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 1990
Target Feedback Loop/Loop Transfer Recovery (TFL/LTR) robust control system designs, Rajiva Prakash
A hybrid artificial neural networks and knowledge-based expert systems approach to flexible manufacturing system scheduling, Luis C. Rabelo
The effect of additive gaussian noise on the performance of a nonlinear bandlimited digital communication link, Denzil Jewarld Radford
Investigation of transport anomalies in La1-y SryCr₁₋ₓMnₓO₃, Ryne P. Raffaelle
Maintaining the competitiveness of small manufacturing firms in an environment of changing world markets and advanced technology implementations, Edward M. Raney
Measurement and improvement of white collar productivity, Maximilian Karl Schwartz
The development and implementation of knowledge worker performance measurement systems in a service industry environment, Gregory Allen Sedrick
Measurements of differential cross sections for H(2p) formation in intermediate energy proton-helium collisions using coincidence techniques, David Gene Seely
Estimation of desorbed compositions with variable-temperature stepwise desorption, Chi Min Shu
Motion of block copolymers on surfaces and characterization of resins for friction materials, Brijnaresh R. Sinha
A Monte Carlo Kriging model to evaluate the effects of sample position uncertainty on profit/loss relationships in mining, Michael Terrence Spevak
Micromechanics characterization of sublaminate damage, Huanqiu Tang
Tunable IR lasers for helium optical pumping, Padetha Tin
Computer vision in medicine: color metrics and image segmentation methods for skin cancer diagnosis, Scott E. Umbaugh
Melting heat transfer in enclosures, Chudong Wen
Finite and boundary element analysis of three-dimensional linear elastostatics, Amir H. Yahyavi
Crystallographic studies of some materials with a perovskite structure using the X-ray Rietveld method, Jen-Kuan Yau
The influence of graphics-based decision support systems and user cognitive skills on decision quality, Hulya Yazici
Metal salt catalyzed carbenoids IV, Shahram Yousefian
Comparison of energy consumption of common heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems with closed water loop heat pump systems, Jawad Hussain Zaidi
Dissertations from 1989
Corrosion and polarization characteristics of single crystal and polycrystalline zinc surfaces, Dharmalatha Abayarathna
An expert system to evaluate the rural community development, Derya Alasya
A probabilistic evaluation procedure toward robot implementation, Stephen Louis Allen
Advisory system for selecting the proper geophysical techniques for mining exploration, Edwin J. Ballantyne
Zinc recovery by ultrasound acid leaching of double kiln treated electric arc furnace dust, Jose Antonio Barrera-Godinez
Thermogravimetric, thermopower, and electrical conductivity studies of the Ba₂YCu₃O₇₋ₓ system, C. John Brannon
Finite element analysis of laminated composite plates, Virat Chomkwah
The conformational requirements for binding of ketanserin analogues to the serotonin (5HT₂) receptor: a molecular modeling approach, Scott A. DePriest
An integrated multi-objective decision model for industry planning in a developing country, Ikedi C. Ehie
Surface modification by vacuum polymerization, Richard Allen Engelman
A forward thinking expert system in well test analysis, Scott Michael Frailey
Monte Carlo study of melting of a model bulk ice, Kyu-Kwang Han
The design of silicon-based polyimide as a submicron resolution directly imagable electron-beam resist, Benjamin Chung-Peng Ho
Reliability based criteria for cold-formed steel members, Ling-En Hsiao
Plasma polmerization and plasma treatment for modification of surfaces of polymeric materials, Yu Iriyama
Shear strain localization phenomenon in viscoplastic materials, Chang-Ho Kim
A coupled-channel Born approximation study of atom-diatom reactive scattering, Clifford R. Klein
Sintering and electrical properties of the perovskite system (La,Ca) (Cr,Co) O₃, Rasit Koc
Abrasion resistant coatings on plastics, Pornchai Laoharojanaphand
Plasma synthesis of iron-containing thin films, Jui-Lung Li
Mixed convection in laminar/turbulent separated backward-facing step flows, Jen-Tai Lin
Graph coloring algorithms on random graphs, Shi-Jen Lin
Load and resistance factor design of cold-formed stainless steel structural members, Shin-Hua Lin
Dynamic adiabatic shear band development in plane strain deformations of a viscoplastic material, De-Shin Liu
Semigroups of functions on nearness spaces and near completely homogeneous spaces, Rhonda Louise McKee
Nonlinear analysis of low-rise reinforced concrete shear wall buildings subjected to multicomponent seismic input, Gregory E. Mertz
A study of the chemical behavior and natural cycles of selenium and tellurium in air, Sirinart Muangnoicharoen
Development of a geostatistical analysis program for sulphide deposits of southeastern Missouri, Neal Borden Nagel
Molecular mobility of toluene in polystyrene solutions, Byaporn Nanagara
A standardized methodology for the structuring and implementation of a flexible manufacturing system, Lewis Neri
