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 2011
Postcyclic behavior of low-plasticity silt, Shuying Wang
Hilbert Transform applications in signal analysis and non-parametric identification of linear and nonlinear systems, Zuocai Wang
Stress measurement and development of zirconium diboride-silicon carbide ceramics, Jeremy Lee Watts
Alloy dissolution in argon stirred steel, Darryl S. Webber
Quantum electrodynamics and fundamental constants, Benedikt J. Wundt
Modeling of novel coaxial cable Bragg grating sensor by coupled mode theory, Songping Wu
Strength adjustable preformed particle gels for conformance control, Jia Zhou
Applied palynology: Multidisciplinary case studies from Egypt, Gulf of Mexico and USA, Mohamed K. Zobaa
Dissertations from 2010
Investigating the source of thermal anomalies in the northern United Arab Emirates (UAE) desert using geophysical methods, Khalid Ahmad
Theoretical study of electron impact-ionization of molecules, Ola Al-Hagan
Deadlock detection and dihomotopic reduction via progress shell decomposition, David Andrew Cape
Ceramic dielectrics for high energy density capacity application, Sheng Chao
Weak shear study of galaxy clusters by simulated gravitational lensing, David Coss
Factors controlling ductility in ultrafine grain aluminum alloys under monotonic and cyclic loading, Partha Sarathi De
A study of the growth and structure of chromium and iron oxide films on Pd(001) using X-ray photoelectron diffraction and low energy electron diffraction, Tina Dhekial-Phukan
Emerging technology supply chain model for additive manufacturing, David M. Dietrich
Development of embedded modulated scatterer technique: single- and dual-loaded scatterers, Kristen M. Donnell
Adaptive resource allocation for cognitive wireless ad hoc networks, Behdis Eslamnour
A case study in quantitative analysis of cyber-physical systems: reliability of the Smart Grid, Ayman Z. Faza
Capillary electrophoresis of pteridines in urine and plants and quantification of pharmaceutical and personal care products in Missouri waste water, Stephen E. Gibbons
Low-thrust control of orbital elements, Nathan Harl
Phosphate post-treatment of cerium-based conversion coatings on Al 2024-T3, Daimon K. Heller
Effect of structure and plasticizer on the glass transition of adsorbed polymer, Boonta Hetayothin
Understanding corrosion of Ni₃(Si,Nb) alloys in hot sulfuric acid, Jen-Hsien Hsu
Scaled experimental study on excavation of lunar regolith with rakes/rippers and flat blade, Masafumi Iai
Application of quality engineering to investment portfolio selection and optimization, Vivek Kulinchandra Jikar
Electrochemical characterization of cerium-based conversion coatings on Al 7075-T6, Simon Joshi
Borate based bioactive glass scaffolds for hard and soft tissue engineering, Steven B. Jung
Computational methods for the discovery and analysis of genes and other functional DNA sequences, Cyriac Kandoth
Solid oxide fuel cell electrode characterization and improvement for fuel flexibility and supplemental power production, Isaiah D. Kellogg
Improvised explosive device crater repair for enduring route remediation, Daniel Roman Kienitz
Ground penetrating radar investigations in Upper Kama potash mines, Oleg N. Kovin
Adsorption and segmental dynamics of acrylate and methacrylate polymers adsorbed on a silica surface, Piyawan Krisanangkura
Computational intelligence methods in wireless sensor networks, Raghavendra V. Kulkarni
Three-body dynamics in single ionization of atomic hydrogen by 75 keV proton impact, Aaron C. LaForge
Ultracapacitor character analysis and its application in unified power quality conditioner as energy storage system, Xiaomeng Li
Synthesis and characterization of conducting polymer nanostructures and their application in sensors, Zhe-Fei Li
HAART drugs induce oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in blood-brain barrier, Kalyan Reddy Manda
Characterization of diamond thin films and related materials, Travis K. McKindra
Synthesis and characterization of metal decorated bamboo structured carbon nanotubes for hydrogen storage, Sean Charles Mickey
Identifying multiple steady states in the design of reactive distillation processes, Thomas Karl Mills
Dynamic reconfiguration and control of smart power systems, Pinaki Mitra
Behavior of externally bonded fiber reinforced polymer systems for strengthening concrete girders in shear, Michael Shawn Murphy
Dead time and count loss determination for radiation detection systems in high count rate applications, Amol Patil
