific, Economic, and Legal Overview, (Ed. Richard Geyer), Chapter 5, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Criswell, D.R.(workshop organizer and chair). 1992 (November). Mission to America, Report of the Woods Hole Workshop of the National Council of Space Grant Directors. 24-28 August 1992. 58 pp. Available Texas Space Grant Consortium-Un. Houston Office, Un. of Houston.

Criswell, D. R. and Waldron, R. D. 1993. International Lunar Base and Lunar-based Power System to Supply Earth with Electric Power, Acta Astronautica, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 469-480. Pergamon Press Ltd.

Criswell D. R. 1993 (6 July). U. S. Patent #5,224,663 : Vehicle Propulsion System with External Propellant Supply (and various foreign patents).

Criswell, D.R. 1994 (October) Net Growth in the Two Planet Economy (Invited). 10pp., 45th Congress of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) . Session: A Comprehensive Rationale for Astronautics, 9-14 October 1994 (Jeruselum, Israel). Paper #IAF-94-IAA.8.1.704.

Criswell, D.R. 1995 (January) Organized, edited, and co-chaired The Conference on Alternative Power from Space. in the 12th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion: AIP Conf. Proceedings 324, Part Two, 931-1063. Un. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.

Criswell, D.R. and Thompson, R.G. 1996 (January) Data Envelopment Analysis of Space and Terrestrially-Based Large Scale Commerical Power Systems for Earth: A Prototype Analysis of Their Relative Economic Advantages, Solar Energy, Special issue on Power from Space (Ed. P. Glaser), Vol. 56, #1, 119-131, Elsevier Sc. Ltd, Pergamon.

Criswell, D. R. 1996 (April/May). Lunar-solar power system, IEEE POTENTIALS, 4-7, Inst. Electric and Electronic Engineers, New York. Criswell, D. R. 1996 (18 Sept.) European Patent Specification # EP 0 591 444 B1. A Multi-Use Launch System. 22 claims, 9 figures. (Great Britain and France).

Criswell, D.R. 1997 (Spring) The Moon and Commercial Solar-Electric Power, 24 - 26, Power Technology International, A. Tucker-editor, London.

Criswell, D. R. 1998 (13 - 18 September) Lunar solar power for energy prosperity within the 21st century, 17th Congress of the World Energy Council, Division 4: Concepts for a sustainable future - issues session, #4.1.23, 277-289, Houston, TX [online at http://www.wec.co.uk/wec-geis/]

Criswell, D. R. 1999 Commercial lunar solar power and sustainable growth of the two-planet economy, Solar System Research (Special issue on the exploration and utilization of the Moon) Editor: E. M. Galimov, Vol. 33, #5, 356 - 362.

Criswell, D.R. 2000 (4-7 April, invited) Lunar processing and manufacturing - general issues, in NSF-NASA Workshop on Autonomous Construction and Manufacturing for Space Electrical Power Systems, prepared by G. Bekey, et al. 51pp and Appendices, Arlington, VI.

Criswell, D. R. 2001 (October) Lunar Solar Power System: Industrial Research, Development, and Demonstration, [Discussion Sessions; Division 1: World Energy Market Challenges; 1.2.2 Hydroelectricity, Nuclear Energy and New Renewables] 17p of e-paper. [see http://www.wec.co.uk/wec-geis ] 18th World Energy Congress, Buenos Aries, Argentina.

Criswell, D.R. 2002 Energy prosperity within the 21st century and beyond: options and the unique roles of the Sun and the Moon, Innovative Energy Strategies for CO2 Stabilization , Chapter 9, 345 - 410, (Editor - Prof. R. Watts, Tulane University), Cambridge University Press.

Criswell, D.R. 2002 (April/May - Invited) Solar Power via the Moon, The Industrial Physicist, 14 - 17, The American Institute of Physics.

Dr. Criswell may be contacted through this address Dr. David R. Criswell. For more information on the ISSO, please visit Institute for Space Systems Operations.

Special thanks to Dr. Criswell for providing Quaphys.info and SpaceHike.com with this biography! We wish him great success in future accomplishments, which is a surety when reviewing his past accomplishments. Good luck, Dr. Criswell, and thank you for your insights and contributions!


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