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 2015
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
Shear wave splitting analysis beneath Tien Shan: Geodynamic implications of complex anisotropy, Solomon Gerra Cherie
Discrete analogues of some classical special functions, Thomas Joseph Cuchta
NMR T₁ studies of colloidal unimolecular polymer (CUP) surface water, Yousef Abobaker Dawib
Reliability-based optimization design of geosynthetic reinforced embankment slopes, Michelle (Mingyan) Deng
CorMem digital reasoning architecture using CMOS Technology, Indira Priyadarshini Dugganapally
Small sample saddlepoint confidence intervals in epidemiology, Pasan Manuranga Edirisinghe
Analysis of production and pressure data to characterize the performance of oil and gas reservoirs, Abuagila Ramadan Elgmati
Non-invasive imaging and assessment of pavements, Adel Mohamed Elkrry
Privacy-preserving query processing over encrypted data in cloud, Yousef M. Elmehdwi
VRCC-3D+: Qualitative spatial and temporal reasoning in 3 dimensions, Nathan Eloe
Synthesis and characterization of vanadium oxide nanomaterials, Tyler M. Fears
Quantification of information flow in cyber physical systems, Li Feng
Methods and algorithms for service selection and recommendation (preference and aggregation based), Kenneth Kofi Fletcher
Application of colloidal unimolecular polymer (CUP) particles in coatings, Sagar Vijay Gade
Reliability and security in low power circuits and systems, Hui Geng
Dissolution of borate glasses and precipitation of phosphate compounds, Jaime Lynn George
Flow mechanisms and numerical simulation of gas production from shale reservoirs, Chaohua Guo
Localization and tracking of electronic devices with their unintended emissions, Nurbanu Guzey
Characterization of bending fatigue mini-specimens for nuclear materials, Ahmed Suliman R. Haidyrah
System integration of hydrogen energy technologies using renewable energy resources, Tarek A Mohammed Hamad
Design studies of infrastructural development for applications of hydrogen energy technologies, Yousif M. H. Hamad
Enabling near-term prediction of status for intelligent transportation systems: Management techniques for data on mobile objects, Lasanthi Nilmini Heendaliya
Privacy-preserving power usage control in smart grids, Huchun
Particle gel propagation and blocking behavior through high permeability streaks and fractures, Abdulmohsin Imqam
Impact of thorium based molten salt reactor on the closure of the nuclear fuel cycle, Safwan Qasim Mohammad Jaradat
Mechanical characteristics of organically modified fly ash-kaolinite mixtures, Xin Kang
Shape based classification and functional forecast of traffic flow profiles, Wasim Kayani
Combustion and pollutant characteristics of IC engines fueled with hydrogen and diesel/hydrogen mixtures using 3D computations with detailed chemical kinetics, Hassan A. Khairallah
Advanced approaches for bridge deck assessment using ground penetrating radar, Aleksey Kamilevich Khamzin
Evolutionary dynamics of speciation and extinction, Dawn Michelle King
Fusion welding of diboride-carbide ceramic composites, Derek Scott King
Selective laser sintering of bioactive glass scaffolds and their biological assessment for bone repair, Krishna C. R. Kolan
Containment materials for thin-strip casting of steel, Abhishek Kumar
Optimization based control design techniques for distributed parameter systems, Manoj Kumar
Advanced control of grid-connected multilevel power electronic rectifiers, Sangin Lee
Efficient cryptographic primitives: Secure comparison, binary decomposition and proxy re-encryption, Feng Li
On testing common indices for several multi-index models: A link-free approach, Xuejing Liu
Effects of n-acetylcysteine amide in preventing/treating cataracts, Sri Krishna Yasaswi Maddirala
Computational approaches for voltage stability monitoring and control in power systems, Kangombe Joseph Makasa
Constitutive activity in orphan G protein coupled receptors, Adam Lee Martin
Pulsed inductive plasma studies by spectroscopy and internal probe methods, Warner C. Meeks
Analysis of ion emitting jet structures during ionic liquid electrospraying, Shawn W. Miller
