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 2022
The utilization and loss of available energy in aerospace systems, Mohammad Abbas
Evaluation of recrosslinkable preformed particle gel (RPPG) as a fluid loss control material during drilling operations, Mohamed Saad M. Ahdaya
Ecological restoration of lead/zinc/copper mine tailings: Phytomanagement and amendment strategies to enhance substrate functionality and biomass production, Mariam K. Al-Lami
Effects of vacancies and electron temperature on the electron phonon coupling in cubic silicon carbide and their connection to the inelastic thermal spike, Salah Al-Smairat
Using coherence and interference to study the few body dynamics in simple atomic collisions systems, Sujan Bastola
The kanarra fold-thrust system -- The leading edge of the sevier fold-thrust belt, southwest Utah, William Joseph Michael Chandonia
Representation learning on heterogeneous spatiotemporal networks, Dakshak Keerthi Chandra
Survivor bond models for securitizing longevity risk, Priscilla Mansah Codjoe
Hydroclimate variability in Central America during the Holocene inferred from lacustrine sediments in Lake Izabal, eastern Guatemala, Edward Fernando Duarte
Corrosion protection mechanisms of trivalent chromium based passivations on γ-ZnNi coated Al6061-T6 alloy, Kevin Foster
Post-seismic response and repair of earthquake-damaged reinforced concrete bridges, Giacomo Fraioli
Machine learning applications in plant identification, wireless channel estimation, and gain estimation for multi-user software-defined radio, Viraj K. Gajjar
Theoretical and experimental application of neural networks in spaceflight control systems, Pavel Galchenko
Characterization and utilization of alkali-activated concrete for sustainable infrastructures, Eslam Gomaa
Innovative approach to use guayule resin as a bio-based asphalt alternative, Ahmed Hemida
Modeling strategy for EMI filter and flyback transformer, Ruijie He
Characterizing and modeling methods for power converters, Anfeng Huang
Social media analytics with applications in disaster management and COVID-19 events, Md Yasin Kabir
Development of flood prediction models using machine learning techniques, Bhanu Kanwar
Numerical simulation study of gel treatment for conformance control from lab to field, Jianqiao Leng
Variational data assimilation for two interface problems, Xuejian Li
Depression of pyrite in polymetallic sulfide flotation using chitosan-grafted-polyacrylamide polymers, Keitumetse Cathrine Monyake
Mechanical properties of boride based ceramics, Alec Murchie
Scale formation, properties and de-scaling in steelmaking, Richard Osei
Characterization of high cycle fatigue and laser-aided machining and polishing of additively manufactured materials, Mohammad Masud Parvez
Array signal processing for source localization and enhancement, Sohel J. Patel
Advanced topologies of high step-up DC-DC converters for renewable energy applications, Ramin Rahimi
Secured information dissemination and misbehavior detection in VANETs, Ayan Roy
Semiparametric estimation with clustered right censored data via multivariate gaussian random fields, Fathima Zahra Sainul Abdeen
Investigation of the thermodynamics of iron phosphate melts and stability of iron phosphate glasses: effects of composition and iron redox ratio, Melodie Linda Schmitt
Determining thermal properties via parameter estimation of a one-dimensional, analytical model, Lauren B. Tomanek
Evaluating barriers to and impacts of rural broadband access, Javier Valentín-Sívico
Advances and applications in high-dimensional heuristic optimization, Samuel Alexander Vanfossan
Fully kinetic particle-in-cell simulations of plasma-surface-dust interactions for lunar exploration, Jianxun Zhao
Wind flow characteristics of multi-vortex tornadoes and their wind effects on residential houses, Yi Zhao
Characterization and modeling of ESD events, risk and protection, Jianchi Zhou
Dissertations from 2021
Complete experiments on multi-photon ionizations of ultra-cold and polarized atoms, Bishnu Prasad Acharya
Sensor data based adaptive models for assembly worker training in cyber manufacturing, Md. Al-Amin
Adaptive dynamic programming methods for tracking current control of switched reluctance motor drive, Hamad Alharkan
Fiber reinforced polymer bar investigation: Long-term in-situ durability and bond strength assessment in conventional and sustainable concrete, Ali Fadhil Al-Khafaji
Evaluation of robust epoxy resin sealants for wellbore integrity applications, Mohammed Mousa M Alkhamis
Novel piezo actuators for surface cleaning, Yezad H. Anklesaria
Innovative modeling and management of infrastructure systems, engineering and construction operations, and offsite construction technology using computational data analytics, Rayan Hassane Assaad
