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 2021
Sources of Quality Uncertainty in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Metal Additive Manufacturing, Zachary Young
PDN modeling for high-speed multilayer PCB boards and decap optimization using machine learning techniques, Ling Zhang
Quantum inspired concepts in decision making, Qizi Zhang
Count data time series models and their applications, Yi Zhang
Enhanced heavy oil recovery by low salinity polymer flood combined with microgel treatment, Yang Zhao
Phase formation and thermal conductivity of zirconium carbide, Yue Zhou
Fiber optic sensors for industry and military applications, Yiyang Zhuang
Fiber-optic and coaxial-cable extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometers for sensing applications, Chen Zhu
Advanced battery modeling for interfacial phenomena and optimal charging, Yaqi Zhu
Dissertations from 2020
An integrated wellbore stability study to mitigate expensive wellbore instability problems while drilling into Zubair shale/sand sequence, southern Iraq, Ahmed Khudhair Abbas
Seismic behavior of composite bridge columns, Mohanad M. Abdulazeez
Investigation on nanoparticle based combination therapy for targeted cancer treatment, Muhammad Raisul Abedin
Development of horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbine using experimental and numerical approaches, Abdulaziz Abutunis
An approach to system of systems resiliency using architecture and agent-based behavioral modeling, Paulette Bootz Acheson
Investigation of urea decomposition and deposit formation in diesel exhaust after-treatment system, Anand Alembath
Geophysical assessment of the Lake Chesterfield site, Missouri, Diya Ali Ahmad Alfuqara
Geophysical characteristics of nickel and copper deposits in Wadi Al Khadra prospect, southwestern of Saudi Arabia, Abdulrahman Ahmed Aljabbab
Novel approaches for constructing persistent Delaunay triangulations by applying different equations and different methods, Esraa Habeeb Khaleel Al-Juhaishi
Experimental study on a novel EOR method -- polymeric nanogel combined with surfactant and low salinity water flooding to enhance oil recovery, Mustafa M. Almahfood
Development of novel materials and processes for direct conversion of CO₂ flue gas to chemicals and fuels, Ahmed Al-mamoori
Characterization of neutron irradiated accident tolerant nuclear fuel cladding silicon carbide & radiation detector deadtime, Bader Almutairi
Exploring wellbore and reservoir temperature profiles in fluid circulation and production operations, Ahmed Qasim Al Saedi
Modeling and optimization of froth flotation of low-grade phosphate ores: Experiments and machine learning, Ashraf Alsafasfeh
Operation and analysis of high-voltage-gain dc-dc converters with voltage multipliers, Mohammad Rashed M. Altimania
Continuous-flow synthesis of fine chemicals and pharmaceutical compounds over intelligent organocatalysts with bifunctional reactivity, Abdo-Alslam Alwakwak
The development of a project typology and selection tool to improve decision-making in sustainable projects, Rakan Alyamani
Imaging in karst terrain using the Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) and Multi-Channel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) methods, Hassan Abdullah Alzahrani
Development of a modeling algorithm to predict lean implementation success, Richard Charles Barclay
Enabling flexibility through strategic management of complex engineering systems, Walter Louis Barnes II
Tools to evaluate nanodiamond-mediated delivery of tiopronin for cataract prevention, Justin Beltz
Fuzzy logistic regression for detecting differential DNA methylation regions, Tarek M. Bubaker Bennaser
Modeling a nuclear research reactor and radiation dose estimation in an accident scenario, Abdulaleem Abdulmajeed Bugis
Physical and biological factors affecting oxygen transfer in the activated sludge wastewater treatment process, Kenneth A. Campbell
Development of a system architecture for the prediction of student success using machine learning techniques, Tatiana A. Cardona
Removal of non-metallic inclusions from molten steel by ceramic foam filtration, Soumava Chakraborty
Mesh networking and full-duplex communication for wireless networks, Arul Mathi Maran Chandran
Understanding the deformation mechanisms in Ni-based superalloys with using crystal plasticity finite element method, Tianju Chen
Behavior of negative stiffness metamaterial systems in structural engineering applications, Yasser Darwish
Symmetry-breaking in the multi-photon ionization dynamics of oriented atoms, Aruma Handi Nishshanka Chandrajith De Silva
Fully differential study of higher-order contributions to the few-body dynamics of simple atomic systems, Madhav Dhital
Factors impacting the transport and enhanced oil recovery potential of polymeric nanogel in sandstone, Haifeng Ding
Effect of turbulence model closure coefficient uncertainty on scramjet flow field analysis, Martin Albert Di Stefano
Balancing labor requirements in a manufacturing environment, Patrick Bernard Dwyer
Critical success factors and risk mitigation strategy for new product development, Rodney A. Ewing
Investigating the factors impacting the success of immiscible carbon dioxide injection in unconventional shale reservoirs: An experimental study, Sherif M. Fakher
Hydrokinetic turbine composite blades and sandwich structures: Damage evaluation and numerical simulation, Mokhtar Fal
Minimizing the negative effect of pumping on SCC freeze-thaw durability, Daniel Galvez-Moreno
Enhanced electrochemical performance of Li-ion battery cathodes by atomic layer deposition, Yan Gao
Modification of the optical response of alpha quartz via the deposition of gold nanoparticles in etched ion tracks, Maria C. Garcia Toro
Observer-based event-triggered and set-theoretic neuro-adaptive controls for constrained uncertain systems, Abdul Ghafoor
Design and fabrication of field-effect III-V Schottky junction solar cells, Amirhossein Ghods
Computational model for neural architecture search, Ram Deepak Gottapu
Applications of information theory in filtering and sensor management, Matthew James Gualdoni
Predicting complex system behavior using hybrid modeling and computational intelligence, Vinayaka Gude
Process intensification of fuel synthesis and electrolysis, Jeremy Lee Hartvigsen
Comprehensive study of bio-diesel continuous flow synthesis, Aso A. Hassan
History of natural and anthropogenic activities in Lake Izabal, Eastern Guatemala: Using geochemical evidence to record recent contamination, Elisandra Hernandez
Trajectory control of a wheeled robot using interaction forces for intuitive overground human-robot interaction, George Leno Holmes Jr.
