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 2010
Neural MRAC based on modified state observer, Yang Yang
Measuring blast induced rock damage from pre-splitting sandstone by applying the multichannel analysis of surface waves geophysical method, Charles Bradford Zdazinsky
Graded-index fiber collimator enhanced extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer, Yinan Zhang
Experimental study on thermal treatment of used printed wiring boards (PWBS), Xiangjun Zuo
Theses from 2009
Continuous control of lunar orbits via electric propulsion, Sunil Aggarwal
Information flow properties for cyber-physical systems, Rav Akella
Exploring the use of a commercial game engine for the development of educational software, Hussain Alafaireet
Loss characterization in printed circuit boards (PCBs) for high speed data applications, Praveen Kumar Reddy Anmula
Effect of threshold in a high resolution target movement monitor in underground mines, Deepti Bairineni
Environmental geochemistry of metal contaminated sediments from the Big River system of southeastern Missouri, Helen Carrie Bender
Friction stir processing of magnesium alloys, Gaurav Bhargava
EMI chip-to-TEM cell coupling for a microcontroller and EMI coupling resulting from Via transition and reference plane change, Hemant Bishnoi
Robustness quantification for conceptual design, Sravan Bobba
Antimicrobial activity of the volatile oxidized by-products of biogenic oil, Karissa Braaten
Modeling of vias and via arrays in high speed printed circuit boards, Arun Reddy Chada
Automatic vessel and telangiectases analysis in dermoscopy skin lesion images, Beibei Cheng
An analysis of lessons learned and best practices from fuel cell applications with an emphasis on hydrogen technology, Clint Alex Cottrell
Mass optimization studies of reactivity control schemes and radiation shielding options for space nuclear reactors, Aaron E. Craft
Automatic detection of white areas in dermoscopy images, Ankur Dilip Dalal
Verifying module heuristics for large scale products, Rachel Marie Day
Project collaboration in a distributed environment, Shriroopa Prabhakar Deshpande
Fatigue of friction stir welded lap joints with sealants, Kenneth Doering
Investment shell cracking, Edward A. Druschitz
Design and implementation of an asynchronous NULL Convention Logic (NCL) FPGA, Indira Priyadarshini Dugganapally
Satellite photography: instrumental, rhetorical, affective?, Irangi Kaushalya Egodapitiya
Geology and geophysics of the Darfur Megalake: implications for groundwater resources and paleo-environment, Ahmed Elsheikh
General tracking control of linear axes for an educational rapid development system and a kinematically coupled system, Michael Anthony Fleming
Friction stir processing of laser metal deposited Ti-6Al-4V, Romy Francis
Screw connections subject to tension pull-out and shear forces, Ryan M. Francka
Quench factor analysis of wrought and cast aluminum alloys, Vishwanath Gandikota
Synthesis of surface composites using friction stir processing, Bharat Gattu
Development and evaluation of an effective process for the recovery of oil and detoxification of meal from jatropha curcas, Sarthak Gaur
Feasibility of a human performance model in consequence management, Kashmeera Ghosh
A renewable energy feasibility study to power a water supply pump in Sacala las Lomas, Guatemala, William Anthony Granich
Fault detection and prediction with application to rotating machinery, Gary R. Halligan
Zigbee-enabled structural health monitoring using the SmartBrick system, Tyler Harms
Development of an electronic governor system for a small spark ignition engine, Donald Ray Hibler
Oxidative stress, calcium homeostasis, and altered gene expression in human lung epithelial cells exposed to ZnO nanoparticles, Chuan-Chin Huang
Increase of heat transfer to reduce build time in rapid freeze prototyping, Sriram Praneeth Isanaka
Development of a one dimensional subsurface contaminant transport model with stochastic applications, Benjamin Waldon Johnson
An integrated damping and strengthening strategy for performance-based seismic design and retrofit of highway bridges, Kazi Rezaul Karim
Vehicle positioning using image processing, Armadeep Kaur
Analogy based modeling of natural convection, Vaibhav Khane
Localization of nodes in wired and wireless networks, Hindu Kothapalli
Development of extrusion on demand for ceramic freeze-form extrusion fabrication processes, Parimal Sanjay Kulkarni
Development and use of computer aided tools to enhance team dynamics with role play simulations, Vachaspathy Kuntamukkala
The corrosion of Ni₃Si alloys in sulfuric acid, Christopher Marc Larson
Applications of swarm, evolutionary and quantum algorithms in system identification and digital filter design, Bipul Luitel
Depth evaluation of damage to aircraft fuselage skins using microwave and millimeter wave methods, Andrew Dale McClanahan
In vitro evaluation of bioactive glass scaffolds and modified bioactive glasses with an osteogenic cell line, Vernon C. Modglin