The directed Steiner problem on graphs: A simulated annealing approach, Lawrence Joseph Osborne
Integration of artificial intelligence and operations research in production planning, scheduling and control, Tatchapol Poshyanonda
Corporate packaging management: "An integrated approach", Stephen A. Raper
Structural role of nitrogen in phosphorus oxynitride glasses, Mary R. Reidmeyer
Liquefaction and settlement characteristics of silt soils, John Arthur Sandoval-Shannon
Dynamics of matter-, antimatter-atom collisions, David Robert Schultz
Development and evaluation of an instrumentation system for high acceleration centrifuge testing of an artificial rock material, Padmakar Srivastava
A finite element method to solve a third order convected acoustic wave equation for sheared subsonic flow in a circular duct, with application to propeller noise, James Edward Steck
A hydrologic dynamic runoff model, Sompop Sucharit
Metallization of nonconducting substrates by means of transitional buffering and micro-dendritic films, Byung-Kug Sun
Nucleation and growth of copper electrodeposits on metal substrate, Hsiang Sun
Time characteristics of small watersheds in response to the probable maximum precipitation, Brian Jay Swenty
Magnetic and hyperfine interactions in several rare earth-transition metal intermetallic compounds, Dwayne E. Tharp
Determining parameters for a continuous simulation model by estimation, synthetic calibration and analytic calibration, David Brian Thompson
Synthesis, solubilization, and polymerization in new surfactant systems, Yuh-Jye Uang
Toward the integration of computer-aided design and material requirements planning: a case of wire products, Joaquin Alberto Vila-Ruiz
Characteristics of surface skimming bulk wave delay-line chemical sensors in liquids, Show-Ran Peter Wang
Effect of surface treatment on localized corrosion of stainless steel, Chyang Jer Wu
The theory and measurement of entropy in management, David Alan Wyrick
Abrasive jet cutting and drilling of rock, Sina Yazici
Dissertations from 1988
Complete sets of reductions modulo A class of equational theories which generate infinite congruence classes, Timothy B. Baird
Reliability-based optimum design of structures subjected to various seismic loadings, Chein-Chi Chang
Aminolysis of N-hydroxysuccinimide esters, Gary Wayne Cline
An integrated programming environment for pseudo-code development, IPE-PC, Nurcan Coskun
Toxicity evaluation and biological treatment of lead and zinc mine-mill effluents in Southeast Missouri, Zeynep Mujde Erten
Non-equilibrium alloy production by electrolytic techniques, Joseph Frimpong
Sorption and desorption of volatile organic compounds by soils and sediments, Hossein Ganjidoost
Stratum corneum lipids: structure and interaction with a modified triglyceride, Lisa Beth Goldsmith
Some order restricted inferences in nonhomogeneous poisson processes, James Michael Guffey
Hexaaza macrocyclic complexes containing biimidazole, Samir Saad Kandil
Statistical properties of large ensembles of exact solutions to Burgers' equation with random initial conditions, Steven Keleti
Synthesis and characterization of X-ray resists, Arlene Saum Koelling
The preparation of composite membranes by plasma polymerization and their evaluation as gas separation membranes, Paul William Kramer
Surface roughness characterization of rock masses using the fractal dimension and variogram, Young-Hoon Lee
An advanced implementation of the boundary element method for plane-strain elastoplasticity, Aarao de Andrade Lima
An analysis of steady state penetration problems by the finite element method, Pei-Rong Lin
The synthesis and characterization of transition metal complexes of 2,2'-biimidazole-containing polyurethanes, Frank Jian-Lin Liu
Theoretical studies of direct and resonant reactive scattering involving three-body systems, Chen Kwee Lutrus
The role of term symmetry in E-unification and E-completion, Blayne E. Mayfield
The hydrolysis, adsorption, and dynamics of silane coupling agents on a silica surface, Wiriya Meesiri
Mineralogy, paragenesis and electron microprobe analysis of the cobalt-nickel and nickel minerals in the Mississippi valley-type deposits of southeast Missouri, Susanne Pignolet-Brandom
Modeling and control of large flexible space structures, Jayant V. Ramakrishnan
A microcomputer architecture for ophthalmic ultrasonography, William David Richard
Heuristic coloring algorithms for the composite graph coloring problem, Johnnie Curtis Roberts
A vortex panel method for unsteady aerodynamics of multiple lifting surfaces with thickness, Kamran Rokhsaz
A system for the diagnosis of faults using a first principles approach, Barbara A. Smith
Symbolic automation and numerical synthesis for robot kinematics, Jen Sriwattanathamma
Application of remote sensing to the assessment of surface characteristics of selected Mojave Desert playas for military purposes, M. Merrill Stevens
Engineering properties and clay mineralogy of Illinois coal-mine roof shales and underclays, Sanga Tangchawal
