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 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
Improvement of the hydration resistance of magnesia and doloma using organosilicon compounds, Sergio Luiz Cabral da Silva
Analysis of biological and physical systems using nonlinear topological methods, Kevin Thomas Dolan
Interval estimates of bit-error rate of burst error sequences, Krid Dusitsin
Stabilization of autoionizing states, Heider Naim Ereifej
An investigation of iron phosphate glasses, Xiangyu Fang
Modeling and design of DC power buses in high-speed digital circuit designs, Jun Fan
Use of porous steel soil nails for enhancing dynamic stability of earth dams, Saad Abdel-Hamid Farag
Selective ultratrace determination of nitroaromatic vapors, Mark Gehrke
Rock toughness and disc cutting, Richard E. Gertsch
On a characterization of W-sets, Jonathan Robert Hatch
A Mössbauer spectral study of some magnetic rare-earth iron intermetallic compounds, Dimitri Hautot
Thermomechanical properties of non-linear refractories, William Lloyd Headrick Jr.
Augmented reality applications in product modeling, analysis, and development, Chia-Pin Huang
The study and development of a single-stage dewatering and briquetting process for commercial-scale coal fines recovery, Stephen Wai-Sing Kan
Quench rate and aging effects in aluminum-zinc-magnesium-copper aluminum alloys, Donald Scott MacKenzie
Considerations of the dynamics of the Poincaré map acting on the attractor of the Newton-Leipnik system, Benjamin Arthur Marlin
Use of cerium-based inhibitors in electrochemically deposited coatings for the corrosion protection of aluminum alloys, Eric Leon Morris
Lattice time-dependent correlated two-electron system approach to scattering problems, Dan Onyango Odero
Collisions between slow highly charged ions and surfaces, James A. Perez
Thermal characterization of polymer thin films using modulated differential scanning calorimetry, Crystal E. Porter
Direct space (nano)crystallography via high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, Wentao Qin
Parametric study of motor/shroud heat transfer performance in an electrical submersible pump (ESP), Jesus Ramon Rodriguez Leon
Application of power electronics to the distribution transformer, Edward Robert Ronan Jr.
Tandem differential mobility analyzer studies and aerosol volatility, Otmar Schmid
The separation of intact microbes by capillary electrophoresis, Jeffrey M. Schneiderheinze
Michael addition of amines to α-ß unsaturated esters, Kiarash Alavi Shooshtari
The magnetic and electronic structures of several rare earth-transition metal intermetallic compounds, Chiu-Ying Tai
Seismic performance, design and placement of multiple tuned mass dampers in building applications, Jingning Wu
Hygrothermal modeling and testing of polymers and polymer matrix composites, Weiqun Xu
Integration of battery energy storage with flexible AC transmission system devices, Zhiping Yang
The development of nickel silicide based alloy for sulfuric acid application, Sanhong Zhang
The scale-up behavior of coal logs for the Coal Log Pipeline technology, Bing Zhao
Dissertations from 1999
Electrodeposition of layered nanostructures and epitaxial metal oxide thin films, Eric W. Bohannan
The design and analysis of a metalcutting coolant/lubricant application system for delivery of a soy based cutting fluid, Richard Neal Callahan
Reuse machining knowledge for process planning system in a web-based collaborative design and manufacturing environment, Hsin-Chi Chang
Thermodynamics of the iron-carbon-bismuth ternary system: 1473-1873 K, Lewen Chang
Seismic analysis of pile supported rigid bridge abutments using material and geometric nonlinearity, Muhammad Shahbaz Chaudhry
Analysis and simulation of a baseband precoded TCM system in DSL channel with crosstalk noise and ETSI impulse noise, Fred Tze-Yu Chu
Glass microspheres for medical applications, Samuel D. Conzone
Stability of paleosinks and karstic carbonates in the Southern Fire Clay Mining District of Missouri, Robert Weiser Dillon
Calculation of scaled nucleation rates for water using Monte Carlo generated cluster free energy differences, David J. DiMattio
Machine tool accuracy characterization, error modeling and compensation using telescopic ballbar and laser interferometer, Yalcin M. Ertekin
Indoor air quality: economizer control and air mixing in variable air volume systems, Roger George
Optimization of coherent correlative pseudo-noise code tracking loops, Hettiachchi Upul Gunawardana
Buildup factor formulae for multi-layer shields, Mevlut Guvendik
