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 1966
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
Lattice parameters, thermal expansion coefficients, densities, and imperfections in silver and in the alpha-phase of the silver-indium system, Samir Moustafa Riad
A study of plane and spherical compressional waves in a Voigt viscoelastic medium, Gerald B. Rupert
A study of the eddy diffusivity in turbulent heat transfer, Frank Fu-Kun Tao
A thermodynamic study of the zirconium-sulfur, titanium-sulfur and hafnium-sulfur systems in the disulfide-trisulfide region, Norbert Achilles Vermaut
The origin of the bedded Arkansas barite deposits (with special reference to the genetic value of sedimentary features in the ore), Richard A. Zimmermann
Dissertations from 1963
A study of the dissolution of titanium-oxygen-nitrogen alloys in hydrofluoric acid, Arliss V. Martin
Mineralogy, petrography, and ceramic properties of Lower Cabaniss underclays in Western Missouri, Anthony C. Tennissen
Dissertations from 1962
A study of the dissolution of Zr-O alloys in hydrofluoric acid, Wayne Gilbert Custead
Mineral paragenesis and trace element distribution in the Tri-State zinc-lead district Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Richard D. Hagni
The geology of the Eldorado Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, Spenst M. Hansen
Statistical analysis of fracture stresses of triaxial porcelain bodies, Robert E. Moore
Lattice parameters, densities and imperfections in indium and indium-cadmium alloys rich in indium, Paluri Bhimeswara Rao
An investigation of the deformation textures of cobalt, Roy Carl Wilcox
Dissertations from 1961
A study of the dissolution of hafnium in hydrofluoric acid, James W. Johnson
Dissertations from 1960
Some physical, chemical, and thermohydrodynamic parameters of explosive ammonium nitrate-fuel oil mixtures, Joseph J. Yancik
Dissertations from 1959
Imperfections within Ti₂O₃ and TiO₂ phases in the titanium-oxygen system, Tatsuhiko Ejima
A thermodynamic study of the zirconium sulfides, Andrew Hessler Larson
A study of the recrystallization and the mechanical properties of indium, Louis John Reitsma Jr.
Dissertations from 1957
A thermodynamic study of the titanium sulfides, Reinhard Paul Abendroth
An experimental and theoretical investigation of the preferred orientation in deformed and recrystallized hafnium, David S. Gould
Dissertations from 1956
Phase relationships in the quaternary system lime-titania-zirconia-silica, Robert Martin Gruver
Dissertations from 1955
NaNbO₃ - BaTiO₃ - BaSnO₃ ceramic dielectrics, William Dean McKee
Preparation and separation of metallic chlorides, Norbert Felix Neumann
Dissertations from 1954
Carbon monoxide attack of refractories, William A. Frad
An investigation of the characteristics of high alumina refractory castables, Gajendra Nath Mohanty
A study of the bonding by air-setting refractory mortar at elevated temperatures, Bhikhubhai Mahadeo Sedalia
Hydrogen overvoltage on titanium, Sheng-Tai Shih
A study of the deformation texture and its variation in cold drawn nickel rods, Krishan Kumar Tangri
The rate of dissolution of aluminum in hydrofluoric acid, Yen-Ngen Wang
Dissertations from 1952
A study of the dissolution of titanium in acids with ammonium fluoride added, Charles Burroughs Gill
Determination of progressive corrosion of clay flux blocks, Ved Prakash Maheshwary
Geochemical prospecting applied to the Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar area, Matthew Peter Nackowski
Shaped charges: Their mechanism and applications in mining, Pranlal Girdharlal Sheth
An investigation of the deformation textures of titanium, Dean Nesbit Williams
Dissertations from 1951
Precise lattice parameter determinations of diamond silicon and germanium by the asymmetric method, Esrefettin Zeki Aka
The relationship of regional structural geology to the ore deposits in the southeastern Missouri mining district, Jack Alexander James
An experimental evaluation of explosives in blasting limestone and granite, Harve Preston Nelson
The underground electrocarbonization and gasification of mineral fuels, Erich Sarapuu
Dissertations from 1950
A study of the dissolution of titanium in acids with emphasis on hydrofluoric acid, Ping-Chao Chen
The volatility of metallic sulfides and their treatment by vacuum metallurgy, Chi-mei Hsiao
Measurement of flotation rate as a function of particle size, Thomas Martin Morris
A study of relative ionic mobility of alkali ions in dilute alkali-boron trioxide glasses as deduced from space charge considerations, Theodore J. Planje
Dissertations from 1949
A study of the gelation of air-setting refractory mortars, James Irving Mueller
Dissertations from 1948
A study of certain ferromagnetic alloys in the systems copper-manganese-indium and copper-manganese-gallium, Frederick Arthur Hames
Dissertations from 1944
A study of the flow properties of concentrated clay-water mixtures, William Joseph Smothers
Dissertations from 1937
Pyrochemical changes in Missouri halloysite, Frank Joseph Zvanut