Characterization of the corrosion protection mechanism of cerium-based conversion coatings on high strength aluminum alloys, William R. Pinc
Analysis of laminated architectural glazing subjected to combined wind and debris impact loading, Mahesh Shibarooru Shetty
Analysis and occurrence of disinfection by-products in fresh and salt water, Honglan Shi
Advanced dynamic response improvement methods for dc-dc power electronic converters, Lisheng Shi
Sensor data-based decision making, Ahmet Soylemezoglu
A study of synchronization of nonlinear oscillators: Application to epileptic seizures, Daisuke Takeshita
Dependency of machinability in gray cast iron on nitride-induced age strengthening, Jared Teague
The stereochemistry of selected supramolecular complexes of cucurbiturils and the effect of homogeneous equilibria and electron transfer of the guest, Arumugam Thangavel
Quantum 1/f noise in infrared detectors and scanning tunneling microscopes, Amanda Marie Truong
Structure and content semantic similarity detection of eXtensible markup language documents using keys, Waraporn Viyanon
Experimental and computational investigations of hydrogen safety, dispersion and combustion for transportation applications, Shravan K. Vudumu
Fluid flow related phenomena and inclusion motion in continuous casting strands, Yufeng Wang
High temperature tolerant optical fiber inline microsensors by laser fabrication, Tao Wei
Intelligent power system operation in an uncertain environment, Yusuf Yare
Robust frequency-domain turbo equalization for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communications, Jian Zhang
Phase equilibria in iron phosphate system, Liying Zhang
The functionalization of single wall carbon nanotubes for bioapplications, Pu Zhang
NMR investigations of biomass-to-fuel conversions by hydrothermal processes, Wenjia Zhang
Dissertations from 2009
Novel modulated antennas and probes for millimeter wave imaging applications, Mohamed A. Abou-Khousa
A study of the beneficial role of thiol antioxidant supplementation in various forms of glutathione deficiency, Linu Sara Abraham
Interference effects due to projective-target nucleus scattering in single ionization of molecular hydrogen by 75 keV proton impact, Jason S. Alexander
Fundamentals of friction stir spot welding, Harsha Badarinarayan
Advanced control techniques for doubly fed induction generator-based wind turbine converters to improve low voltage ride-through during system imbalances, Murali M. Baggu
Information archival and reuse: drawing conclusions from the past, Matt R. Bohm
Optimization and behavior of high-performance concrete in structural applications, Jared Earl Brewe
Cognitive and cellular levels of synchronization in the central nervous system, Roxana Patricia Contreras
Investigating the impact of microbial interactions with geologic media on geophysical properties, Caroline A. Davis
The role of stochastic resonance and physical constraints in the evolution of foraging strategy, Nathan Daniel Dees
Formation control of mobile robots and unmanned aerial vehicles, Travis Alan Dierks
The Cretaceous-Paleogene transition in the northern Mississippi Embayment, S.E. Missouri: palynology, micropaleontology, and evidence of a mega-tsunami deposit, Tambra L. Eifert
Modeling and analysis of noise coupling in multilayer power/ground planes, Gang Feng
Freeze casting of bioactive glass and ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering, Qiang Fu
Wind power applications to groundwater remediation, Ronald E. Gallagher
Triple differential measurements of single and multiple ionization of argon by electron and positron impact, Jared M. Gavin
Real-time and portable microwave imaging system, Mohammad Tayeb Ahmad Ghasr
Fully differential cross sections for four-body scattering processes, Allison L. Harris
Microstructural influence on dynamic properties of age hardenable FeMnAl alloys, Ryan A. Howell
AC/DC power system small-signal impedance measurement for stability analysis, Jing Huang
Modeling and simulation of high pressure composite cylinders for hydrogen storage, Jianbing Hu
The role of friction stir processing on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a cast aluminum alloy, Saumyadeep Jana
Electrodeposition of inorganic materials with tailored shapes and chiral morphologies, Elizabeth A. Kulp
Quality of service provisioning through resource allocation and data aggregation in wireless sensor networks, Carl Larsen
Integration of energy storage components with cascaded H-bridge multilevel converters, Jingsheng Liao
Holomorphic extensions in toric varieties, Malgorzata Aneta Marciniak
