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 2017
Continuous focusing and separation of microparticles with acoustic and magnetic fields, Ran Zhou
Dissertations from 2016
Small sample confidence bands for the survival functions under proportional hazards model, Emad Mohamed Abdurasul
Integrated geophysical approach using electrical resistivity tomography and multichannel analysis of surface wave in assessing Wilson Spring development, Ibrahim E. Ahmed
Rehabilitation and strengthening of reinforced concrete members using a fiber reinforced cementitious matrix composite, Zena Riyadh Aljazaeri
Wetting kinetics in forced spreading, Amer Mohammad Al-Shareef
The role of pre-existing basement fabrics in the initiation of continental rifting: The Okavango Rift Zone, Botswana, Angelica Alvarez Naranjo
Applications of simulation and optimization techniques in optimizing room and pillar mining systems, Angelina Konadu Anani
Fully differential study of projectile coherence effects in ionization of molecular hydrogen and atomic helium, Thusitha Priyantha Arthanayaka
High-Voltage-Gain DC-DC Power Electronic Converters -- New Topologies and Classification, Bhanu Prashant Reddy Baddipadiga
Multiphase field modeling of the formation path of delta hydrides in zirconium, Jacob Luke Bair
Modeling of rheological properties for entangled polymer systems, Nilanjana Banerjee
Unconventional phase transitions in random systems, Hatem Nuri Barghathi
Liposomal delivery of PDE5 inhibitors and UT-15C to human erythrocytes, Elizabeth Anne Bowles
Spectroscopic and spectro-astrometric analysis of T Tauri Stars, Logan Ryan Brown
Uncertainty quantification applied to the analysis and design of a hypersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerator for spacecraft reentry, Andrew J. Brune
Blended learning in chemistry laboratory courses: Enhancing learning outcomes and aligning student needs with available resources, Shayna Brianne Burchett
Geotechnical state-of-the-art in Guatemala -- Ground stabilization, Fernando Rafael Callejas Benitez
Approximation for single-channel multi-server queues and queuing networks with generally distributed inter-arrival and service times, Carlos Roberto Chaves
Polyacrylamide and its derivatives for oil recovery, Zun Chen
Modeling gas inflow for extremely low permeability shale using CFD, Chatetha Chumkratoke
Methodology for analysis of stress, creep, and fatigue behavior of compliant mechanisms, Joshua Allen Crews
Bayesian inference for dynamic pose estimation using directional statistics, Jacob E. Darling
Assessment of highway condition using combined geophysical surveys, Abdallah Alhadi Dera
Dynamic impact of ageing dump truck suspension systems on whole-body vibrations in high-impact shovel loading operations, Saeid R. Dindarloo
Low-complexity iterative receiver algorithms for multiple-input multiple-output underwater wireless communications, Weimin Duan
Continuous flow reactor for carbonic acid hydrolysis/pretreatment of microalgal biomass to produce bioethanol, Nicholas Dudenhoeffer
Experimental performance evaluation and design of schemes for passive RFID network, Shadi Ebrahimi-Asl
Scale-up investigation and hydrodynamics study of gas-solid fluidized bed reactor using advanced non-invasive measurement techniques, Abdelsalam Efhaima
Composite confinement systems for RC column repair and construction under seismic loads: Concept, characterization and performance, Mostafa Fakharifar
Static and dynamic characterization of tied arch bridges, John Edward Finke
Design, fabrication, operation and Aspen simulation of oil shale pyrolysis and biomass gasification process using a moving bed downdraft reactor, Hassan Golpour
Adaptive consensus based formation control of unmanned vehicles, Haci Mehmet Guzey
Identifying shallow subsurface stratigraphy and voids using dispersive characteristics of electromagnetic and surface waves, Payman Hajiani
Palynological studies of holocene lake sediments in the Missouri Ozarks, Robert D. Haselwander
Microwave material characterization of alkali-silica reaction (ASR) gel in cementitious materials, Ashkan Hashemi
Modeling and evaluation of moisture diffusion in polymer composite materials, Zhen Huo
Novel design and manufacturing strategies for portable air-breathing proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Sriram Praneeth Isanaka
Models of leader elections and their applications, Stephen Curtis Jackson
Modeling daily electricity load curve using cubic splines and functional principal components, Abdelmonaem Salem Jornaz
Properties of Amorphous Transparent Conducting and Semiconducting Oxides from First Principles, Rabi Khanal
Contribution of new thiol antioxidant in the treatment of acetaminophen toxicity, Ahdab Naeem Khayyat
Methodology investigations for shear wave splitting analysis, Fansheng Kong
Clustering: Methodology, hybrid systems, visualization, validation and implementation, Dao Minh Lam
