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 2013
Efficient uncertainty quantification in aerospace analysis and design, Yi Zhang
Fiber inline pressure and acoustic sensor fabricated with femtosecond laser, Yinan Zhang
Finite-horizon optimal control of linear and a class of nonlinear systems, Qiming Zhao
Dissertations from 2012
Saturation effects on mechanical excavatability of Roubidoux sandstone under selected rock cutting tools, Muhammad Zubair Abu Bakar
Meso-scale fluidic devices with chemical sensors for biological applications, Satya Gowthami Achanta
Updated EOR screening criteria and modeling the impacts of water salinity changes on oil recovery, Ahmad Aladasani
Lifetime prediction and confidence bounds in accelerated degradation testing for lognormal response distributions with an Arrhenius rate relationship, Steven Michael Alferink
The effects of personal protective respirators on human motor, visual, and cognitive skills, Anas Ahmed AlGhamri
Part I: Quantitative determination of total corrosive sulfur in mineral insulating oils and technical liquids; Part II: Development and validation of a broad spectrum microbial disinfectant, Kyle Rodney Anderson
Measuring the orientations of hidden subvertical joints in highways rock cuts using ground penetrating radar in combination with LIDAR, Adnan Mohammed Aqeel
Stress corrosion cracking behavior of friction stir processed ultrafine grained light metal alloys, Gaurav Ramchandra Argade
Real-time localization using received signal strength, Mohammed Rana Basheer
Plate kinematics of the Afro-Arabian Rift System with an emphasis on the Afar Depression, Helen Carrie Bottenberg
The effect of supercritical water on crude glycerin solution, Jared Bouquet
Prediction and performance of single piles in clay soils under vibratory loadings, Domenica Cambio
Therapeutic effects of N-acetylcysteine amide in the treatment of eye disorders, Joshua W. Carey
Discrete fiber-reinforced polyurea systems for infrastructure strengthening and blast mitigation, Natalia L. Carey
Handel's Maser-Solution Theory of ball lightning: the creation of stable three-dimensional cavitons by an atmospheric maser with an open resonator, Glenn Andrew Carlson
Data fusion by using machine learning and computational intelligence techniques for medical image analysis and classification, Beibei Cheng
Two essays on the domain translation from financial options to real options, Hongyan Chen
Periodic q-difference equations, Rotchana Chieochan
Theoretical studies of few-body problems, Uttam Chowdhury
Analyzing risk and catastrophic accidents: using LOPA and human factors to improve safety in generic projects, Siddharth B. Damle
Purification of metals through filtration and electromagnetic separation, Lucas Nana Wiredu Damoah
Impact of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on the power grid in a smart environment, Zahra Darabi
Decreasing time to market for a medical device: new methods for the product development process, Kelly Marie Davis
Dynamic decision making under uncertainty in renewable energy portfolio management and inventory management, Jianjun Deng
A socio-technical analysis of widespread electric vehicle adoption, Onanwa Nneka Egbue
X-ray crystallography for the study of nickel and iron salicylaldimines, Carla Schmiesing Eribal
Organoclay dispersion in linear low-density polyethylene and maleated linear low-density polyethylene via supercritical carbon dioxide processing, Matthew J. Factor
Investigation of biomarkers for noninvasive early diagnosis of cancer, Sanjeewa Bandara Gamagedara
Performance characterization and optimization of microgrid-based energy generation and storage technologies, Joe D. Guggenberger II
Modelling interruptions of human-in-the loop tasks, Muhammet Servet Gulum
Global homotopy continuation and stability analysis: optimal application to chemical engineering design, David Anthony Harney
Economics and finance on time scales, Julius Severin Heim
Investigation of wellbore stability in a North Sea field development, Steven Austin Hilgedick
Experimental investigations of pseudospark discharge and pseudospark produced intense electron beams, Jing Hu
Real-time supply chain predictive metrics, William Scott Hunter
Compressive sensing for 3D microwave imaging systems, Hamed Kajbaf
Investigation of different approaches to combine cable information and near-field scan data for radiated-field estimation, Keong W. Kam
Stability challenges and solutions in current-mode controlled power electronic converters, Seyed Mostafa Khazraei
Spatial-temporal reasoning applications of computational intelligence in the game of Go and computer networks, Tae-Hyung Kim
The risk mitigation strategy taxonomy and generated risk event effect neutralization method, Daniel A. Krus
Nitrification performance of activated sludge under low dissolved oxygen conditions, Guoqiang Liu
