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 1988
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
Shock losses around underground overcasts, Jerry C. Tien
Development of a three precision position synthesis package for planar four-bar mechanisms, Pei-Lum Tso
Determination of mass transfer characteristics in the electrolysis of copper, Diogenes Alberto Uceda-Herrera
Electron loss processes of one and two electron atoms colliding with ions, Alan E. Wetmore
Vacuum deposition polymerization of monomers with selected structures activated by vacuum UV and plasma, Yun-Siung Tony Yeh
Toward the development of a knowledge-based construction schedule planning system, Nordin Bin Yunus
Dissertations from 1987
Fundamental study of the role of cathode structure on zinc electrowinning, Horacio M. Aros
Effects of the luminous environment on managerial decision making, Marc Clay Belcher
Spin-dependent dissociative excitation in a laser pumped afterglow, Christopher Lee Bohler
Aircraft vertical profile implementation using demand driven minimal calculation directed graph methods, Larry T. Brewster
Mean flow effects on the performance of perforated tube silencers and dissipative silencers containing bulk absorbent, Ing-Jiun Daniel Chang
Effects of melt reprocessing on mechanical and thermal properties of engineering polymers, In-Mau Chen
Microemulsions, lyotropic liquid crystals, and other association structures, Jiafu Fang
Numerical simulation of a condensate gas cap, oil, solution gas, and water system, Ralph E. Flori
Experimental verification of the use of free-energy minimization techniques for modelling complex sulfide smelting, Harry Eugene Flynn
A representation for serial robotic tasks, Barry Ross Fox
Efficient finite element methods for large displacement elasto-plastic problems, Ching-Chih Fu
A microcomputer model for the performance simulation of cooling and heating coils with applications to heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems, Radhakrishna Ganesh
Analysis and extensions of the Gradient-Jump method for linear programming models, Louis Dean Gentry
Fixed point theory and stability results for fixed point iteration procedures, Alberta Marie Harder
Mass transfer measurements and electrolyte quality determinations in zinc electrowinning, Ashraf Youssef Ezz-Eldin Hosny
Thermally-stimulated current and dielectric properties of doped and undoped barium titanate, Wayne Huebner
Investigation of the water-isocyanate reaction, David W. Ihms
A processor architecture for Turbo Pascal language, Najib Abdel Karim Kofahi
Experimental vapor-liquid equilibria of propyne with propane, propene and propadiene, Edward Allen Kyser
Structure and properties of metal and alloy thin films prepared by plasma-enhanced metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, Tyau-Jeen Lin
Double beta-decay of selenium-82, tellurium-128 and tellurium-130, Wuu-Jyh Lin
Sorption and diffusion of organic vapors in polymer membranes, Chen-Pang Anthony Liu
Dynamic behavior of biofilms in wastewater treatment, Yow-Chyun Liu
Tests for and against a stochastic ordering between multinomial populations: the general case, Larry Albert Lucas
Development of design criteria for ferritic stainless steel cold-formed structural members and connections, Pieter van der Merwe
Two physical analogies applied to image processing, Ronald Earl Nelson
Thermodynamic investigations of cosurfactants and electrolytes in micellar solutions, Duy Thai Nguyen
Phase equilibria from PVT measurements for carbon dioxide, water and n-decane, Michael Nduka Okafor
Effective design widths of high strength cold-formed steel members, Lan-Cheng Pan
Optimal design of seismic and wind structures with active controls, Chris P. Pantelides
Structural behavior of members consisting of flat and curved elements, M. Brad Parks
Intensional reasoning about knowledge, Oliver B. Popov
Measurements and predictions for mixed convection in laminar and turbulent boundary layer flows, N. Ramachandran
Experimental determination of strain-energy density function of rubber and 3-D finite element stress analysis of rubber in hose coupling, Raj Shekhar Roychoudhury
Automation of a jumbo drill using electrohydraulic cylinders, Robert Andrew Sickler
State observability and initialization for multitarget tracking, Breck Alan Sieglinger
Process-structure relations in electrogalvanizing, V. (Vijayaraghavan) Srinivasan
Surfactant association structures in stratum corneum, Hamdan Suhaimi
Electrochemical behavior of zinc and plasma-deposited zinc in sulfate electrolytes, Pei-Li Tseng
Bubble formation, movement and distortion in viscous glass, Simon Cheng-Ping Wang
Amphiphile association structures, Yun Yang
Dissertations from 1986
The modeling and analysis of multi-component, multivalent biospecific adsorption, Bo Henrik Arve
Experimental measurements of laser-doppler anemometry in a baffled mixing tank, Kai-Yuan Chen
Mass transfer measurements in electrogalvanizing systems, Szuchain Fred Chen
The study of the mechanism in the electrochemical reduction of crotyl alcohol and related compounds, Chen-Yie Chien
Surface modification by preparation of buffer zone in glow discharge plasma, Dong Lyun Cho
Spectroscopy of the E state of iodine monofluoride and rotational energy transfer of the B state in collisions with He, using two-photon sequential absorption spectroscopy, Brian Keith Clark
A study of electron-ion and ion-ion recombination in atmospheric gas discharges, Michael Corbin Cornell
Marketing needs and manufacturing tasks: a study of congruency in small manufacturing firms, Paul Ferreol Cretin
Comparison of indicator co-kriging to disjunctive kriging for earthquake parametric estimation, Eddy Dadi Deng
A semantic basis for parallel algorithm design, Roger E. Eggen
Amphiphilic association structures and some aspects of foam stability, Jia-Hwa Fang
A study on operation of a 20-inch fluidized bed gasifier with indirect fired tube heating, Wenbin Eric Huang
Optimum design of braced and unbraced frameworks subjected to static, seismic, and wind forces with building code provisions, Der-Shin Juang
Equilibrium and dynamic aspects of water/oil/surfactant systems, Myungsoo Kim
Nonparallel wave instability of mixed convection flows, Shong-Leih Lee
Premartensitic internal friction in indium-thallium alloys, Chi-Yuan Lei
Amphiphile association in glycerol systems, Yuh-Chirn Liang
Use of optimization models in the design of wastewater treatment systems, Shu-Liang Liaw
Neutron diffraction studies of the atomic and magnetic structures of Ho₆Mn₂₃, Ho₆Mn₂₃D₂₂ and some Y₆(Fe₁- Aℓ )₂₃ compounds, Nimalie T. Littlewood
Optimum operating strategies of future electric power distribution systems with various load control alternatives, Mesut Muslu
Maximum likelihood estimator for the time delay in a passive sonar system, Hyung-Whan Paik
Structural design of coal-fueled power plant ductwork, Stanley Pearce Rader
Monte Carlo studies of water monolayer nucleation on model silica substrates, Anthony Donald Reago
A study of quasi-one-electron systems: excitation of the active electron to its first excited state, Emmett Richter Redd
Organizational validity of constrained facet analysis in U.S. Air Force Civil Engineering, Hal Andrew Rumsey
Web crippling of high strength cold-formed steel beams, Chiravut Santaputra
Robust control with respect to real parameters, Mehmet Kursat Saridereli
Financial ratios as predictors of corporate acquisition candidates by industry, Sehrazat Omurtak Saridereli
