Masters Theses
This collection contains theses written in partial fulfillment of the master's degree, from 1887 to the present.
The first masters degree was awarded in Mining Engineering, to George W. Cole; his thesis was titled Mine opening and timbering. As with many of the early theses, this one is handwritten and has been transcribed to allow full-text searches. 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 2020
Inclusion control in steel castings, Koushik Karthikeyan Balasubramanian
Soil-water-energy nexus of green roofs, Katherine Ann Bartels
Decoupled finite element methods for general steady two-dimensional Boussinesq equations, Lioba Boveleth
Comparison of Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes turbulence models for simulating boundary layers in hypersonic flows, Jorge-Valentino Kurose Bretzke
Determining variable depth to bedrock using ERT and MASW: A geophysical investigation in St. Louis, MO, Justin James Clinton
In-situ x-ray imaging of the selective laser melting process, Meelap M. Coday
On predicting stopping time of human sequential decision-making using discounted satisficing heuristic, Mounica Devaguptapu
Shock wave propagation behavior at corners and crosscuts in five small-scale tunnel scenarios, David Pierre Doucet
Attack detection and mitigation in mobile robot formations, Arnold Fernandes
Characterization of a plasma source simulating solar wind plasma in a vacuum chamber, Blake Anthony Folta
Rhetorical analysis of statements of purpose (SPs) for admission to graduate school: A shared-understanding perspective of the SP genre, Priyanka Ganguly
Experimental evaluation of a honeycomb structure in open channel flows, Kyle David Hix
Therapeutic DNA: Delivery and as a delivery vehicle, Natalie J. Holl
Prediction of crack propagation in ZrB₂-carbon based composites using the extended finite element method, Leiren Danielle Jarvis
Modeling and control of cascaded bridgeless multilevel rectifier under unbalanced load conditions, Sai Hemanth Kankanala
Computer vision based deep learning models for cyber physical systems, Muhammad Monjurul Karim
Intrinsic mechanical properties of zirconium carbide ceramics, Nicole Mary Korklan
Microgel placement and plugging performance in sand filled fracture for conformance control, Baihua Lin
On the investigation of hot tearing behavior of continuous cast steel, Yanru Lu
Aquatic plants and their application to successful floating treatment wetlands, Katherine May Mazanec
Micro-analysis of contaminants in suspended load and bank deposits from the Mineral Fork Creek Watershed in Potosi, Missouri, 2019-2020, William Joseph Miller
Analysis of energy economy in muon catalyzed fusion considering external x-ray reactivation, Nishant Raghav Pillai
The role of tectonic inheritance, plate-reorganization, and magma flare-ups in the evolution of the Sevier Orogeny, J. Daniel Quick
Games for organizational training: Gamer motivation profile and organizational training climate effect of trainee preference for gamified training, Brooke-Nicole Woods Ruffin
Evaluation of engineering properties of soil in Al Butayn, Mudarraj Al Qassim and Turubah - Hail Saudi Arabia, Turki Essam A. Sehly
The application of machine learning models in the concussion diagnosis process, Sujit Subhash
Design and development of power processing units for applications in electrically-propelled satellite systems, Kartikeya Jayadurga Prasad Veeramraju
Evaluation of the symbiotic relation between endophyte and poplar trees exposed to landfill leachate, Catalina Vega Hurtado
SerDes channel crosstalk mitigation methodology with industrial implementation guidance, Junda Wang
Data analytics of natural gas injection enhanced oil recovery for unconventional reservoirs, Ali Waqar
Theses from 2019
Amplitude-preserved processing of the Blackfoot 10 Hz seismic data, Bader Mohammed A Algarni
Light touch based virtual cane for balance assistance during standing, Sindhu Reddy Alluri
Using the ERT method to differentiate resistivity anomalies attributed to natural and man-made activities, Ibrahim Faisal Alshareef
Removal of antimony and bismuth from copper electrorefining electrolyte by two proprietary solvent extraction extractants, Andrew Artzer
A genome wide survey of the insertion sequences in Halanaerobium hydrogeniformans, a haloalkaliphilic anaerobic bacterium, Kody Austin Bassett
Passively-coded embedded microwave sensors for materials characterization and structural health monitoring (SHM), Katelyn Rose Brinker
Propagation of uncertainty through coning, sculling, and scrolling corrections for inertial navigation, James Daniel Alan Brouk
Predictive modeling of webpage aesthetics, Ang Chen
Student perceptions and attitudes towards a technical writing service course at Missouri S&T, Hannah Claire Coffman
Performance investigation of surface modified ceramic microfiltration membranes and the effects of ionic strength, Choji Bitrus Daches
Multiphysics prediction model of microwave curing for thick polymer composites, Siva Dasari
Unified probe launch pattern design and methodology of differential probe characterization, Han Deng
Temporal changes of nutrients within the Lower Grand River Watershed and selected sites, Weston Scott Duley
Asphaltene stability in crude oil during carbon dioxide injection and its impact on oil recovery: A review, data analysis, and experimental study, Sherif M. Fakher
Archaeological investigation using geophysical methods to locate historic Byram's Ford Road, Marshall Seth Foster
