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 2016
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
Numerical and field data analysis of drill stem vibration, Mohammed Fayez Al Dushaishi
The engagement of expert opinions in the modeling of multi-attribute decision making for the selection of project delivery methods in building construction, Issam H. Algraiw
Investigating new accident causation, risk assessment, and mitigation strategy selection tools in the petroleum industry, Mohammad A. AlKazimi
Imaging beneath standing bodies of water in karst terrain, Abdulrahman Masfer Alotaibi
Investigation of lost circulation materials impact on fracture gradient, Mortadha Turki Alsaba
Investigation of effect of process parameters on multilayer builds by direct metal deposition, Tarak Amine
Performance analysis and modelling of hybrid photovoltaic-thermal solar panels, Nicole C. Annis
Dynamic behavior of operational wind turbines considering aerodynamic and seismic load interaction, Mohammad-Amin Asareh
Microstructure and geotechnical properties of St. Peter sandstone in Clayton, Iowa, Amir Hossein Bagherieh
On the design and analysis of compliant mechanisms using the pseudo-rigid-body model concept, Sushrut Gangadhar Bapat
Development of ionic liquid multi-mode spacecraft micropropulsion systems, Steven Paul Berg
A novel powder factor based bench blast design method for large surface coal mines, Andrew Clifford Blair
Electromagnetic compatibility in power inverter design, Natalia Bondarenko
Analysis of effects of surface roughness and local surface imperfections on measured pressure, Laurin Ashley Bookout
Process design, dynamics, and techno-economic analysis of a sustainable coal, wind, and small modular nuclear reactor hybrid energy system, Kyle Lee Buchheit
Computing and the electrical transport properties of coupled quantum networks, Casey Andrew Cain
Accuracy of theory for calculating electron impact ionization of molecules, Hari Chaluvadi
Information fusion architectures for security and resource management in cyber physical systems, Brijesh Kashyap Chejerla
