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 2004
Reflection seismic interpretation of deepwater fold-thrust structures, Niger Delta, Atinuke Olubinmi Akingbade
Evaluation of the effects of various environmental conditions on reinforced concrete columns wrapped with FRP sheets, Sang-Wook Bae
Multi-dimensional CFD simulation of adsorption/desorption processes in carbon canister, Xingyan Bai
Study of abrasive waterjet nozzle materials and plasma transferred arc welding coatings, Ju Bao
Fabrication of electrode support structure for planar solid oxide fuel cells, Dustin Beeaff
An integrated control framework for discrete event systems, Nebil Buyurgan
The role of acquisitions in high technology firms' profitability and performance, Karla M. Callahan
Assessment and improvement of capacity of concrete members: a case for in-situ load testing and composite materials, Paolo Casadei
Microstructural and superplastic characteristics of friction stir processed aluminum alloys, Indrajit Charit
StatCom/BESS using a diode-clamped multilevel inverter, Ying Cheng
Mid-term voltage stability assessment and enhancement, Feng Dong
Control, interaction mitigation and location for FACTS devices, Liangying Dong
Development and characterization of cerium oxide coatings deposited by spontaneous processes on metallic substrates, Joe Edington
Bipolar excitation of switched reluctance machines, Chris S. Edrington
Durability performance of advanced construction materials, Mahmut Ekenel
Wetting of single crystal mullite by borosilicate and yttrium-aluminosilicate glasses and wetting phenomena of steels containing aluminum and titanium, Benjamin T. Eldred
Factors leading to successful application of improvement tools for quality management, Bassam A. Elmaimani
Effect of pressure on crystallization in lithium disilicate glass, Tihana Fuss
Mathematical modeling and experimental validation of gas metal arc welding of aluminum alloys, Hao Guo
The development of efficient delivery routes in extremely short product life-cycle environments, Pisit Hetrakul
Adaptive layer process control of laser aided direct metal/material deposition process, Yusheng Hua
Surface deposition and encapsulation of metallic clusters, Jared F. Hund
Computationally complex, nonlinear systems modeling using neural networks, Xiao Hu
Corrosion inhibition of steel by polyaniline, Yasir Idlibi
The rate-dependent performance and optimization of stratified thermal energy storage devices, Ying Ji
Evaluation of functionality changes in regulatory control system processes case study: airworthiness qualification process, Melvin Leo Johnson
Project valuation for the strategic management of research and development, Neal Lewis
Shear strengthening of unreinforced masonry (URM) walls with FRP composites, Tong Li
Anticipating system-level electromagnetic interference using numerical methods and measurement techniques, Geping Liu
Synthesis and characterization of metal-polyaniline thin films and membranes, Yan Liu
Failure studies of glass fibers, Nathan P. Lower
Persistent current and electron transport through ultra-thin networks, Ditshupo Ecco Maje
Circuit model extraction in digital and RD circuits using the partial element equivalent circuit (PEEC) method, Jingkun Mao
Fate and transport of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in phytoremediation systems, Xingmao Ma
Intelligent agent based, autonomous real-time structural health monitoring system, Kyle Mitchell
Computational intelligence and the traveling salesman, Samuel A. Mulder
Effects of stress on material properties, intrinsic and extrinsic behavior, and electromechanical response of stress-biased actuators, Nisanart Navapan
Neural networks with categorical valued inputs and applications to intrusion detection, Alexander Novokhodko
Nucleation theory using equations of state, Abdalla Obeidat
Transient modeling and experimental verification of hyperfiltration effects, Peter G. Oduor
Characterization and use of an acousto-optic tunable filter for hyperspectral remote sensing, Douglas Michael Papenmeier
Development of focus group analysis approach for new product introduction: A case study in biopharamaceuticals, Kalayanee Poon-asawasombat
Reduction of model dimension in nonlinear finite element approximations of electromechanical systems, Scott Patrick Rutenkroger
Automation of power network design in industrial and commercial buildings, Grzegorz Rzepka
Relevance of membrane properties of clay-rich geologic materials to water-related engineering issues, Rosanna M. Saindon
Electronic and structural characterizations of cerium-based corrosion inhibitors, Ahmed M. Shahin