Low-complexity soft-decision feedback turbo equalization for multilevel modulations, Huang Lou
Advanced neural networks and their applications in smart grids, Bipul Luitel
Modeling and synthesis of PVDF-based dielectrics for energy storage applications, Xuhui Lu
Development of third generation advanced high strength steels, Meghan C. McGrath
The pricing of multiple exercisable American-style real options, Yu Meng
Chelating compounds as potential flash rust inhibitors and melamine & aziridine cure of acrylic colloidal unimolecular polymers (CUPs), Jigar K. Mistry
Influence of temperature and microstructural modification on formability of magnesium alloys, Arun Mohan
Organic and composite aerogels through ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP), Dhairyashil Mohite
Complex oxides as novel transparent conductors, Altynbek Murat
Role of alloy additions on strengthening in 17-4 PH stainless steel, Arpana S. Murthy
Free-radical maleation of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) in supercritical carbon dioxide and its effect on the percolation and deformation mechanism of layered silicate nanocomposites, Alexandria Niemoeller
Synthesis and applications of imidazolium-based ionic liquids and their polymer derivatives, Woon Su Oh
Characterization of soil variability for reliability-based design, Sitenikechukwu Onyejekwe
Shear and fracture behavior of high-volume fly ash reinforced concrete for sustainable construction, Carlos Andres Ortega Ordonez
Surface expressions of discontinuities, and the estimation of their 3-D orientations using combined LiDAR and optical imaging, James Nii Aboh Otoo
Characterization of wave transport in non-conservative media with random and correlated disorder, Benjamin Henry Payne
Glycerin reformation in high temperature and pressure water, Jason W. Picou
Complex scaling behavior in animal foraging patterns, Prabhavi Kaushalya Premachandra
Dual active bridge converters in solid state transformers, Hengsi Qin
Design and experimental study of turbo equalization for multiple antenna systems, Amirhossein Rafati
Small sample inference for exponential survival times with heavy right-censoring, Noroharivelo Volaniaina Randrianampy
Sustainable engineering practices in transportation projects, Kiran Rangarajan
Mantle flow and lithosphere-asthenosphere coupling beneath the southwestern edge of the North American craton: constraints from shear-wave splitting measurements, Hesham A. Refayee
Modeling aperture radiation for RF interference applications, Liehui Ren
A comparison analysis of defensive routines and theories-in-use of engineering and non-engineering managers, Tyria Riley
Characterization of expanded polystyrene (EPS) and cohesive soil mixtures, Nicholas Thomas Rocco
Sieve bootstrap based prediction intervals and unit root tests for time series, Maduka Rupasinghe
Numerical simulations of fracture propagation and sealing: implications for wellbore strengthening, Saeed Salehi
Addressing control and capacitor voltage regulation challenges in multilevel power electronic converters, Hossein Sepahvand
A methodology for statistical propped fracture treatment design in fluvial environments, Prue Elizabeth Smith
Analyses of alternative energy deployments, Mathew Thomas
A Monte Carlo study of the scaling of nucleation rates in a Lennard-Jones system, Mark Allan Thomason
Densification and thermal properties of zirconium diboride based ceramics, Matthew Joseph Thompson
Imaging the subsurface in karst terrain using electrical resistivity tomography, Evgeniy V. Torgashov
Manufacturing and characterization of soy-based polyurethane composites, Rama Bhadra Raju Vuppalapati
Modeling multi-layer via structure using PEEC method, Hanfeng Wang
Friction stir welding of high temperature alloys, Jiye Wang
Power allocation and linear precoding for wireless communications with finite-alphabet inputs, Mingxi Wang
Search-based system architecture development using a holistic modeling approach, Renzhong Wang
Evolutionary computing driven search based software testing and correction, Joshua Lee Wilkerson
Thermal properties of spinel based solid solutions, Kelley R. Wilkerson
The characterization of volatiles associated with young stellar objects, Kari Anne Wojtkowski
Modeling carbon sequestration in transition zone to optimize storage potential, Fang Yang
Influence of microstructural length scale on deformation behavior of magnesium alloys, Wei Yuan
Lyapunov based optimal control of a class of nonlinear systems, Hassan Zargarzadeh
Underground mine fire simulation using multiscale modeling approach, Xichen Zhang
Nano-particles induced oxidative stress in immortalized human brain endothelial cells, Xinsheng Zhang
Fractal oxidation kinetics and risk evaluation of spontaneous combustion in coal mines, Yutao Zhang
