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 2003
Privacy attitudes, employer surveillance practices, and worker behavioral intentions, Tara B. Nolley
GPR data analysis for hand held landmine detection, Partha Pratim Palit
Capacity and other characteristics of a standard MIMO channel, Adam Panagos
Wrappers to enhance security of web applications, Siddharth Rohit Panchal
An integrated pattern recognition approach for anomaly detection in a distributed system, Amod Pandit
Hydrothermal deposition of hydroxyapatite particles and coatings, Haobo Pan
Hydrothermal deposition of barium titanate heteroepitaxial thin films, Sandeep K. Patil
Effect of product family production environments on production capacity performance measures, Samarth Dilip Patwardhan
Damage detection in structural systems using 3-D wavelet transforms, Vamsi Krishna Pegatraju
Rate-based end-to-end congestion control of multimedia traffic in packet switched networks, Mingsheng Peng
Enabling manufacturing excellence with formalized systems architecting and knowledge-based systems, Darwin Wilford Petersen
Application of fault trees to subsea wells, Jason Arthur Pinto
Reliability of pressure signals in offshore pipeline leak detection, Kishor Chandra Reddy Pitta
Design, fabrication, and evaluation of gas fired oil aerosol generator, Suresh Babu Radhakrishnan
Artifact system theory and modular product family design using agent based models, Rahul Rai
A Monte Carlo discrete sum (MCDS) approach to calculate the free energies of formation and nucleation rates of methanol clusters, Srivatsan M. Raman
A system-level automotive EMC expert system, Sreeniwas Ranganathan
Novel muteness based embedding technique for robust and imperceptible audio watermarking, Venkatachalam Ranganathan
Study of burn-in/burn-on in steel castings, Deepak John Rasquinha
Discussion and analysis of differential settlement of Missouri bridge approach embankments, Jonathan L. Robison
Pricing of European options, Dirk Rohmeder
Biologically inspired intrusion detection in distributed systems, Geoffrey Franklin Roth
Prediction intervals for the binomial distribution with dependent trials, Florian Sebastian Rueck
Internet controlled programmable logic controllers: a look at security, Heather Jolene Rutenkroger
Refractory-metal interactions in ferrous foundries, Aryama-D. Saikia
Analysis of adhesively bonded composite patches used in repair of aerospace structures, Sundararaman Saikrishna
Configurable digital controllers for smart structural systems using field programmable gate arrays, Venkat Satagopan
Comparative analysis of helical anchor design methodologies, Rachel Jeanne Schiller
Team climate factors moderating the effects of gender and functional diversity on individual and team innovation, Jamie Dee Schroetlin
Time domain extrapolation and evaluation of surface-mount component parasitic inductance, Giuseppe Selli
A content-based audio retrieval system using MIDI, Sanjay Shankar
Delamination-free drilling of boron/epoxy composite plates, Siddarth Shevgoor
Numerical study of two-dimensional and three-dimensional wings at low Reynolds numbers, Pavan Shivaram
Effectiveness of piezoelectric wedge actuators in making tuned mass dampers adaptive to disturbances, Derek Joseph Smith
Evaluation of spinel refractory interactions with steel in coreless induction furnaces, José María Soto Perdomo
Clustering of fourbar mechanisms, Todd E. Sparks
Parametric analysis of spiral groove mechanical gas face seals to optimize dynamic tracking, Sivaramakrishnan Srinivasan
Influences of cutting factors and nozzle design on abrasive water jet cutting performance, Rawinkhan Srinon
False alarm mitigation using grayscale moment invariants for airborne mine detection, Pradeep Sriram
Injection of a super-saturated acetate solution to determine its viability as a bio-remediation option, Michael Eugene Stewart
Linking component function to component failure for use in conceptual design failure analysis, Michael Eugene Stock
Groundwater circulation well performance prediction, Sarah Marie Elizabeth Stock
Uptake of vapor phase PCE by plants: impacts to phytoremediation, Garrett C. Struckhoff
A molecular-dynamics simulation study of the effect of surface steps on alkane surface diffusion, Shrijay Subramanian
Force control of parallel machine tools, Raghusimha Sudhakara
A study to produce building material from recycled Polystyrene foam, Sunil Suram
Silica coating of gold nanoparticles, Milind Laxman Surve
Contamination effects on the bond strength of reinforcing bars under pullout tests, Matthew K. Swenty
Engineering on the playground : K-4 science resources, Theresa M. Swift
Engineering geologic site characterization of some major highway bridges in Missouri, Shahram Taherinia
Evaluation of externally bonded CFRP systems for the strengthening of RC slabs, Kah Yong Tan
