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 1994
Creation and exploratory evaluation of strategic assessment for small manufacturing companies, Merwan Burjor Mehta
Solvent extraction processing of oxidized zinc wastes for electrowinning, Manuel Prospero Neira Avalos
Modelling of fluid flow and kinetics in counter-current reactors for pyrometallurgical refining, Lloyd R. Nelson
Fade, wear, and fracture behavior of phenolic based non-asbestos friction composites, Gopalkrishna Padmanabhan
Modeling of multiphase interactions in metallurgical reactors, Kent D. Peaslee
Product flexibility in planning and control of manufacturing systems, Emine Persentili
Probabilistic modeling of one-dimensional unsaturated flow and solute transport, John Hamilton Piggott
Genetic neuro-nester, Pipatpong Poshyanonda
Gas-solid and gas-liquid chromatographic stationary phases for the separation of volatiles and enantiomers, George Leo Reid
Artificial vision: three-dimensional object recognition using neural networks, Ryan George Rosandich
Finite element three-dimensional nonlinear transient analysis of the shaded pole motor with emphasis on harmonics analysis, Hamid Reza Sadeghi
Using temporal subsumption to generate efficient error-detecting distributed algorithms, Martina Schollmeyer
Electrical properties and cation valences in the (La,Ca)(Cr,Co)O₃ system, Scott Richard Sehlin
Behavior of web elements with openings subjected to bending, shear and the combination of bending and shear, Ming-Yang Shan
A study of activity-based costing in small manufacturing companies: a quality function deployment framework to guide implementation, Harshini Pushpika Siriwardane
Genetic-neuro scheduler, Sinchai Sittisathanchai
New tunable laser sources for ³He and ⁴He optical pumping, Edward Franklin Stephens
Application of group technology to the design and operation of flexible manufacturing cells in the permanent mold casting industry, James Scott Sutterfield
Oxides of La₁₋ₓSrₓCo1-YFeYO₃ for oxygen and electrical delivery systems, Lone-Wen F. Tai
A non-contact intelligent system for measuring the dimensions of hot-forged parts, Ting-Wen Tang
The Development and implementation of on-line statistical process control software for a continuous process, Chung-Cheng August Tsai
Providing assurance for responsive computing systems, Su-Mei Grace Tsai
Production and extraction of polarized electrons from an optically pumped helium discharge, Raymond James Vandiver
Analysis of matrix damage in single fiber composites, Shashikumar Venkatakrishnaiah
Novel extraction process for the recovery of copper from wastewater treatment sludges, Scott Lee Volner
Resonance Raman investigations of heterogeneous systems using azo dyes as probes, Heping Wang
Transformation of engineers into managers in China, Mingxi Wu
Computer integrated manufacturing technology applied to industrial wastewater pretreatment process management for small scale facilities, Sheela Nilam Yadav-Olney
Intelligent process planning system with learning capability: a case-based reasoning approach, Hao Yang
Synthesis and characterization of binuclear and unsymmetrical phthalocyanines, Jiang Yang
Modification of metallic surfaces using plasma treatments, Jian Zhang
Dissertations from 1993
An Exploratory study of the product innovation process: characteristics and success factors in the telecommunications industry, Mohamed El-Mougy Ahmed
A model of electronic warfare systems acquisition and engineering for Saudi Arabia, Negaa M. Albegami
Effectiveness of groupware as a knowledge delivery and collaboration system, Nabil Mohammad Alghalith
Air-conditioning system performance with heat reclaim and economizer operation, Venkata Surya Anantapantula
An integrated multi-criteria decision model for manufacturing project selection in a developing country, Saeed Ali Al-Fannah Araimi
Study of corporate turnaround: using a probability of bankruptcy, Chavalit Arkaradejdachachai
Finite element analysis of two-dimensional overland flow, Keyvan Asghari
Packaging machinery acquisition: an integrated study, Jean Brielle Babcock
An exploratory study of corporate external technology acquisition, Dalton Wayne Baker
Theoretical studies of quasi-particle transport in disordered condensed phases, Barry D. Bookout
Two electron processes in proton-helium collisions, Samuel Wright Bross
A Mössbauer effect and Fenske-Hall molecular orbital study of the electronic properties of organoiron clusters, Margaret Linn Buhl
Centrifugal partition, liquid, and gas chromatography separation of biologically important chiral molecules, Adam Chau-Dung Chang
Finite element analysis of axisymmetric deformations of thick thermoviscoplastic targets, Xingju Chen
Galvanic stripping of Fe⁺³ and Pb⁺² ions and dissolution of metallic Fe, Zn, Pb and Cd using Di(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid, Luis Miguel Chia Aquije
