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 2009
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
A tour-de-force in polymer crosslinked aerogels, Sudhir Mulik
Design and optimization of abrasive slurry feed system, control circuit and jet drilling tool for mining applications,, Pradeep Nambiath
Modeling and rendering for development of a virtual bone surgery system, Qiang Niu
Design and evaluation of a virtual reality training system for new underground rockbolters, David Nutakor
Modeling and simulations of diphasic composites for development of high energy density dielectrics, Sandeep K. Patil
Multiple-input multiple-output wireless communications with imperfect channel knowledge, Christopher Potter
Geological sequestration of carbon dioxide by hydrous carbonate formation in steelmaking slag, C. Hank Rawlins
Thin film techniques for the fabrication of nano-scale high energy density capacitors, James N. Reck
Integrated process planning for a hybrid manufacturing system, Lan Ren
Stochastic dynamic equations, Suman Sanyal
Physical modeling of railroad ballast using the parallel gradation scaling technique within the cyclical triaxial framework, Adam F. Sevi
Predicting and reducing warranty costs by considering customer expectation and product performance, Naresh Kumar Sharma
Speculation and hedging with virtuals, Prasenjit Shil
Lattice matching for detecting distributed intrusions, Sule Simsek
Neutral representation for simulation constructs, Rawinkhan Srinon
Business-oriented Software Process Improvement based on CMM and CMMI using QFD, Yan Sun
Estimating bounds for nonidentifiale parameters using potential outcomes, Thidaporn Supapakorn
Three-dimensional laminar and turbulent convection in separated flow, Magesh Thiruvengadam
Characterization and synthesis of nanoscale materials, Jinfeng Wang
Laboratory implementation of unified power flow controller hardware-in-loop simulation, Keyou Wang
Optimal control of impulsive systems using adaptive critic based neural networks, Xiaohua Wang
Inter-area oscillation damping in large scale power systems with unified power flow controllers, Mahyar Zarghami
Glass-ceramics for solid oxide fuel cell seals, Teng Zhang
Virtual prototyping with surface reconstruction and freeform geometric modeling using level-set method, Weihan Zhang
Densification and mechanical properties of tantalum carbide and tantalum diboride ceramics, Xiaohong Zhang
Dissertations from 2007
Lewis acid catalysis in organic synthesis, Ramesh Alleti
Development and analysis of derivative trading systems using artificial intelligence, Sunisa Amornwattana
Automated synthesis and NULL cycle reduction optimization for asynchronous NULL convention circuits using industry-standard CAD tools, Bonita Bhaskaran
Analysis and modeling of stochastic oscillations with applications to biology, Jorge Nicolas Brea
A computational theory for the generation of solutions during early conceptual design, Cari R. Bryant
Improving the thermal shock resistance of silicon carbide ceramics, Andrew A. Buchheit
The development of hybrid intelligent systems for technical analysis based equivolume charting, Thira Chavarnakul
Automatic detection of lesion border and edge-related structures in dermoscopy images, Xiaohe Chen
Mobile array designs with ANSERLIN antennas and efficient, wide-band PEEC models for interconnect and power distribution network analysis, Michael A. Cracraft
Dynamic dragline modeling and boom stress analysis for efficient excavation, Nuray Demirel
Mechanical integrity and behavior of thin films and their applications in MEMS, Gang Duan
The development and application of a systematic approach to evaluating an academic department's brand meaning, Cassandra C. Elrod
Architecting system of systems: artificial life analysis of financial market behavior, Nil Hande Ergin
Impacts of acid mine drainage on carbon cycling in receiving streams, Ernest W. Fonyuy
Quantum dot photolithography, Raghuveer Reddy Gadipalli
Case studies of mergers & acquisitions: best practices for technology transfer, Ildefonso Gonzalez Artigas
Data fusion techniques for health monitoring of aging aircraft and skin cancer detection, Kapil Gupta
Model-based probabilistic analysis and design, Beiqing Huang
Fabrication of ceramic components using freeze-form extrusion fabrication, Tieshu Huang