Microwave detection of surface breaking cracks in metallic structures under heavy corrosion and paint, John Robert Gallion
Diffusion kinetics in promising adsorbents for gas capture processes, Teresa Gelles
Advanced techniques for improving canonical genetic programming, Adam Tyler Harter
Geophysical imaging beneath Lake Chesterfield, Missouri, James Daniell Hayes
Investigating the use of class C flyash-based geopolymer cement as a potential alternative to Portland cement to seal CO₂ storage wells, Priyesh Parimal Jani
Development of test methods for characterizing extrudability of cement-based materials for use in 3D printing, Jonathan Thomas Kuchem
Characterization of the surface condition in AA6061 resulting from deep rolling as a function of common industrial parameters, Andrew Kenneth Layer
Practical methods for source separation in EMC measurements, Yuanzhuo Liu
Routing algorithm for the ground team in transmission line inspection using unmanned aerial vehicle, Yu Li
The effect of cell size and surface roughness on the compressive properties of ABS lattice structures fabricated by fused deposition modeling, Leah Hope Mason
Small satellite earth-to-moon direct transfer trajectories using the CR3BP, Garrett Levi McMillan
A study on end-anchorage and bond behavior of steel-fiber reinforced cementitious matrix composites externally bonded to a concrete substrate, Christopher Michael Moore
Effects of uncertainty refinement on satellite collision probability, Bruce Thomas Morrison
The effects of ambient benevolent sexism and its implications in the workplace, Amanda E. Mosier
Radiation immunity in cable harnesses and differential P/N skew in PCB, David Nozadze
Performance evaluation of BMI resin system for thin-ply composites, Manoj Kumar Reddy Rangapuram
Characterization of chromosomal translocations in a group of killifish species by using genome-wide high-density SNP mapping approach, Naznin Sultana Remex
Evolved parameterized selection for evolutionary algorithms, Samuel Nathan Richter
Design and implementation of applications over delay tolerant networks for disaster and battlefield environment, Karthikeyan Sachidanandam
Changes in fresh properties of flowable concrete induced by pumping and composition of the lubrication layer, Alexis Salinas
Reprocessing and comparison of the 2 Hz and 10 Hz vertical component seismic data of the Blackfoot 3C-2D survey, Mete Sarikaya
Evaluation of naturally occurring and anthropogenic contamination in Missouri streams, Christina Jane Sehrt
Near-field scanning based shielding effectiveness extraction for board level shielding cans, Harsh Shrivastav
Less is more: Beating the market with recurrent reinforcement learning, Louis Kurt Bernhard Steinmeister
Projectile impact effects on a 50 psi plug type coal mine seal, Bruce Albert von Niederhäusern
EMI design of flyover QSFP (FQSFP) connector for 56+ Gbps applications, system level modelling of the Z-directed component (ZDC), Pranay Kumar Vuppunutala
Experimental characterization of common-mode sources for prediction of system level common-mode current on cable harnesses, Sameer Sudha Arun Walunj
Analyzing the effects of attitude errors when quantifying the on-orbit performance of a CubeSat micropropulsion system, Andrew Orion Watson
Program management for concurrent university satellite programs, including propellant feed system design elements, Shannah Withrow-Maser
Review and data analysis of low salinity water effect through induced fine migration, Dawei Xu
Modeling impact of glass weave on differential phase skew by design of experiments method, Feng Zhang
Impact of framing and base size of computer security risk information on user behavior, Xinhui Zhan
Gel composition and brine concentration effect on hydrogel dehydration subjected to uniaxial compression, Xinrui Zhao
Coupling path visualization based on reciprocity theorem, Yang Zhong
Theses from 2018
The development of a new formulation of fly ash class C based geopolymer and assessing its performance in presence of drilling fluid contamination, Mohamed Saad Ahdaya
Development of hollow coaxial cable Fabry Perot Resonator for high temperature sensing applications, Mohammed Farhan Ahmed
Ceria nanostructured catalysts for conversion of methanol and carbon dioxide to dimethyl carbonate, Jawad Hassan A Al Drwish
Monobore completion design: Classification, applications, benefits and limitations, Anwar Khaled AL-Fadhli
Bridge deck assessment using visual inspection, ground penetrating radar, portable seismic property analyzer-ultrasonic surface wave, hammer sounding and chain drag, Abdullah Hadi Zaid Alhaj
New wellbore-integrity classification for gas migration problems and new cement formulations using Graphene Nano Platelets to prevent gas migration through cement, Mohammed Mousa M. Alkhamis
Bifunctional porous polymeric fiber as a catalyst for N-Phenylglycine synthesis and carbonation of propylene oxide to propylene carbonate, Ahmed Abdulghani Almuslem
Numerical modeling of capillary-driven flow in open microchannels: An implication of optimized wicking fabric design, Mehrad Gholizadeh Ansari
New nanoparticle water-based drilling fluid formulation with enhanced thermal stability and inhibition capabilities in the Woodford shale, Jose Aramendiz Pacheco
Data analysis of low-salinity waterflooding to enhance the oil recovery in sandstone reservoirs, Nadia Ariani
Facile synthesis of nanostructured metal borides and composites for applications in sustainable energy, Maalavan Arivu