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 2013
Distribution and occurrence of Escherichia coli in water and sediments at Grand Glaize Beach in Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Jordan Lee Wilson
Trough-silicon-via inductor: Is it real or just a fantasy?, Rongbo Yang
Lexis in chemical engineering discourse: Analyzing style in chemical engineering research articles through a rhetorical lens, David Lamar Young
Development of a new temporary fastener for aerospace automation, Xiangwen Zhang
Theses from 2012
Reliability evaluation of distribution systems containing renewable distributed generations, Abdulaziz Abddullah Alkuhayli
Displacement of heavy oil by carbon dioxide in a tube, Mohammed Almabrouk Ali Ahmad
Development of a shared earth model to investigate potential for carbon dioxide sequestration in the Springfield area, MO, Imowo Celestine Akpan
Investigation of drillstring vibration reduction tools, Mohammed Fayez Al Dushaishi
Stochastic model for solar sensor array data, Faris Alfaris
Structural analysis of microsatellites, Yezad H. Anklesaria
Parametric moment closure for non-linear state dependent stochastic systems, Ritesh Arora
Investigating the effects of internally trapped residuals on the performance of a homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine, Aaron David Attebery
Wavelet based contrast limited histogram equalization for contrast enhancement of digital mammography, Ashish Vighnahar Avachat
Integration of multiple vision systems and toolbox development, Rohit Vijay Bapat
Effects of high volumes of fly ash on cement paste, Karl Wehking Beckemeier
Design and development of ionic liquid dual-mode spacecraft propellants, Steven P. Berg
Control and operation of multiple distributed generators in a microgrid, Shyam Naren Bhaskara
A study of the integration of an inlet noise radiation code with the Aircraft Noise Prediction Program, Devin Kyle Boyle
Analysis of passive louver shading systems and impact on interior environment, Cory Joseph Brennan
Control oriented thermal modeling of lithium ion batteries, Derek Brown
Finite element analysis of blade-formation interactions in excavation, Osei Brown
A novel membrane bioreactor configuration for nitrogen removal, Timothy Harrison Canter
Generic kinematic simulation for verification of laser deposition tool paths, Sweta Dhaveji Chakravadhanula
Capture zone modeling for photovoltaic microgrid powered pump and treat remediation, John Patrick Conroy
Development of Kinectᵀᴿ applications for assembly simulation and ergonomic analysis, Chinmay Prakash Daphalapurkar
Effects of high volume fly ash and powder activators on plastic and hardened concrete properties, Drew Alexander Davis
Process planning and control of functionally graded parts using freeze-form extrusion fabrication, Bradley Kenneth Deuser
The effects of water on sympathetic detonation and dead pressing of dynamite and emulsions, Adam Michael Doerfler
Development of a technique for testing of tensile properties with miniature size specimens for metal additive manufacturing, Sujitkumar Dongare
Surfactant enhanced oil recovery by wettability alteration in sandstone reservoirs, Omar ElMofty
Force sensing of an asymmetric dielectric barrier discharge using mechanical resonators, Mark Dawson Emanuel
Sapphire fiber numerical aperture measurement and sensor fabrication, Xia Fang
Trace element accumulation in rice :effects of soil arsenic, irrigation management, phosphate application and iron oxide amendment, Eric Michael Farrow
5-axis tool path generation with collision detection for finish machining of freeform surfaces, Jomy Francis
Analysis of optimal control derivations for aerial defense, Andrew John Friedrichs
Laminate dielectric and foil characterization for signal integrity on printed circuit board, Aleksandr Yakubovich Gafarov
Fabrication of complex ceramic parts with sacrificial material using freeze-form extrusion fabrication, Diego Armando Garcia Montaño
Logistics modeling and project management practices for contingency basing, Amanda Jo Gealy
Process simulation and inclusion characterization in stainless steel ingot casting, Jun Ge
Robust evolutionary algorithms, Brian Wesley Goldman
Geomechanical characterization of reservoir & cap rocks for CO₂ sequestration, Sudarshan Govindarajan
Palynomorph and palynofacies assemblages of neutral-alkaline and acid lakes south of Norseman, Southern Western Australia, Lutfia Grabel
Automatic detection of annular-granular patterns in melanoma in situ dermoscopy images, Parivash Hajiyani
Ultrasonic communications system for health monitoring of hydrokinetic turbine blades, Andrew James Heckman
3D spatio-temporal analysis for compressive sensing in magnetic resonance imaging of the murine cardiac cycle, Brice Aaron Hirst