Formation of iron-rimmed sandstone nodules on earth; terrestrial analogue for the formation of Martian blueberries?, Katherine Charlotte Muller
Modeling of wear and oxidation behavior of a carbon/carbon multidisk clutch, Shankar Nagaraj
The development and application of the complete time-domain TRL calibration technique, Hongxia Ning
Automated offspring sizing in evolutionary algorithms, André Chidi Nwamba
Filtering, modeling, and control of axial force signals in friction stir welding processes, Thomas Michael Oakes
Preventing chemical product failure, Kenneth Ombete
Numerical modeling and analysis of complex electromagnetic structures, including those containing ferrites, Andrea Orlando
Anchorage and bond characteristics of externally bonded FRP laminates used for shear strengthening of RC and PC girders, Carlos Andres Ortega Ordonez
The assessment of winding forces due to inrush current in large transformers with heavily saturated cores, Richard Howard Palmer
Real-time reconfiguration of programmable logic controller communication paths, Curtis Alan Parrott
Investigation of selective laser sintering of zirconium diboride parts, Shashwatashish Pattnaik
Inductance modeling and extraction in EMC applications, Clint Matthew Patton
On the effects of small-scale fading and mobility in mobile wireless communication network, Bandana Paudel
Electricity generation and ethanol production using iron-reducing, haloalkaliphilic bacteria, Varun Paul
The effect of near-surface metallurgy on the machinability of cast iron, William Dewey Peach
The effects of technology on literacy(s), Thomas Glen Petersen
On-line depth measurement of micro-scale laser drilled holes, Rock Allen Powell
The effects of water to fuel ratio on the kinetics of supercritical water reformation of jet fuel, Satya Putta
Thermal degradation of foamed polymer patterns in the lost foam casting process, Najeeb Quadeer
Stressed-eye analysis and jitter separation for high-speed serial links, Nitin Radhakrishnan
Public-private partnerships in high risk transportation projects, Kiran Rangarajan
Reliability-based design with system reliability and design improvement, Gagandeep Singh Saini
Spectral and spatial analysis of false alarms in airborne minefield data, Abhishek Sanaka
Modeling and simulation of electrochemical magneto hydro dynamics, Debamoy Sen
Maximum likelihood fusion for detection of lED precursors using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, Pratik Shah
Time-weighted average solid-phase microextraction (TWA-SPME) for in-planta detection of chlorinated solvents, Emily Moore Sheehan
Design hazard analysis, and system level testing of a university propulsion system for spacecraft application, Joseph R. Siebert
Inclusion modification in steel castings using automated inclusion analysis, Vintee Singh
Characterization of selected isolates from hypersaline lakes in Western Australia and Victoria, Australia, Malavika Sinha
Control aspects of a double-input buckboost power electronic converter, Deepak Somayajula
An evolutionary algorithm approach to actuated signal timing optimization under lane-by-lane detection condition, Eric G. Strack
Integration of a GIS learning system into civil engineering curricula: an evaluation, Basanta Tandon
In-plane behavior of strengthened unreinforced masonry infill walls with alternative wood-fiber fly ash material, Yosuke Tanizawa
Reliability analysis with support vector machines and the first order reliability method, Venkata Naga Praveen Thadigadapa
Communication models for monitoring and mobility verification in mission critical wireless networks, Maheswaran Thiagarajan
Hydrogen applications for Lambert - St. Louis International Airport, Mathew Thomas
Classification of fine particles using a Taylor-Couette device, Navina Durgaiah Tungapindi
The analogue of the iterated logarithm for quantum difference equations, Karl Friedrich Ulrich
Decision-based design under uncertainty with intervals, Sashank Vasireddy
Adapting management strategies to enter new global markets, Karuna Vineetha Vemulapalli
Functional testing of faults in asynchronous crossbar architecture, Sriram Venkateswaran
A mobile water disinfection unit powered by renewable energy systems, Matthew Vitello
Comparison of in-planta sampling methods for delineating groundwater contaminants, Kendra Marie Waltermire
Application of ground penetrating radar (GPR) for bridge deck condition assessment: using a 1.5 GHz ground-coupled antenna, Amos Wamweya
Analysis of lesion border segmentation using watershed algorithm, Hanzheng Wang
Experiments and modeling of shear-driven film separation, J. L. Wegener
HET-CAM for the identification of ocular irritancy in seawater/salt water sources, Alexander Clovis Winters
Nona-arginine peptides facilitate cellular entry of semiconductor nanocrystals: mechanisms of uptake, Yi Xu
Comparison of dashboard-based and balanced scorecard-based corporate performance management system, Lin Zhu