Azimuthal anisotropy beneath north central Africa from shear wave splitting analysis, Awad Abdussalam Henish Lemnifi
Cable analysis for electromagnetic compatibility issues, Guanghua Li
Modeling, analysis, and simulation for aqueous-based ceramic pastes in freeze-form extrusion fabrication process, Mingyang Li
Detecting, segmenting and tracking bio-medical objects, Mingzhong Li
Adaptive filters for sparse system identification, Jianming Liu
Electrodeposition and characterization of metals and metal oxides for energy conversion and storage, Ying-Chau Liu
Construction of multi-state potential energy surfaces for spectroscopy and dynamics, Phalgun Lolur
Modeling and control of fuel cell-battery hybrid energy sources, Nima Lotfi
Innovative techniques for seismic-resistant bridge columns under ground motion excitations, Ayman A. Moustafa
Modeling explosive lensing on a cylindrical body in air: A first step towards sealing an underwater offshore oil spill, Phillip R. Mulligan
Pointwise and uniform convergence of fourier series on SU(2), Donald Forrest Myers
A control theoretic approach for security of cyber-physical systems, Haifeng Niu
Geophysical Imaging of Karst Features in Missouri, Jeremiah Chukwunonso Obi
Advancing microalgae culturing via bubble dynamics, mass transfer, and dynamic growth investigations, Aastha Ojha
Characterization of an Integrated Circuit with Respect to Electrostatic Discharge-Induced Soft Failures, Benjamin J. Orr
Existence and classification of nonoscillatory solutions of two dimensional time scale systems, Özkan Özturk
A domain independent method to assess system of system meta-architectures using domain specific fuzzy information, Louis Edward Pape II
Nanostructured materials prepared by atomic layer deposition for catalysis and lithium-ion battery applications, Rajankumar Patel
Multi-level evolutionary algorithms resource allocation utilizing model-based systems engineering, Bhanuchander Reddy Poreddy
On the spheroidal graphite growth and the austenite solidification in ductile irons, Jingjing Qing
Analysis and mitigation of wellbore breakout and fracturing, Reza Rahimi
Cable shovel dipper stress and fatigue failure modeling in formation excavation engineering, Muhammad Azeem Raza
Mechanisms for improving information quality in smartphone crowdsensing systems, Francesco Restuccia
Functional nanoporous polyamide aerogels, Malik Adnan Saeed
Lifetime and effectiveness evaluation of ceramic pot filters, Carlo Salvinelli
Repetitive process control of additive manufacturing with application to laser metal deposition, Patrick M. Sammons
Proactive strategies in personal dose monitoring, prevention and mitigation, Manish Kumar Sharma
Efficient and quantitative emc predictions (emission and immunity) for ECU modules, Guangyao Shen
Boundary control of parabolic PDE using adaptive dynamic programming, Behzad Talaei
Algorithms leveraging smartphone sensing for analyzing explosion events, Srinivas Chakravarthi Thandu
Thorium-based mixed oxide fuel in a pressurized water reactor: A feasibility analysis with MCNP, Lucas Powelson Tucker
Subterranean photobioreactors for commercial-industrial scale algal culture, Daniel James Vidt
DFT investigations of hydrogen storage materials, Gang Wang
Research on hybrid manufacturing using industrial robot, Zhiyuan Wang
Development of implants composed of bioactive materials for bone repair, Wei Xiao
New polyanion-based cathode materials for alkali-ion batteries, Hooman Yaghoobnejad Asl
Seismic anisotropy and mantle dynamics beneath the central and western United States, Bin Yang
Study of heat transfer phenomenon during natural convection, Muhammad Yousaf
Transient CFD simulations of pumping and mixing using electromagnetic, Fangping Yuan
Efficient time-dependent system reliability analysis, Zhifu Zhu
Hierarchical control of complex manufacturing processes, Hesam Zomorodi Moghadam
Dissertations from 2015
Behavior of hollow-core fiber reinforced polymer-concrete-steel bridge columns under extreme loading, Omar I. Abdelkarim
Iterative CT reconstruction from few projections for the nondestructive post irradiation examination of nuclear fuel assemblies, Muhammad Imran Khan Abir
An integrated study for hybrid composite beam (HCB) structures, Mohamed Abdelkhalik Aboelseoud
Mineral and geochemical attributes of the midcontinent rift sequence; An application for deep carbon dioxide sequestration, Alsedik Mohamed Ali Abousif
Detection and recognition of R/F devices based on their unintended electromagnetic emissions using stochastic and computational intelligence methods, Shikhar Prasad Acharya
Computational intelligence based complex adaptive system-of-systems architecture evolution strategy, Siddharth Agarwal
Local alternative sources for cogeneration combined heat and power system, Abdulhakim Amer Agll
Active - passive spent fuel interrogation using neutrons and photons, Tayfun Akyurek