Hardened mechanical properties and durability performance of specialized concretes, Kyle Richard Holman
Semantic preserving text tepresentation and its applications in text clustering, Michael Howard
Vehicle path verification using wireless sensor networks, Gerry W. Howser
Coaxial cable Bragg grating, Jie Huang
Methods of optimizing the gas exchange process to improve fuel efficiency of small carbureted spark ignition engines, Cory Hannibal Huck
Module-level power converters for parallel connected photovoltaic arrays, Zachary Scott Johnson
Electromagnetic compatibility of integrated circuit clock design, Vijay Kanagachalam
Driver mandatory lane change behavior: Use of governing gap in critical gap estimation, Srinadh Kandada
Using LiDAR as a monitoring device to calculate volume of rockfall over time, Travis James Kassebaum
Blast and impact resistance of "long" carbon fiber reinforced concrete, Darwin Ishmael Keener
Impact of interruptions in white collar working environment, Zafar Akhil Khan
Microstructure and mechanical properties of silicon carbide-titanium diboride ceramic composites, Derek Scott King
Design and verification of clockless Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) crypto-hardware for improved side-channel attack resistance, Siva Pavan Kumar Kotipalli
Plastic strain accommodation and acoustic emission during melting of embedded indium particles in aluminum, Michael M. Kuba
Distributed and collaborative watermarking in relational data, Prakash Kumar
Prototyping and testing of solar hybrid PV-t panels, Joel Aaron Lamson
A decentralized fault diagnosis and prognosis scheme for nonlinear interconnected systems, Deepthi Shreeya Lathamaheswari Raja
Hydraulic fracturing experiments to investigate circulation losses, Maximiliano Liberman
Analyses of surface wave seismic data and supplemental borehole and electrical resistivity tomography control, Mengxing Li
Cerium-based conversion coatings on cast aluminum 380 and 413 alloys, Ci Lin
In vivo evaluation of microfibrous bioactive borate glasses for use in wound healing, Yinan Lin
Intelligent energy management and demand-response control for a photovoltaic-battery system, Yang Liu
Effects of coal comminution in relation to waterjet and selected feed properties, Yaqing Li
Field coupled electrostatic discharge sensitivity database, Zhen Li
Design of a vortex induced vibration based marine hydro-kinetic energy system, Varun Michael Lobo
A novel cantilever for bi-harmonic atomic force microscopy, Muthukumaran Loganathan
Bond behavior of high-volume fly ash and self-consolidating concrete, Trevor Jay Looney
On the design partitioning of 3D monolithic circuits, Luke Maresca
Microlens array light trapping in CdTe/CdS solar cells, Patrick Michael Margavio
Energy efficiency in wastewater treatment: Standards for Missouri facilities, Samantha Lauren Markus
Forward converter for solar power applications, Nickolas Arthur McFowland
Studies of inductive plasmas and their application to theta-pinch devices via numerical modeling, Warner C. Meeks
Modeling forward base camps as complex adaptive sociotechnical systems, Lori Ann Miller
Evaluation of the Reagan and Lamotte Sandstones in Southwestern Missouri for carbon dioxide sequestration, Todd Jeffrey Miller
The effect of sulfur on structure and conversion of bioactive borate glasses, Ali Mohammadkhah
Multiple-input multiple-output system on a spinning vehicle with unknown channel state information, Aditya Muralidhar
Sputter deposition of thin-film capacitors onto low temperature co-fired ceramic substrates, Jack Murray
Formation of amyloid fibrils by diblock peptides, Kunal Mukesh Naik
Optimization of process planning for focused ion beam machine in nano-manufacturing, Sushrut Shekhar Naik
Operation of the aerodynamic plasma actuator at high altitude, Timothy Glen Nichols
Implementation and evaluation of spatial audio recording and rendering techniques, Jayasecha Raghavendra Nimmala
Dynamic model-based systems engineering using XML metadata interchange, Dustin Scott Nottage
The use of electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) to delineate water-filled vugs near a bridge foundation, Jeremiah Chukwunonso Obi
Hot channel determination and burnup analysis of Missouri University of Science and Technology Research Nuclear Reactor, Kelly Christopher Rogers O'Bryant
Thermal modeling and analysis of polymer electrolyte membrane open cathode fuel cells, Blanca Ollero Loranca
Information theoretic analysis and design of passive wireless backscatter sensor networks, Aditya V. Padaki
Investigation of geosteering in non-trivial geological settings, Anuroop Pandey
Unified knowledge model for stability analysis in cyber physical systems, Tamal Paul
Optical coherence tomography for biomedical imaging, Edward Henry Pienkowski
