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 2003
Thermal behavior of thin-polymer films on silica, Bing Zhang
Search for post-starburst (E+A) galaxies in the cluster Abell 3266, Zhongyu Zhang
Modeling of transport phenomena during laser welding process, Jun Zhou
A comprehensive dynamic model of the gas metal arc welding process, Fanlin Zhu
Dissertations from 2002
Applications of temporal logic to assembly and disassembly sequences, Murat Atmaca
New treatment for an old problem: lead poisoning, Nukhet Aykin-Burns
Modeling of complex hat-shaped chords of cold-formed steel trusses, Stuart Werner Baur
Skin cancer diagnosis using hybrid artificial intelligence system, Ying Chang
Platinum in phosphate laser glasses, Carol A. Click
Syntheses and characterization of derivatives of 1,4,7-triazacyclononane, methyl, cholate, and of ionophores based on EDTA, NTA, and IDA, Jyoti Marutrao Dalvi
Tauberian theorems for convergence and subsequential convergence of sequences with controlled oscillatory behavior, Fi̇li̇z Di̇k
Tauberian theorems for sequences with moderately oscillatory control moduli, Mehmet Di̇k
Micro-scale moveable bed physical model, Roger Andrew Gaines
Transverse fracture and fiber/matrix interface characteristics of hybrid ceramic matrix composites, Stephen B. Haug
Probing extra dimensions by lepton-flavor nonconserving quantum loop effects, Bo He
Aspects of convenient synthesis of 2,2'-biimidazole derivatives and aliphatic poly(amino-ester)s, Feng He
A comparative study of Just-In-Time (JIT) and Theory of Constraints (TOC) systems with varying constraint locations and operational characteristics, Pirun Hemmondharop
Effect of pattern and coating properties on defect formation in aluminum lost foam castings, Devin Ray Hess
Effective leadership for total quality management, Paul D. Hirtz
Lyapunov function based neurocontrollers for a class of deterministic and stochastic problems, Zhongwu Huang
A study of early adopters of technology in the independent telephone industry, William Ralph Kehr
Application of singular-perturbation-based model reduction techniques to neglect saliency in synchronous machines, Michael Thomas Lemanski
Development of an ISO 9000 advisory team, Hsien-Tsung Liao
Resin transfer molding: mathematical models for process control, Lin Lin
The relationship between R&D spending and shareholder returns in high technology industries, Darrel Aloysius Mank
The geometry of map equations for trochoids, Sibel Pasali
Differential thermal analysis of nucleation and crystal growth rates in glasses, Kisa S. Ranasinghe
Ozonation of artificial aquaria seawater: oxidation kinetics and byproduct formation, Robert E. Reed
Nonlinear material modeling and finite element analysis of V-ribbed belts, Yuelin Shen
The evolution of the lower Missouri River: Stratigraphy, geomorphology, and habitat dynamics at Lisbon Bottom, Jeffrey Spooner
Web crippling and combined bending and web crippling of cold-formed steel header beams, Sutton F. Stephens
Investigation of FRP materials for bridge construction, Danielle Kleinhans Stone
Modeling and analysis of rapid freeze prototyping, Guanghua Sui
Spontaneous electrochemical processing in conventional organic solutions for Fe³⁺ removal and metal deposition, Jinghua Sun
Electron-cadmium ionization for energies near overlapping autoionizing resonances, Muzaffer Mustafa Tabanli
Improving high-dimensional indexing for content-based image retrieval, Jui-Che Teng
Wavelet analysis of electroretinograms and its clinical application, Srinivasa Varadharajan
Factors influencing success in the packaging machinery integration process, Tunyarut Viriyapituk
Development and applications of a hybrid finite element method (FEM)/method of moments (MoM) tool, Hao Wang
Designing protection of a distribution feeder to maximize reliability, Jingyu Wang
A new method for suboptimal control of a class of nonlinear systems, Ming Xin
Fracture mechanics of glass panels subjected to low velocity missle impact, Jiaqing Yu
An investigation of gaps in return planes, decoupling capacitor ESR in resonance suppression, and low-mutual inductance filters, Theodore M. Zeeff
