Masters Theses
This collection contains theses written in partial fulfillment of the master's degree, from 1900 to the present.
The first masters degree was awarded in Chemistry, to V. H. Gottschalk; his thesis was titled The Determination of Aluminium. Most recently, popular masters disciplines have included Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geological Engineering, Petroleum Engineering and Nuclear Engineering.Theses and dissertations previously submitted in print will be digitized with permission of the author or copyright holder. Missouri S&T Library and Learning Resources encourages graduates to provide this permission so that their work can reach the widest possible audience. If you would like to grant this permission, please use this Form or go to your thesis in Scholars' Mine and click on the Share My Thesis button. Theses and dissertations will be digitized as time allows and will not become immediately accessible.
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Theses from 2026
Public Preferences and Trade-Offs in Critical Mineral Mining Development in the United States, Bamidele Joseph Ajiga
Aura-Visionpose: Creating Datasets for Vision-Based Pose Estimation, Mohanad Alameer
Sources of Tensions in AI Adoption for Organ Procurement Organizations, Amaneh Babaee
Autonomous Navigation Development and On-Ground Validation for Satellite Rendezvous and Proximity Operations, Logan Banker
Analyzing Sleep Architecture and Brain State Transitions via Hidden Markov Models on fMRI Data, Brileigh Jay Cates
Validating a Low-Cost Radio Frequency Characterization Framework for Development-Grade software-defined Radios in Short-Duration CubeSat Missions, Thomas Wayne Francois
Developing Discharge Estimation Algorithm using Low-Cost Velocity Sensor and Machine Learning, Barkha Gautam
The Occurence of Expansive Clay Soils in Illinois and Their Effects on Shallow Lightly Loaded Foundations, Greg James Gollaher
Transformer-Based Language Models for Bitcoin Market Prediction and Interpretation, Erich Gozebina
Assessment and Comparison of Selected Carbon Ablation Models in Hypersonic Free-Flight and Arc-Jet Conditions, Andrew Steven Heider
General Approach to Determining the Embodied Energy of Refractory Products, Jacob A. Kerr
Specialty Glass Fibers for Optical Applications, Theodore Carver Lewis
Castrip Process Technology: Non-Grain Oriented (NGO) SI Steels Extension and Carbide-Free Bainitic (CFB) for Flat Products, Naram Naidu Meesala
Empirical-Based Model of Spatio-Temporal Errors, Godwin Naaba Ndaa
Assessment of Simulation Software Used for CubeSat GNC Verification and Validation by University Research Teams, Alexander Taiyo Newett
Optical Fiber EAF Refactory Lining Temperature Monitoring for Safety and Operating Efficiency, Manoj Kumar Pullagura
Investigating the Dynamic Rating Method: Effects of Flood Wave Geometry on Discharge Estimation, Daniel James Read
Calcium Based Carbon Negative Fillers and Additives: Effects on Hydration and Performance of Low-Carbon Cement Systems, Smita Bhowmick Shithi
Near-Field Scan Method for Radiated Susceptibility Analysis and the Design and Optimization of a Miniaturized Spiral Antenna for Ultra-Wideband Applications, McKennan Edward Starkey
Robust Broadband Characterization of Flexible Absorbers, Sheet Material, and Liquids using a Coaxial Structure, Joseph Christopher Stecher
Moth Assemblages of Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Kimberly Anne Steese
Structured Decomposition and Efficient Adaptation for Scientific Data Movement: From Transfer Concurrency to Genomic Data Acquisition, Rasman Mubtasim Swargo
Characterizing A Delay-Programmable Two-Color Femtosecond Light Source for Coherent Control of Atomic Multi-Photon Ionization Processes, Mason Tanner Toombs
Design for Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing: Generation of Guidelines for Ceramics with Comparison to Thermoplastics, Hollis Hervey Waites
Cervical Ligament Systems in Sauropod Dinosaurs: What Support is There?, Audrey Rose Williams