Automatic detection of regression and granularity in dermatoscopy images of skin cancer, Sreenu Tatikonda
Rapakivi feldspars in the Deer Isle pluton, Maine: Distribution, characterization and the role of decompression vs. magma mixing in their formation, Jessica Jean Terrien
Detecton of pseudopods in melanoma, Rajesh Singh Thakur
Study of the effect of processing parameters on the properties of powder metallurgical parts, Sanjay N. Thakur
A genetic approach for the optimal placement of FACTS devices, Kiran Thammineni
Analysis of magnetic loop probes for near magnetic field measurement, Annalisa Tharakan
Tresholding and active contour techniques for image segmentation, Spandan Tiwari
Synthesis of uranium phosphate phases and potential retardation effects on spent fuel radionuclides, Andrew S. Turner
Neogene paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic signals from palynomorphs and dispersed organic matter in the Cape Basin, ODP Leg 175, Chioma Udeze Uche
Measurement of the mechanical properties of a transparent polyester/glass fiber sandwich composite coupled with silane agents, Piyush K. Vaghela
Microwave techniques for refractory wall thickness measurements, Bivin Varghese
Modeling biological visual processes in the primate retina for enhanced contrast and edge detection for use in artificial vision systems, Pramod Kashiprasad Varma
Application of a finite element model update technique to detect damage in a beam structure, Madhu Kumar Vattipulusu
Priority assessment of software requirements from multiple perspectives and software quality function deployment (SQFD), Chandra Sekhar Veera
Schemes for SR-tree packing, Jayendra Gnanaskandan Venkateswaran
Warranty cost prediction using Mahalonobis Distance, Shankar Venkateswaran
Chasing process of the MR SAT Project, Pierre Vignal
Enhancing engineering education using thematic case-based learning, Jose F. Vivas
Bond strength of FRP bars in concrete and the effects of FRP bars at elevated temperatures on concrete cover, Bryan Lee Vollintine
Physical and chemical factors in struvite precipitation in CAFO wastewater, Jun Wang
Rapid measurement of mass transfer coefficients, Deborah J. Wiseman
Faraday effect optical temperature sensors, Benxin Wu
Numerical modeling of metal heating using ultra-short pulsed lasers, Benxin Wu
FDTD modeling of dispersive composite magnetic material, Jing Wu
Feasibility study of 3-D cylinder data fitting on the bar-retained removable overdenture design, Po-Wen Yang
Grain size dependence of the dielectric breakdown strength of titanium dioxide dielectrics, Yang Ye
Adsorption of MTBE and alternative fuel oxygenates on granular activated carbon, Liang Yu
Indoor mass transfer coefficient measurements of ozone using nitrite-coated filters, Ping Zhao
Cationic polymerization of soybean oil, Rong Zhuge
Theses from 2002
A fuzzy-based histogram analysis technique for skin lesion classification in dermatology clinical images, Chetna Vidyasagar Aggarwal
Integration of geophysical methods to determine the location of subsurface objects in Grandview Triange, Kansas City, Missouri, Galih Wisudhandi Agusetiawan
The effect of oil quench severity on the properties of hardened SAE 4140 steel, David Allen Akers
Structural integrity monitoring of bonded composite patch repairs of aging airframes using wavelets transforms and neural networks, Venkata Kasi Viswanath Amaravadi
Two-dimensional wavelet mapping techniques for damage detection in structural systems, Bruno Amizic
Crosshole seismic tomography and borehole logging for engineering site characterization in Sikeston, Missouri, Tiziana Angioni
A function based design tool for failure mode identification and failure-free design, Srikesh G. Arunajadai
Mechanical response of nets of graphical objects, Rakesh Kumar Bajaj
Stratigraphy and diagenesis of the Paleoproterozoic Bushy Park zinc-lead deposit, South Africa, William Daniel Baugaard
Characterization and analysis of the West Lost Trail Creek Landslide, Hinsdale County, Colorado, Nicholas Holger Beckmann
A study of insulation parameters of PVC insulated cable before and after accelerated aging, Shalini Kamblimoole Bhat
Intelligent technical analysis using neural networks and fuzzy logic, Vamsi Krishna Bogullu
Fuel system development for liquid-phase injection of liquefied petroleum gas on small displacement engine, Jacob Leonard Brann
Stress-induced orientation in chemical solution deposited tetragonal Lead Zirconate Titanate thin films, Geoffrey L. Brennecka
A parametric study of the performance of the high speed inverse cycle engine, Mark Owen Bussman
Recurrent neural networks: Architecture, algorithms and applications, Xindi Cai
Bond characteristics of FRP reinforcing bars embedded in fiber reinforced concrete, Kenneth A. Campbell