Predictive geohazard mapping using LiDAR and satellite imagery in Missouri and Oklahoma, USA, Olufeyisayo B. Ilesanmi
Microgrid design, control, and performance evaluation for sustainable energy management in manufacturing, Md. Monirul Islam
Combustion and emission characteristics of IC engines fueled by hydrogen and hydrogen/diesel mixtures and multi-objective optimization of operating parameters, Abdulhakim Issa Jabbr
Catalytic utilization of carbon dioxide as renewable feedstock for production of chemicals and fuels, Abbas Alaa Jawad
Evaluation of the performance of different polymer gel systems as an in-depth gel treatment using numerical simulation, Tariq K. Khamees
Pattern selection models: From normal to anomalous diffusion, Hatim K. Khudhair
Thermodynamic investigations of pure and blended cement mixtures, Jonathan Lapeyre
Application of geophysics and remote sensing techniques for economic mineral exploitation in Libya, Awad Abdussalam Henish Lemnifi
Complexities observed during the development of a rheological testing procedure for small cement paste samples, Aida Margarita Ley-Hernandez
Attention mechanism in deep neural networks for computer vision tasks, Haohan Li
The combined toxic effect of nanoparticles and lead in the presence of algae (Raphidocelis), Xuesong Liu
System efficient ESD design concept for soft failures, Giorgi Maghlakelidze
Structured catalysts designed and manufactured by 3D-printing technique for functional integration of catalytic systems, Fatima Magzoub
Frequency selective surface-based sensing: Theory and applications, Mahboobeh Mahmoodi
Towards efficacy and efficiency in sparse delay tolerant networks, Douglas John McGeehan
Forming and processing of advanced fiber reinforced polymer composites, Robert Meinders
Novel approaches for reliable and efficient circuit design, Prashanthi Metku
Multi-physics-based approach to active microwave thermography, Seyed Ali Mirala
Optimal adaptive control of time-delay dynamical systems with known and uncertain dynamics, Rohollah Moghadam
Minimizing the detrimental effects of hydro-peaking on riverbank instability: The lower Osage River case, Wesam Sameer Mohammed-Ali
Development of tools for water management in the Hatra watershed (Northwestern Iraq) using satellite technologies, Majid S. Mohamod
Studies on the stability of plasma proteins and their fragments, Paul Praveen Nakka
Strengthening QC relaxations of optimal power flow problems by exploiting various coordinate changes, Mohammad Rasoul Narimani
A molecular dynamics study of temperature dependent wetting in alkane-water systems, Pauf Neupane
Polymeric nanoparticle as a new platform for high removal of endotoxins from biopharmaceutical solutions, Sidharth Razdan
Integrating resilience into military infrastructure mission assurance assessments and decision making, John Richards
Structurally and electronically diverse polyanion-based cathode materials for alkali-ion batteries, Prashanth Sandineni
Investigation of wide bandgap semiconductors for room temperature spintronic, and photovoltaic applications, Vishal Saravade
Generalization of polynomial chaos for estimation of angular random variables, Christine Louise Schmid
Experimental and modeling studies using packed bed reactors: Liquid phase ethylene production by hydrogenation of acetylene, Humayun Shariff
Deep learning for digitized histology image analysis, Sudhir Sornapudi
A framework for a successful additive repair system, Todd E. Sparks
Development of lightweight materials by meso- and microstructure control, Myranda Shea Spratt
Accurate modeling techniques for power delivery, Jingdong Sun
Stabilization dynamics of the ozone molecular system, Sangeeta Sur
Characterization and recyclability of 304L stainless steel powder for use in the selective laser melting process, Austin Taylor Sutton