Examination of Laser Microwelding as a Technique for the Repair of Steel Castings, Allan John Woldow
Optimal Slotting in Hybrid Warehousing for Industry 4.0, Teng Yang
Theses from 2025
Fetal Acidosis Prediction using Attention Enhanced Convolutional Neural Networks, Anusha Adhikari
Performance of Standard Medical MLLMs on ECG Image Data, Prisha Anil
Transfection Of Ionizable Lipid Nanoparticles On Raw 264.7 And Mda-Mb-231, Lavanya Bhargava
Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) -Based Neural Network Model for Optimizing Composite Manufacturing Process using Autoclave, Sourav P. Bolar
Lidar from the Skies: A UAV-based Approach for Efficient Object Detection and Tracking, Baya Cherif
Selective Surface Activation and Flotation of Pyrite for the Recovery of Tellurium from Sulfide Tailings, Mulenga Mutema Chibesa
An Experimental Study into the Methods of Water Coupling and their Impact on Kinetic Energy and Blast over Pressure through the Use of a Ballistic Pendulum, Jeremiah Alan Cohn
Isolation and Characterization of a Halophilic, Extremely Acidophilic, Iron-Oxidizing Bacterium, Connor Crites
Environmental Pollutants: A Risk For Premature Aging And Transgenerational Toxicity, Alex Kathleen Daniels
Biological Computing From Microscopic to Macroscopic Evolution, Xiaofeng Ding
Extraction and Separation of Metal Cations from Synthetic Acidic Solutions using Emulsion Liquid Membrane, Nouhaila Filali
Enabling Drone-Integrated Active Microwave Thermography Via a Slot Antenna Design, Alec P. Fitzmaurice
Application of Edge-Enhanced Phase Analysis to Active Microwave Thermographic Measurements, Douglas Blaine Fleetwood
System Design for Highly Accurate and Efficient Target Detection in Triaxial Testing, Qingqing Fu
GFRP Reinforced Bridge Barriers: Experiment Testing, Manish Kumar Gadhe
Computation Of Natural Relative Trajectories In The Elliptic Restricted Three-Body Problem, Dane Huck
Modeling of Slot-Backed Microstrip Line for EMI Applications, Jongsuk Hyun
Effects Of Climate Change On Fungal Diversity And Function In Streams, Syeda Tasfia Imam
Design of a Spacecraft Power System Experiment, Jay Bakulkumar Kamdar
Influence of Alloy Composition on the Process Robustness of Steels Consolidated Via Laser-Directed Energy Deposition, Jonathan Kelley
Development of a Method to Measure Blast Overpressure Exposure using Orthogonal Sensor Orientations, Nicholas Kuehl
Overall Tropospheric Noise over the St. Louis using ISCE and Fringe Processing, Maryann Lee
Characterization of the Microstructural Changes of ZrB2 Under Heavy Ion Irradiation for Molten Salt Reactor Applications, Narrie Loftus
Multimodal Spatio-Temporal Pest Prediction in Precision Agriculture, V N S Kameswari Sri Sindhu Manchikanti
Aerodynamic Design Workflow Optimization for FSAE: Advanced CFD and HPC Automation, Kyle Maynor
Development of Stalling Detection Algorithms and Operator Behavior Models for Evaluating Hydraulic Excavator Performance, Mateo Fernando Montenegro Defaz
Power Flow Control of the Triple Active Bridge Converter, Lauryn Reece Morris
Improving The Operator-Swarm Dynamic Under Mental Fatigue Constraints In Search And Rescue Operations, Jordan Morrow
Evaluating Tropospheric Delay Modeling for Enhanced Geospatial Accuracy, Adeyinka Olaoluwa Olaseinde
Overpressure Waveform Comparison of High Explosive, Methane, and Coal Dust Explosions, Frank James Schott
Automated Generation of Malware Metadata Signatures, Joel Schott
Ground Testing of Cryogenic Environments in Vacuum Conditions, Lucas A. Scott
Constraint Programming for Optimized Degree Paths, Mitchell Lee Skaggs
Critical Behavior Ofthedilutedquasi-Onedimensionalquantum Ising Model, Logan Bradley Sowadski
Auto-Tuning and Applications of Transient Voltage Suppressor Models in Full-Wave Simulations, Daniel Peter Szanto
Testing the Life-History Dependence of Dietary Restriction Effects on Oxidative Molecular Damage in Hornworms, Fahime Taheri
On Optimizing Sensor Data Collection, Processing, and Storage for Industrial Additive Manufacturing, Steven Thompson
Investigation of Arm Stiffness Modulation During Overground Physical Human-Human Interaction, Henry Tien
