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 2012
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
Behavior of advanced innovative materials for improved long-term bridge performance, Wei Zheng
Strategic management and entrepreneurship as economic development tools, Norbert Ziemer
Dissertations from 2011
Receiver function studies of crustal structure, composition, and evolution beneath the Afar Depression, Ethiopia, Sattam A. Almadani
Apparent weekly and daily earthquake periodicities in the western United States, and evolution of Wadi Kubbania in Egypt, Ali Hadi Atef
Crustal structure and evolution beneath the Colorado Plateau and the southern basin and range province, Lamuail Bashir
A geological and geophysical study of the Tendaho Graben in the Afar Depression, Ethiopia: insights into transitional continental rifting, David Lee Bridges
Processing and characterization of boron carbide-hafnium diboride ceramics, Harlan J. Brown-Shaklee
Minimal and near minimal congruence lattice representations of finite lattices by finite algebras on sets of integers, Roger Lee Bunn
One pot synthesis of metal, carbides and polymeric aerogels, Naveen K. Chandrasekaran
Nonlinear modeling and simulation of radial forging process, Jian Chen
Assessing system architectures: the Canonical Decomposition Fuzzy Comparative methodology, Jason Paul Dauby
Modeling hourly electricity prices: a structural time series approach incorporating modified GARCH innovations, Edirisinghe Mudiyanselage Asitha Edirisinghe
Multiple differential study of fragmentation processes in 75 keV proton-molecular hydrogen collisions, Kisra Nayomal Egodapitiya
Preliminary model development of metal complexation of polyester derivatives of 2,2'-biimidazole, Shelonda Rena Taylor Finch
CEEME: compensating events based execution monitoring enforcement for Cyber-Physical Systems, Thoshitha T. Gamage
Surface modification of micro-fluidic devices, Zhan Gao
Cross-layer design for network performance optimization in wireless networks, Xuan Gong
Epitaxial electrodeposition of metal oxide films and superlattices which exhibit resistance switching, Rakesh V. Gudavarthy
Femtosecond laser micromachining of microstructures for sensing and detection, Yukun Han
Enhanced heavy oil recovery by alkali-surfactant in the Pennsylvania Warner sandstone, Rabia Mohamed Hunky
Workforce planning models for semiconductor manufacturing: assembly-test operations, Shrikant Jarugumilli
Spiking neural networks and their applications, Cameron Eric Johnson
Dynamic ergonomic analysis and simulation of fastening operation, Akul Joshi
Integrated computational intelligence and Japanese candlestick method for short-term financial forecasting, Takenori Kamo
Micropile response to combined loading, Kyle Allen Kershaw
Quantum phase transitions in the presence of disorder and dissipation, Chetan Kotabage
Additivity of strengthening mechanisms in ultrafine grained aluminum alloy, Nilesh Kumar
Absorbing state transitions in clean and disordered lattice models, Man Young Lee
Agent-based analysis and mitigation of failure for cyber-physical systems, Jing Lin
Exploratory study of barriers to use of Feigenbaum's quality cost strategy within design engineering firms, David Patrick Loduca
First-principles studies of complex hydrides for Li-ion battery and hydrogen storage applications, Timothy Hudson Mason
Development of a simple vibration model for predicting the structural dynamics of an HCCI engine, Jeffery A. Massey
Probability theory on time scales and applications to finance and inequalities, Thomas Matthews
Development of a fuel cell plug-in hybrid electric vehicle and vehicle simulator for energy management assessment, Andrew Meintz
Advanced composites using non-autoclave processes: manufacturing and characterization, V. G. K. Menta
Synthesis and binding studies of peptide mimetics, anion receptors, and kinase inhibitors, Nanditha G. Nair
Sandwich structures with advanced facings, Cody H. Nguyen
Impact of stochastic loads and generations on power system transient stability, Theresa Odun-Ayo
Hardware emulation of wireless communication fading channels, Fei Ren
Aerogels and films through free radical polymerization, Anand G. Sadekar
Development of a versatile man-portable obscurant aerosol generator: characterization of aerosols in laboratory and field environments, Robert William Schaub
Biodegradable polymer/clay nanocomposites based on poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) and Polylactide, Mahin Shahlari
Interfacial effects on dielectric properties of polymer-particle nanocomposites, Sasidhar Siddabattuni
Leaching characteristics of inorganic contaminants from coal fly ash, Tingzhi Su
Two-point bend studies of glass fibers, Zhongzhi Tang
Effect of hydrophobicity and surface roughness on two-phase flow in rectangular microchannels, Gautham C. Unni
