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 1969
Statistical inferences for the Cauchy distribution based on maximum likelihood estimators, Gerald Nicholas Haas
Statistical inferences for the generalized gamma distribution, Harold Walter Hager
Diffusion of iron and cobalt in nickel single crystals, Charles Frederick Heuer
Improvement in target detection with a frequency agile pulsed non-coherent radar, Kenneth Lee Horn
Low-lying levels in some spherical and rotational nuclides by Coulomb excitation and radiative capture of thermal neutrons, Donald Allan McClure
Longitudinal optical phonon-plasmon coupling in ionic semiconductors, Thomas Joseph McMahon
A finite element method for geometrically nonlinear large displacement problems in thin, elastic plates and shells, Ronald August Melliere
Grain boundary self-diffusion in sodium chloride, Kenneth Ray Riggs
Turbulence measurements in drag reducing flow, Jorge Mario Rodriguez
The iron-holmium binary system and related magnetic properties, Gerald J. Roe
Radiative lifetime of the B¹Σ⁺ and b³Σ⁺ states of carbon monoxide, John Robert Rogers
Characterizing topologies by continuous selfmaps, Derald David Rothmann
Signal distortion in a regenerative frequency divider, Carl Ray Ryan
A study of the energy loss spectra induced by impact of 23-125 keV protons on helium atoms, Franklin Dean Schowengerdt
Analysis of the traveling-wave transistor, Vernon Ray Stanley
Phase equilibria and thermodynamic studies in the system Ca0-Fe0-Fe₂0₃₋Si0₂, Muharrem Timucin
A five parameter study of spherical transient waves in a generalized Voigt model, Liang-Juan Tsay
Microwave propagation through isotropic inhomogeneous photoconductive media, Thomas Van Doren
X-ray determination of lattice parameters and thermal expansion coefficients of aluminum, silver and molybdenum at cryogenic temperatures, Claude Lowell Woodard
A study of the anodic oxidation of acetylene on platinum-gold alloys, Christopher Kuo-chieh Wu
Mass and heat transfer through nonwettable porous membranes, Chung-Liang Yeh
Spherical antenna array, Narong Yoothanom
Dissertations from 1968
The damage assessment of thermally shocked high density, high purity aluminum oxide, John H. Ainsworth
An experimental determination of the homogeneous nucleation rate of water vapor in argon and helium, Louis Benton Allen
Liquid extraction with single droplets-effect of chemical reaction, William Victor Andoe
Signal theoretic characterization of a function using positive exponential basis functions, James Julius Baremore
Recombination statistics for the neutron-induced base current component, Ming-Chwan Chow
Deuterium isotope effects on the solvolysis rates of cyclopentyl brosylates and tosylates, Jimmie D. Christen
Decomposition of Cr(OH)₃ to form active Cr₂C₃, Timothy A. Clancy
Nonparametric sequential detection, James Charles Fowler
Multiport synthesis with multi-layered distributed parameter RC networks, Walter Ronald Koenig
A study of the anodic oxidation of ethylene on gold and gold-platinum alloys, San-Cheng Lai
The effect of polymer structure on drag reduction in nonpolar solvents, Gin Chain Liaw
A study of succinic dehydrogenase, indole acetic acid oxidase, nitrate reductase and cytochrome c reductase in Hygrophorus Conicus, Jagdish M. Mehta
Optical reflectance spectra of chromium (III) in MgO-ss, Thomas Spencer Montgomery
A numerical simulation of pressure distribution and radius of drainage in infinite radial aquifers - constant rate case, Alton John Nute
Effect of micelles on flotation of metal ions, Uriel Michael Oko
Distributed parameter RC network analysis, Robert C. Peirson
The lifetime and effective quenching cross section of the 6²P₃/₂ state of thallium, Robert Charles Pickett
HRVA - a velocity analysis technique for seismic data, John Charles Robinson
Investigation by neutron diffraction utilizing white neutron radiation, Arlen Ray Schade
The identification and evaluation of toxic effects of organic micropollutants, John Warren Smith
Inferences on the parameters of the Weibull distribution, Darrel Ray Thoman
Cell model of a fluid with hard-core repulsive long-range attractive potential, Ralph G. Tross
Surface self-diffusion on nickel (111) by radioactive tracers, James Ronald Wolfe
Analysis of a focus log electrode in a non homogeneous medium, John Julian Zenor
Dissertations from 1967
A structural investigation of bismuth ferrate and the BiFeO₃-PbZrO₃-PbTiO₃ ternary system, Gary D. Achenbach
A study of surface and geometric effects on the nucleate boiling of liquid nitrogen and liquid argon from atmospheric to the critical pressure, Calvin Benson Cobb
The amino acid and monosaccharide content of the cell walls of Thiobacillus thiooxidans, Edward Hibbert Crum
An investigation of the creep characteristics of Portland cement mortar under static and dynamic strain, Ikram-ul-Haq Dar