A generalization based hybrid algorithm for clustering semi-structured data, Ming-Yi Shih
Development of radiated EMI estimation algorithms for PCB EMI expert system, Hwan-Woo Shim
Magnetic and superconducting quantum critical behavior of itinerant electronic systems, Rastko Sknepnek
Finite element analysis of automotive serpentine belt operation and failure, Guiyong Song
Quantification of attribute driven product cannibalization induced by new product introduction, Sundara Raghavan Srinivasan
Innovative refractories for preventing nozzle clogging in continuously cast aluminum-killed steels, Robert B. Tuttle
Development and applications of the cavity model and FDTD for power integrity and EMI problems, Chen Wang
Automatic sensor fault diagnosis and controller reconfiguration for induction motor drives sensor fault-tolerance, Hainan Wang
Investigation of shear-driven liquid film behavior around a sharp corner, Yuping Wang
The development of a coal material flow analysis, indicators, and models to facilitate the creation of public policy, Joel R. Warneke
Dynamics and failure analysis of architectural glazing subjected to blast loading, Jun Wei
Modeling and analysis of electric machines with asymmetric rotor poles using a reluctance based, magnetic equivalent circuit, Joshua Michael Williams
Biologically inspired identification and classification of a system's environment through artificial vision, Robert S. Woodley
Modeling and analysis of source-commutated five-phase diode rectifier systems, Bo Zhang
Innovative approaches to characterize DC power distribution systems in high speed PCB design, Lin Zhang
VLSI layout verification using adaptive critic designs and fuzzy logic, Nian Zhang
Simulation of soil-pile-superstructure interaction in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, Wei Zheng
Dissertations from 2003
The use of a β"-alumina electrolyte as sodium vapor sensor for the determination of NaOH in a glass tank, Jose Manuel Almanza Robles
Probing the classical/quantal boundary using the Stark effect, Joseph Frederick Baugh
Separation and characterization of glycoproteins and other biological materials: from reverse micelles to capillary electrophoresis, Ondrea Bermudez
Strategies for automating open pit mine haulage planning, Terry Alan Bush
Experimental and simulation studies of two-phase flow in a stirred tank, Maethee Chandavimol
Semi-active control of elastic and inelastic building structures with piezoelectric friction dampers, Chaoqiang Chen
Investigations into leakage current variation in titanium dioxide dielectrics, Daniel A. Ciardullo
Deposition of gold from an organic immersion plating bath for microelectronic applications, Eric James Dahlgren
Identification of seismically-induced landslippage along Crowley's Ridge, southeast Missouri and northeast Arkansas, Briget C. Doyle
Modeling and operation of single and multiple tube membrane bioreactors, Ellen England
Evolvability in the phylogeny of the ontogenesis of artificial networks of spiking neurons, Amber D. Fischer
Processing and characterization of thin film solid oxide fuel cell structures, Brian P. Gorman
Use of data mining techniques for mine machine condition monitoring, Hui Hu
Geophysical, hydrological, and archaeological investigation in the east bank area of Luxor - Southern Egypt, Ahmed Ismail
Characterization and modeling of paleoliquefaction features in Missouri, Houda Jadi
Development and evaluation of epoxidized soybean oil-based polymers, Nuanpen Juangvanich
Magnetic studies of novel mixed rare earth-iron rich R₂T₁₇ intermetallics, Kishore Kamaraju
Ground penetrating radar application for non-destructive testing: Bridge deck inspection and dowel bar detection, Wooyoung Kim
Investigation of hydrocarbon sources and reduction in small four-stroke spark ignition engines, Kyle R. Koederitz
Automorphism groups of resolvable incidence structure, Grant Harlan Lathrom
SimNet: a neural network architecture for pattern recognition and data mining, Hsi-Chieh Lee
Higher order finite element modeling of acoustic propagation in a moving medium, Eivind Listerud
Robust analysis and control of smart structural systems, Pengxiang Liu
Electrodeposition of ordered semiconductor metal oxide nanostructures and epitaxial thin films, Run Liu
Rehabilitation of steel bridge members with FRP composite materials, Xiangdong Liu
Dynamic finite element analysis of precracked, notched and layered Charpy impact tests, Jaime H. McCoy
Military foot traffic impact on soil compaction properties at the United States Military Academy: a multiscale analysis, Kenneth William McDonald
An analysis of intermodal transportation mode selection considering stochastic system parameters, Tartat Mokkhamakkul