Detection and removal of emerging environmental contaminants, Ruipu Mu
Holocene sedimentology and stratigraphy of coastal sediments in an arid climate, Al Qahmah, Southern Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Abdullah Ibrahim Nabhan
Synthesis, characterization and application of acrylic colloidal unimolecular polymer (CUP), Ameya Manohar Natu
Approximation methods in relativistic eigenvalue perturbation theory, Jonathan Howard Noble
Origin and stratigraphic architecture of the Middle Permian lower and upper Quanzijie low-order cycles, Bogda Mountains, NW China, Jonathan Obrist-Farner
Near-field scanning study for radio frequency interference estimation, Jingnan Pan
Modelling of interconnects in 3DIC based on layered green functions, Siming Pan
Application of unified invariants for cyber physical systems in smart grids, Tamal Paul
Unmanned aircraft systems image collection and computer vision image processing for surveying and mapping that meets professional needs, James Preston Peterson II
Describing local community acceptance with discrete choice theory for enhanced community engagement, Sisi Que
Quantum inspired algorithms for learning and control of stochastic systems, Karthikeyan Rajagopal
Modeling supply chain interdependent critical infrastructure systems, Varun Ramachandran
Small signal modeling and analysis of microgrid systems, Md. Rasheduzzaman
The synthesis and characterization of water-reducible nanoscale colloidal unimolecular polymer (CUP) particles, Cynthia J. Riddles
Distributed state verification in the smart grid using physical attestation, Thomas Patrick Roth
The relative effect of charge dimensions on elastic vibration attenuation and blast-induced seismic energy concepts, Nathan Thomas Rouse
Analytical and numerical studies of photo-injected charge transport in molecularly-doped polymers, Amrita Roy Chowdhury
Event sampled optimal adaptive regulation of linear and a class of nonlinear systems, Avimanyu Sahoo
Stability design criteria and volt var control for distribution system with single phase solid state transformers, Darshit Girishchandra Shah
Investigation of robust optimization and evidence theory with stochastic expansions for aerospace applications under mixed uncertainty, Harsheel R. Shah
Printed circuit board power distribution network modeling, analysis and design, and, statistical crosstalk analysis for high speed digital links, Ketan Shringarpure
Discrete and dynamic population models with logistic growth rate, Sabrina Heike Streipert
Models predicting the performance of IC component or PCB channel during electromagnetic interference, Chunchun Sui
Mechanistic modeling of cutting forces in wavy-edge bull-nose helical end-milling of Inconel 718 under different cooling-lubrication strategies, Abdulhakim Ali Sultan
Volterra difference equations, Nasrin Sultana
Inclusion engineering in Mn-Si de-oxidized steel for thin-strip casting, Vivek Thapliyal
Detection, identification and localization of R/C electronic devices through their unintended emissions, Vivek Thotla
Development, testing, and analytical modeling of fiber-reinforced polymer bridge deck panels, Hesham R. Tuwair
Synthesis and electrochemical studies of novel ionic liquid based electrolytes, Avinash Raju Vadapalli
Non-destructive and destructive bridge deck condition assessment, Aleksandra V. Varnavina
Energy management in electric vehicles: Development and validation of an optimal driving strategy, Warren Santiago Vaz
Numerical study on scaling effects and decoupled network-based simulation of gaseous explosion, Liang Wang
On the deployment of on-chip noise sensors, Tao Wang
Metallurgical optimization of high strength cast steels with stage I tempering, Terrell Owen Webb Jr.
Occurrence, monitoring and removal of drinking water contaminants by advanced technologies, Danielle Marie West
Advancements in uncertainty quantification with stochastic expansions applied to supersonic and hypersonic flows, Thomas Kelsey West IV
Characterization of investment shell thermal properties, Mingzhi Xu
Resistance switching of electrodeposited cuprous oxide, Sanaz Yazdanparast
Seismological investigation of the Okavango Rift, Botswana, Youqiang Yu