Doctoral Dissertations

 

This collection contains dissertations written in partial fulfillment of the doctoral degree, from 1937 to the present.

The first doctoral degree was in Chemistry, awarded to Frank Joseph Zvanut; his dissertation was titled Pyrochemical changes in Missouri halloysite.. Zvanut had earned his Bachelor of Science in Ceramic Engineering in 1932. Most recently, popular Ph.D. disciplines have included Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geological Engineering and Petroleum Engineering.

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Dissertations from 1988

Shock losses around underground overcasts, Jerry C. Tien

Development of a three precision position synthesis package for planar four-bar mechanisms, Pei-Lum Tso

Determination of mass transfer characteristics in the electrolysis of copper, Diogenes Alberto Uceda-Herrera

An analytical hierarchy process approach to establish the systems analyst's knowledge base for selecting an information requirements determination strategy, Veera Veerakool

Electron loss processes of one and two electron atoms colliding with ions, Alan E. Wetmore

Vacuum deposition polymerization of monomers with selected structures activated by vacuum UV and plasma, Yun-Siung Tony Yeh

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Toward the development of a knowledge-based construction schedule planning system, Nordin Bin Yunus

Dissertations from 1987

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Fundamental study of the role of cathode structure on zinc electrowinning, Horacio M. Aros

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Effects of the luminous environment on managerial decision making, Marc Clay Belcher

Spin-dependent dissociative excitation in a laser pumped afterglow, Christopher Lee Bohler

Aircraft vertical profile implementation using demand driven minimal calculation directed graph methods, Larry T. Brewster

Mean flow effects on the performance of perforated tube silencers and dissipative silencers containing bulk absorbent, Ing-Jiun Daniel Chang

Effects of melt reprocessing on mechanical and thermal properties of engineering polymers, In-Mau Chen

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Microemulsions, lyotropic liquid crystals, and other association structures, Jiafu Fang

Numerical simulation of a condensate gas cap, oil, solution gas, and water system, Ralph E. Flori

Experimental verification of the use of free-energy minimization techniques for modelling complex sulfide smelting, Harry Eugene Flynn

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A representation for serial robotic tasks, Barry Ross Fox

Efficient finite element methods for large displacement elasto-plastic problems, Ching-Chih Fu

A microcomputer model for the performance simulation of cooling and heating coils with applications to heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems, Radhakrishna Ganesh

Analysis and extensions of the Gradient-Jump method for linear programming models, Louis Dean Gentry

Fixed point theory and stability results for fixed point iteration procedures, Alberta Marie Harder

Mass transfer measurements and electrolyte quality determinations in zinc electrowinning, Ashraf Youssef Ezz-Eldin Hosny

Thermally-stimulated current and dielectric properties of doped and undoped barium titanate, Wayne Huebner

Investigation of the water-isocyanate reaction, David W. Ihms

A processor architecture for Turbo Pascal language, Najib Abdel Karim Kofahi

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Studies of defect structure and oxidation-reduction behavior of undoped LaMnO₃, Sr-doped LaMnO₃ and Mg-doped LaMnO₃, Jen-Ho Kuo

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Experimental vapor-liquid equilibria of propyne with propane, propene and propadiene, Edward Allen Kyser

Structure and properties of metal and alloy thin films prepared by plasma-enhanced metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, Tyau-Jeen Lin

Double beta-decay of selenium-82, tellurium-128 and tellurium-130, Wuu-Jyh Lin

Sorption and diffusion of organic vapors in polymer membranes, Chen-Pang Anthony Liu

Dynamic behavior of biofilms in wastewater treatment, Yow-Chyun Liu

Tests for and against a stochastic ordering between multinomial populations: the general case, Larry Albert Lucas

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Development of design criteria for ferritic stainless steel cold-formed structural members and connections, Pieter van der Merwe

Two physical analogies applied to image processing, Ronald Earl Nelson

Thermodynamic investigations of cosurfactants and electrolytes in micellar solutions, Duy Thai Nguyen

Phase equilibria from PVT measurements for carbon dioxide, water and n-decane, Michael Nduka Okafor

Effective design widths of high strength cold-formed steel members, Lan-Cheng Pan

Optimal design of seismic and wind structures with active controls, Chris P. Pantelides

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Structural behavior of members consisting of flat and curved elements, M. Brad Parks

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Intensional reasoning about knowledge, Oliver B. Popov

Measurements and predictions for mixed convection in laminar and turbulent boundary layer flows, N. Ramachandran

Experimental determination of strain-energy density function of rubber and 3-D finite element stress analysis of rubber in hose coupling, Raj Shekhar Roychoudhury

Automation of a jumbo drill using electrohydraulic cylinders, Robert Andrew Sickler

State observability and initialization for multitarget tracking, Breck Alan Sieglinger

Process-structure relations in electrogalvanizing, V. (Vijayaraghavan) Srinivasan

Surfactant association structures in stratum corneum, Hamdan Suhaimi

Electrochemical behavior of zinc and plasma-deposited zinc in sulfate electrolytes, Pei-Li Tseng

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Bubble formation, movement and distortion in viscous glass, Simon Cheng-Ping Wang

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Amphiphile association structures, Yun Yang

