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 2010
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
Hydrogen infrastructure: resource evaluation and capacity modeling, Kevin B. Martin
Decentralized adaptive neural network control of interconnected nonlinear dynamical systems with application to power system, Shahab Mehraeen
Meta-learning computational intelligence architectures, Ryan J. Meuth
Glass-transition behavior of hybrid poly(methyl acrylate)-silica composites, Manikantan B. Nair
EMI failure analysis techniques and noise prediction for trace crossing split planes, Weifeng Pan
Novel optofluidic sensor systems for quantitative chemical imaging and on-chip sensor calibration, Jongwon Park
Analysis using surface wave methods to detect shallow manmade tunnels, Niklas Henry Putnam
Rational construction by molecular dynamics modeling and simulations of porous adsorbent media for bioseparation, Enrico Riccardi
Detection of low cost radio frequency receivers based on their unintended electromagnetic emissions and an active stimulation, Sarah A. Seguin
On unified computational intelligence: neural networks, dynamic programming, and applications to economics and finance, John E. Seiffertt IV
A fuzzy logic based predictor model for disc cutter chip production rate, Oyku Selimoglu
Seismic behavior of circular reinforced concrete bridge columns under combined loading including torsion, Suriya Prakash Shanmugam
Anti wetting additives for aluminosilicate refractories in molten aluminum contact applications, Devdutt Pramod Shukla
An experimental and numerical investigation of flapping and plunging wings, Taylor A. Swanson
Autonomous triggering system and measurement protocols for smart bridge testing, Theresa M. Swift
Layer-to-layer control of laser metal deposition processes, Lie Tang
Helical force flow: a new engineering mechanics model for biological materials, Jeffery S. Thomas
A control-theoretical fault prognostics and accommodation framework for a class of nonlinear discrete-time systems, Balaje T. Thumati
Spacecraft formation flight at sun-earth/moon libration points, Douglas Robert Tolbert
Advanced current-mode control techniques for DC-DC power electronic converters, Kai-Tak Wan
The Kalman filter on time scales, Nicholas J. Wintz
Systematic functional and object-oriented product design frameworks, Jen-Chi Wu
Applications of sensor arrays in acoustic and seismic signal processing, Peng Xie
Material flow and microstructure evolution in friction stir welding of AA6111 alloy sheets, Manasij Kumar Yadava
Energy and voltage management methods for multilevel converters for bulk power system power quality improvement, Atousa Yazdani
Protein responsive synthetic materials for biomedical applications, Youyou Zheng
Dissertations from 2008
Energy efficient clustering and secure data aggregation in wireless sensor networks, Julia Albath
Mechanics of dump truck vibrations in high-impact shovel loading operations, Nassib Aouad
Friction stir channeling: an innovative technique for heat exchanger manufacturing, Nagarajan Balasubramanian
Characterization and applications in infrastructure of steel reinforced polymer and grout composites, Bryce L. Barton
Inverse limits of permutation maps, Robbie A. Beane
The effect of free chlorine and monochloramine on lead in drinking water and epitaxial electrodeposition of tin sulfide, Sansanee Boonsalee
Modeling, analysis and experimentation for building ice parts with supports using rapid freeze prototyping, Frances D. Bryant
Formation and removal of pesticides and pesticide transformation products during water treatment, Evelyn F. Chamberlain
Unsteady flow and heat transfer in periodic complex geometries for the transitional flow regime, Li-Kwen Chen
Energy efficient wireless sensor network protocols for monitoring and prognostics of large scale systems, James W. Fonda
Immunology based methodology for detecting and searching anomalies, Adarsh Gopinathan Nair
Uncertainty analysis and sensitivity analysis for multidisciplinary systems design, Jia Guo
The art of parameterless evolutionary algorithms, Ekaterina A. Holdener
Liquefaction and postliquefaction behavior of low plasticity silts using cyclic triaxial tests, Ali Mohammad Izadi
Development of a high-resolution target movement monitoring system for convergence monitoring in mines, Tristan H. Jones
Addressing nonlinear combustion instabilities in highly dilute spark ignition engine operation, Brian C. Kaul
Processing and characterization of zirconium carbide-molybdenum cermets, Sean E. Landwehr
Shear-driven / gravity-driven thin liquid film in separated flow and turbulence modelling, Hai Lan
Enabling wind turbine generators to participate in power grid frequency regulation for enhanced stability, HongTao Ma
A modified approach for obtaining sieve bootstrap prediction intervals for time series, Purna Mukhopadhyay