Evaluation of excavated surface irregularities and hardness of mechanical excavations and their relationship with excavator performance, Prosper Evaristus Akansah Ayawah
Multimodal neuroscience data modeling and inference, Sima Azizi
Exposure assessment of emerging contaminants: Rapid screening and modeling of plant uptake, Majid Bagheri
Properties and structures of alkali molybdenum iron phosphate glasses for nuclear waste immobilization, Jincheng Bai
Modeling for off-chip high-speed designs, Siqi Bai
Reduced calibration uncertainties for the global network of gravitational-wave observatories and the impact on sky localization of burst-like sources, Dripta Bhattacharjee
Scaling, experiments, and simulations of condensation heat transfer for advanced nuclear reactors safety, Palash Kumar Bhowmik
Data and resource management in wireless networks via data compression, GPS-free dissemination, and learning, Xiaofei Cao
Neogene dinoflagellate cysts from the tropical americas, Damian Cardenas
Semi-empirical modeling of liquid carbon's containerless solidification, Philip C. Chrostoski
Cooperative navigation of small satellites in the deep space environment, Jill Christine Davis
Designing transition metal chalcogenides electrocatalyst surfaces for high-efficiency water oxidation, Umanga De Silva
Mining haul road defect detection -- Advancement in automated road extent and response calibration for improved maintenance, Alexander David Douglas
Prediction intervals for fractionally integrated time series and volatility models, Rukman Ekanayake
Analysis of turbulence model uncertainty for canonical flow problems including shock wave boundary layer interaction simulations, Aaron James Erb
Catalytic carbon dioxide hydrogenation to methanol/dimethyl ether over copper-based catalysts, Xiao Fan
Thermomechanical simulation and process optimization for hot rolling of steel, Shouvik Ganguly
A fuzzy clustering methodology to analyze interfaces and assess integration risks in large-scale systems, Josh Henry Goldschmid
Infrastructure systems modeling using data visualization and trend extraction, Jacob Marshal Hale
Use of portable seismic property analyzer and ground penetrating radar to assess bridge decks, Samie Ramadan A Hamad
Protection of modern distribution systems, Fahd Amin Hariri
Dynamic behavior and interactions of ferrofluid droplets under magnetic fields in low Reynolds number flows, Md Rifat Hassan
Prediction of deflection of helical anchors under load, Andre Stephen Hawks
EMI characterization for power supplies and machine learning based modeling in EMC/SI, Jiayi He
High throughput analysis to study emerging pollutants and nanoparticle fate in biological systems, Xiaolong He
Reveal wind loading of tornadoes and hurricanes on civil structures towards hazard-resistant design, Ryan Honerkamp
Investigating the effect of operating condition on ESD-induced soft-failures, Omid Hoseini Izadi
Fabrication of 304L stainless steel and aluminum parts by laser foil printing and process automation, Chia-Hung Hung
Secure data sharing in cloud and IoT by leveraging attribute-based encryption and blockchain, MD Azharul Islam
Instrumentation, modeling, and sound metamodeling foundations for complex hybrid systems, Natasha Amelia Jarus
GIS and remote sensing groundwater potentiality investigation of Gulu District, Uganda using synthetic aperture radar and magnetic geophysics, Rachel Ann Jones
An investigation on the regulation of the tweak–Fn14–NF-kB pathway, Jawahar Khetan
Contributions to the performance of thin film capacitors for high reliability applications, Daniel Krueger
Relating detonation parameters to the detonation synthesis of nanomaterials, Martin Langenderfer
3D-printed adsorbents for gas separations: A material development, kinetic assessment, and process performance investigation, Shane Lawson
Studies on protein solubility, Ke Li
Characterization of Alaskan modified asphalt binders and mixtures, Jun Liu
Studies on tornado-structure interactions and guidance on design tornadic wind loading, Zhi Li
Proper orthogonal decomposition: New approximation theory and a new computational approach, Sarah Katherine Locke
Development of in-situ radiometric inspection methods for quality assurance in laser powder bed fusion, Cody S. Lough
Security against data falsification attacks in smart city applications, Venkata Praveen Kumar Madhavarapu
Integrated solar and ESS ac/dc systems for various grid applications, Phani Ratna Vanamali Marthi
Investigation of anomalous data trends during coal dust explosibilty testing, Jacob Lee Miller
Improving the data quality in gravitation-wave detectors by mitigating transient noise artifacts, Kentaro Mogushi
The implementation of energy sharing using a system of systems approach, Julia Morgan