Dissertations from 1986

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The modeling and analysis of multi-component, multivalent biospecific adsorption, Bo Henrik Arve

Experimental measurements of laser-doppler anemometry in a baffled mixing tank, Kai-Yuan Chen

Mass transfer measurements in electrogalvanizing systems, Szuchain Fred Chen

The study of the mechanism in the electrochemical reduction of crotyl alcohol and related compounds, Chen-Yie Chien

Surface modification by preparation of buffer zone in glow discharge plasma, Dong Lyun Cho

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Spectroscopy of the E state of iodine monofluoride and rotational energy transfer of the B state in collisions with He, using two-photon sequential absorption spectroscopy, Brian Keith Clark

A study of electron-ion and ion-ion recombination in atmospheric gas discharges, Michael Corbin Cornell

Marketing needs and manufacturing tasks: a study of congruency in small manufacturing firms, Paul Ferreol Cretin

Comparison of indicator co-kriging to disjunctive kriging for earthquake parametric estimation, Eddy Dadi Deng

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A semantic basis for parallel algorithm design, Roger E. Eggen

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Amphiphilic association structures and some aspects of foam stability, Jia-Hwa Fang

A study on operation of a 20-inch fluidized bed gasifier with indirect fired tube heating, Wenbin Eric Huang

Optimum design of braced and unbraced frameworks subjected to static, seismic, and wind forces with building code provisions, Der-Shin Juang

Equilibrium and dynamic aspects of water/oil/surfactant systems, Myungsoo Kim

Nonparallel wave instability of mixed convection flows, Shong-Leih Lee

Premartensitic internal friction in indium-thallium alloys, Chi-Yuan Lei

Amphiphile association in glycerol systems, Yuh-Chirn Liang

Use of optimization models in the design of wastewater treatment systems, Shu-Liang Liaw

Neutron diffraction studies of the atomic and magnetic structures of Ho₆Mn₂₃, Ho₆Mn₂₃D₂₂ and some Y₆(Fe₁- Aℓ )₂₃ compounds, Nimalie T. Littlewood

Optimum operating strategies of future electric power distribution systems with various load control alternatives, Mesut Muslu

Maximum likelihood estimator for the time delay in a passive sonar system, Hyung-Whan Paik

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Structural design of coal-fueled power plant ductwork, Stanley Pearce Rader

Monte Carlo studies of water monolayer nucleation on model silica substrates, Anthony Donald Reago

A study of quasi-one-electron systems: excitation of the active electron to its first excited state, Emmett Richter Redd

Organizational validity of constrained facet analysis in U.S. Air Force Civil Engineering, Hal Andrew Rumsey

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Web crippling of high strength cold-formed steel beams, Chiravut Santaputra

Robust control with respect to real parameters, Mehmet Kursat Saridereli

Financial ratios as predictors of corporate acquisition candidates by industry, Sehrazat Omurtak Saridereli

Microscopic and macroscopic fin collar effects in the prediction of finned tube contact conductance, Pradipkumar Rasiklal Shah

The study of plasma polymerization by magnetron glow discharge, Iou-Ning Shyy

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Analysis of a twin-spherical motor, Kamut Sirivadhna

Partitioning and transport properties of fluids in microporous membranes, Soong-Hyuck Suh

Prediction of corporate bankruptcy for manufacturing, transportation, and trading industries using financial ratios with discriminant analysis, Annop Tanlamai

Protecting operating profits of multinational manufacturing corporations through optimizing currency exchange portfolios, Resit Unal

A continuous spaciotemporal stochastic model for short-time-increment precipitation, Lloyd Christopher Wilson

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An investigation of signs for median crossovers, Gillian M. Worsey

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Oxidation kinetics of polycrystalline SrTiO₃ and LaCrO₃, Chi-Kung Jerry Yu

Dissertations from 1985

Corrosion in magnesium and a magnesium alloy (AZ91C) as modified by ion implantation, Sanay Akavipat

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A management training model for engineers in Saudi Arabia, Majid Al-Kassabi

Electrical characterization of thin polycrystalline films of cadmium telluride prepared by chemical spray pyrolysis, Alok K. Berry

The effects of selected impurities on the electrocrystallization of zinc, Laura Webber Blaser

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A parallel branch and bound algorithm for integer linear programming models, Rochelle L. Boehning

The development of a general equilibrium model to determine the prices for lead and zinc, Karl E. Burgher

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An algorithm for parallel subsumption, Ralph Milton Butler

Chalcogen elements in aerosols: a study of the behavior of TE, SE and S in air, Kuen-Yuan Chiou

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Mass transport considerations in electrometallurgical reactions, Jose Rolando Sami Cuzmar

An equation of state description of weak electrolyte VLE behavior, Kow-Jen Daumn

On the mechanism of the vacuum deposition of selected poly-para-xylylenes, Maciej Gazicki

A study of structure and dynamics of surfactant system: hexadecyltriethylammonium bromide-water-pentanol-decane, Marja-Riitta Hakala

Nonlinear anelasticity of stress induced martensitic transformation in a Cu-15A1-3Ni alloy, In-Cheol Hwang

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Kinetics and reactor design in the pyrolysis of tar sands, Charles Arthur Lechner