Modeling the formation and collapse of a keyhole during laser welding process, Wenhai Zhang
Development and characterization of soy-based epoxy resins and pultruded FRP composites, Jiang Zhu
Dissertations from 2001
Robust feedback control of uncertain systems, Eddie Archie Akpan
Destructive testing of a highway bridge strengthened with FRP systems, T. (Tarek) Alkhrdaji
The use of ultrasonic energy as a means of driving emulsion polymerizations to completion and of changing the reactivity ratio of emulsion copolymerization of MMA:BA, Mohammed A. Bahattab
Shock wave interactions at explosive/metallic interfaces, Jason Baird
Spatiotemporal dynamics of noisy excitable systems: application to cultured human glial cell networks, Gaþbor Bala͠si
CFD analyses of two-phase flow with vapor emission for automotive refueling system, Raja Banerjee
Global stock index forecasting using multiple generalized regression neural networks with a gating network, Parinya Disorntetiwat
Binary homogeneous nucleation of octane isomers, G. Jay Doster
Towards rapid optical switches and sensors based on doped silica sol-gel glasses, Ian A. Elder
Spontaneous metal deposition from organic solutions for electronic materials applications, Rui Fang
Development of high energy density dielectrics for pulse power applications, Brian L. Gilmore
Modeling and characterization of long term material behavior in polymer composites with woven fiber architecture, Vikas Gupta
Flight control with adaptive critic neural network, Dongchen Han
Creep behavior and physical characterization of fusion-cast alumina refractories, James G. Hemrick
Data mining through neuro-fuzzy-genetic architecture, Korakot Hemsathapat
An effect of damper configurations on turbulent mixing for air conditioning systems optimization, Bin Li
Curing chemistry of epoxidized soybean oil and its application for sturctural composite materials, Peng Peng Lu
Three-dimensional radiative transfer in a medium exposed to spatially varying radiation: Effects of polarization, Donald W. Mueller Jr.
Optimal control of distributed parameter systems using adaptive critic neural networks, Radhakant Padhi
Control of smart structural systems using multi-objective optimization techniques, Sridhar Sana
Three-dimensional nodal neutron transport program with the ability to handle spatial heterogeneities, Micheal Addison Smith
Protein adsorption on solid surfaces, Da Song
Experimental study of air mixing and its enhancement in a damper-controlled mixing chamber, Changlin Sun
Microstructure of nanocrystalline undoped and doped cerium oxide thin films and their electrical and optical properties, Toshio Suzuki
Strengthening of masonry structures with FRP composites, Gustavo J. Tumialan
Plasma spraying low thermal expansion alumino-silicate glasses, Douglas T. Weaver
Simulation of ABS incineration under oxidative and reductive conditions, Li Xing
The engineering of construction specifications for externally bonded FRP composites, Xinbao Yang
Microwave, ultraviolet light and thermal curing of epoxide polymers, Dong Zhang
Integrated optimization system for airbag design and modeling by finite element analysis, Honglu Zhang
Process planning for multi-axis laser aided manufacturing process, Jun Zhang
Integration of battery energy storage with static synchronous serial compensator, Lingli Zhang
Equilibrium, stability and dynamics of microdrops, Xianzhong Zhang
Nonparallel thermal instability of natural convection flow over horizontal and inclined plates in porous media, Jianzhong Zhao
Multivariate cluster analysis on discontinuity data from scanlines and oriented boreholes, Wei Zhou
Processing and characterization of nanocrystalline ceria, X.-D. Zhou
Dissertations from 2000
Environmental law for engineers, Robert Lee Aston
Preparation and properties of plasma polymers containing organometallic (CoTPP) or metal (Be) inclusions, Nancy Elaine Barr
Characteristics of Thailand's automotive industry managers based on the SYMLOG model, Panat Boonkham
Electron capture and ionization dynamics in ion-Rydberg collisions, Kevin Ray Cornelius