Frequency-Tracker and Power Supply for Piezoelectric Lunar Dust Removal Actuator, Praneeth Uddarraju
EMI Mitigation, Material Characterization, Transformer Equivalent Circuit Modeling, Reza Vahdani
Hyper B-ARY Representations of a Number, Mingway Wang
Augmentation of Quality of Service, Security, and Trust in Edge-Enhanced IOT Networks Leveraging Blockchain, Kyle Matthew Whitlatch
Bond Behavior Of Magnesium Potassium Phosphate Cement (Mkpc) Coating For Steel Reinforcement, Eric Williams
Theses from 2024
Theoretical Modeling And Experimental Investigation Of Phase Selection During Rapid Solidification Of Alloys, Azeez Aremu Akinbo
Dig Limits Optimization Using Binary Integer Linear Programming Method in Open Pit Mines, Hussam Naif Altalhi
Evaluating the Influence of Operator Practices on Hydraulic Shovel Productivity and Energy Consumption using Telemetry Data, Noah Adekunle Aluko
Discrete Event Simulation (Des) in Swapping/charging of Battery Electric Vehicles in Underground Mining, Albert Einstein Amponsem
Development of a Particulate Matter Sensor Network for Air Quality Monitoring in Indoor Settings and in Mines, Abdulrahman Bani
Branching Fractional Brownian Motion, Reece Beattie-Hauser
Investigation of the Relationships between Hydraulic, Physical, and Biological Soil Parameters at a Vineyard in Saint James, Missouri, Lyndsey Bennett
Development of a Novel Bioink for Human Vascularized Organoids, Bradley Allen Bromet
The Graduation Walk: Pareto Optimization of Degree Paths, Arianna Gail Sy Chaves
UPA-Mediated Polyamidoamine Dendrimer-Based Targeted Gene Delivery System on Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Hsin-Yin Chuang
Fe-Ni-Cu-Pge Sulfide Transport Mechanisms And Carbon-Sulfur Interactions In Lower Crustal Magmatic Settings: A Study From The Valmaggia Ultramafic Pipe, Ivrea-Verbano Zone, Italy, Shelby Leann Clark
Does Health Oriented Leadership and Access to On-Demand Mental Health Therapists via Employee Assistance Programs Improve Employee Well-Being and Engagement?, Amber Rachelle Davis
Laboratory Scale Experimental Analysis of the Effect of Surfactants on Acid Mist Suppression during Copper Electrowinning, Thurman Kollie Elgin
Metal-Ion Doped Borate Bioactive Glasses- a Novel Direction in Minimizing Nosocomial Infections and Antibiotic Resistance, Sarah Fakher
Investigating Accident-Tolerant Cladding in a Molten Salt-Cooled Micro-Reactor using Multi-Physics Analysis and Uncertainty Quantification, Alexander Niles Foutch
Environmental Health and Impact of Workload on Errors for Wildland Fire Personnel, Michael Bryan Held
Protein Turnover Rate and Life History as an Explanation of the Extreme Difference in Cost of Biosynthesis in Cockroach Nymphs and Painted Lady Butterfly Larva, Kyara Nicole Holloway
Open-ended hollow coaxial cable resonance sensing via permittivity fluctuations for applications to exhaled breath health monitoring, Peter Henry Holtmann
A New Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Method with Second Difference Quotients for the Wave Equation, Andrew Calvin Janes
Comparative Study of Crypto Volatility and Price Forecasting using a Mixture of Time Series and Machine Learning Models, Abhishek Kafle
Human Arm Stiffness Estimation Method Developed for overground Physical Interaction Experiments: Experimental Validation and Perspectives for Future Applications, Tarani Kanth Kamma
The Geodetic Strain Rates from Gnss in the North American-Carribean-Cocos Triple Junction in Guatemala and Implications for Seismic Hazard, Tanaya Kashyap
The Deep BSDE Method, Daniel Kovach
The Exponential Function in Discrete Fractional Calculus under the Delta Operator, Brayton James Link
Enabling Smart Healthcare Applications Through Visible Light Communication Networks, Jack Manhardt
A Binary Integer Linear Programming Model for Optimizing Underground Stope Layout, Theophilus Mensah
Groundwater Movement in Boiling Spring, Onyx Spring, Yelton Spring, Wilkins Spring, Hudgens Spring and Natural Bridge Spring, Katherin Roxana Montes Chamorro