Synthesis and characterization of polycarbonates containing 2,2'-biimidazole, Il Young Cho
Raman detection of protein conformational changes: antigen-adjuvant interactions, Mijin Jang Cho
Application of total quality management to a research and development environment, Scott Anthony Dellana
Characteristic modifications due to 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol in polymers, Pamela M. Duncan
Genetic algorithms with 3-parent crossover, L. Vincent Edmondson
The properties and microstructure of neutron irradiated, oxide dispersion strengthened copper alloys, Danny Joe Edwards
Economic evaluation of automated mapping systems in small communities, Adel Aly Fadel
Forward modeling control with soft constraints, James Donald Feher
Air-screen reduction of water-borne energy from underwater blasting, Gregory L. Hempen
Analysis of pressureless densification of ceramic matrix composites, Wei Hong
The interpolating random spline cryptosystem and the chaotic-map public-key cryptosystem, Fengi Hwu
Copper electrocrystallization in electrorefining and electrowinning systems, Ersan Ilgar
The difficulty of approximating the chromatic number for random composite graphs, Jeffrey W. Jenness
Ultrasonic polymerization and ultrasonic dispersion of pigments, Younhee Kim
A risk management model for environmental remediation projects, James Edward Koch
The noble gas geochemistry of Kuroko deposits and some barites, Bin Li
Fault-tolerant ring embeddings in hypercubes -- A reconfigurable approach, Jun-Lin Liu
Thermodynamics of the iron-rich portion of the Fe-C-Zn system: 1473-1873 K, Wenzhong Luo
Phase equilibria and thermodynamic modelling of the Pb-S-O system and applications to direct lead smelting, Weishi Mang
Effects of substituting silicon and manganese for iron on the magnetic properties of several rare-earth transition-metal boron compounds, G. K. Marasinghe
Applications of centrifugal partition chromatography, Randy A. Menges
Liquid atomization in supersonic flows, Azzedine Missoum
Stability of discrete-time matrix polynomials and applications to a model predictive controller, Khanh Tu Ngo
A kinetic investigation of the aminolysis of activated esters of indole-3-acetic acid in acetonitrile, Michael J. Pfeiffer
Considerations for rapidly converging genetic algorithms designed for application to problems with expensive evaluation functions, Richard Patrick Rankin
Fixed point theory for non-self maps, Linda Marie Saliga
A synthesis procedure for transmission line broadband matching networks, Stephen Vincent Saliga
A Hexic equation of state and virial-based mixing rules, Sabyasachi Sen
Microstructure and magnetic properties of thin iron carbide films formed under plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition, Haresh Gnaninda Samarasinghe Siriwardane
Reaction chemistry and thermochemistry of magnesia-graphite systems containing antioxidants, Jeffrey D. Smith
A method for the selection of energy source for electric power generation in a developing country, Mulyanto Soerjodibroto
Dynamic pile-soil-pile interaction using model tests under simulated earthquakes, Karunakar Sreerama
A synergistic approach to intelligent monitoring of large projects, Saleh Salim Sunaidi
Enantiomeric separation via chromatography using cyclodextrin stationary phases, Yubing Tang
A study of the optimization of process parameters for producing sound aluminum castings via statistical experimentation, Murat Tiryakioglu
The limitations and dynamics imposed on multicomponent batch distillation by tray hydraulics, Keith George Tomazi
CAD-based graph features for three-dimensional neuro-recognition in a manufacturing environment, Kuang-Ming Tseng
Development of inservice inspection priorities for nuclear power plant components, T. V. Vo
Self-diffusion studies in polymer-solvent systems by pulsed-gradient spin-echo nuclear magnetic resonance, R. Allen Waggoner
Evaluation of anomalous deposition mechanisms in alloy electrogalvanizing, Hung-Ming Wang
Preparation and properties of optically transparent, pressure-cured poly(methyl methacrylate) composites, Kevin D. Weaver
Polarized electron-noble gas atom collisions, Kanishka P. Wijayaratna
Probabilistic sensitivity analysis for contaminant transport modeling with a reliability algorithm, Ming-Chee Wu
Performance analysis of RLS algorithms applied to speech signal processing, Kyung Yul Yoo
Finite element analysis of dynamic shear bands in 2-D and 3-D deformations of thermoviscoplastic materials, Xiangtong Zhang
Failure analysis of high temperature composites, Yonglu Zhao
Dissertations from 1992
Experimental study of mixed convection in laminar separated backward-facing step flows, H. I. Abu-Mulaweh
Aircraft landing gear shimmy, Jeffrey Allen Baumann
Thermal residual stress-strain analysis for composite materials using high sensitivity moire interferometry, Kook Yun Byun