The technique of lineaments and linears analysis and its application in the Minerogenic Province of Southeast Missouri, Hassan A. Etr
Matrix computer analysis of curvilinear grid systems, David Leon Fenton
Numerical approximation to performance predictions of gas-drive reservoir with or without gas-cap and gas injection, Jagannath Rao Ghole
Centrifugal model study and finite element analysis of stress near a fault, Christopher Haycocks
A theoretical investigation of elastic and Voigt transient spherical waves, and plane three-element viscoelastic waves, Edward Hornsey
Magnetic properties of the BiFeO₃-PbTiO₃-PbZrO₃ ternary system, James Ivan Latham
The transient dynamics of plane mechanisms, Navnit Chhaganlal Mehta
Kilocycle range dislocation damping in dilute magnesium alloy single crystals, Robert Ray Nothdurft
A calorimetric study of the effects of surface energy in a type II superconductor, Robert Rex Rice
High frequency ferroelectric properties of the BiFeO₃-PbTiO₃-PbZrO₃ ternary system, Robert Travis Smith
Study of resonance effects in allenic and related systems, Robert Andrew Steinkamp
Dissertations from 1966
A study of the supercooling behavior of high purity liquid bismuth, B. L. Bramfitt
Diffusional drop growth in a supersaturated atmosphere, John C. Carstens
Cenozoic and recent lunulitiform bryozoans of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, Ronald Greeley
Calculated cohesive energy of the ordered copper-gold alloy Cu Au I, Richard W. Hannum
Continuously tapered dielectric matching transitions for waveguides, William E. Hord
An investigation of the control of hydraulic fracturing through the inclusions of prefractures, William Joseph Kabeiseman
A theoretical approach to the problem of determining ejecta volumes in a gravitational vacuumed half-space, William J. Karwoski
Hydrogen absorption and corrosion studies of zone-refined iron, Chang Don Kim
Geochemical and petrological study of the Precambrian iron metallogenic province of Southeast Missouri, Geza Kisvarsanyi
Nonparametric detection of signals causing arbitrary changes in the accompanying noise backgrounds, John Joseph Komo
The anodic dissolution of cadmium in aqueous solutions, San-cheng Lai
Theory of the lunar photoelectron atmosphere, Hal Emerson McCloud Jr.
The statistical mechanics of kink interactions, Michael Brewer McNeil
Some geological and magnetic characteristics of buried and resurrected precambrian hills of Southeastern Missouri, James Edward Palmer
Turbulence measurements in polymer solutions using hot-film anemometry, Gary Kent Patterson
Dynamics of disordered harmonic lattices, Daniel N. Payton III
A study of the anodic oxidation of acetylene on gold electrodes, Jo Lisle Reed
Re-evaporation nuclei and evaporation in a Wilson cloud chamber, James G. Smith
The anodic behavior of zinc in aqueous salt solutions, Yun-chung Sun
Aeration studies in submerged fermentations using a steam-sterilizable dissolved oxygen sensor of improved design, Carl J. Wallace
An investigation of the induction heating characteristics of powdered susceptors dispersed in a non-conducting medium, Robert Leon Wright
Dissertations from 1965
A study of near surface elastic-anelastic layers, Charles Allen Aldrich
The thermodynamics of the ZnO-Fe₂O₃-Fe₃O₄ system, Robert Lee Benner
Stratigraphy, sedimentation and structure of the upper Cherokee and lower Marmaton (Pennsylvanian) rocks of Bates County, and portions of Henry and Vernon Counties, Missouri, Richard J. Gentile
Drag reduction in Newtonian polymer solutions, Harry C. Hershey
A solution to Einstein's gravitational field equation for a spherically symmetrical static perfect fluid, Lionel Donnell Hewett
An investigation of current induced mass migration in solid metals, Steven Mitchell Kovel
An introduction to linear time-variant digital filtering of seismic data, Richard Harold Lassley
The microbial hydrolysis of cellulose and some factors affecting the production of cellulase in a submerged culture of Alternaria sp, Robert Murray Logan
Variation in gold content of minerals of the Marysville quartz diorite stock, Montana, Erwin Joseph Mantei
Pair distribution for a cell-model liquid, James M. Phillips
Internal friction of mixed-alkali silicate glasses, James E. Shelby
Decay of certain mercury lines in argon, thallium, and pure mercury atmospheres, Edward E. Stepp
Dissertations from 1964
A new determination of the homogeneous nucleation rate of water in helium, Edward Francis Allard
A study of turbulent mass transfer in a wetted-wall column, David William Bunch
Mechanism of siliconizing of molybdenum and tantalum by vapor deposition, Gordon Pu Kong Chu
On the Kirkwood superposition approximation, Russell V. Cochran Jr.
Petrology and mineralogy of certain portions of the Fredericktown deposits, Farouk El Baz
Stratigraphy sedimentation and petroleum possibilities of the Middle Ordovician (Kimmswick-Galena) rocks of Missouri, Illinois and Iowa, Krishna Kant Misra
