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
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
Inherently safer analysis of the attainable region process for the adiabatic oxidation of sulfur dioxide, Venkata Udaya Bhaskar Challagulla
Parallelizing a finite-difference time-domain code using the message-passing interface, Michael A. Cracraft
Hierarchical multiresolutional optimal control systems, Anand Dasgupta
Guidelines for milling thin ribs with high speed machining, Regina Marie Daugherty
Web-based circuit board trace impedance parameter calculator and IBIS extensions required for expert system modeling of PCBS, Shaowei Deng
Radiolytic synthesis of bimetallic silver-palladium and silver-platinum nonoparticles with high aspect ratios, Carmen M. Doudna
Intrusion detection and public-key cryptography for the Kerberos Authentication System, Ian Trevor Downard
Sorption potential of Pb, Cd, Zn, and As to selected Paleozoic strata from Carter and Shannon Counties, Missouri, Joseph Daniel Drew
Vibration analysis using Extrinsic Fabry-Perot Interferometric sensors and neural networks, Rohit Dua
Analysis, simulation, and design of a regulated AC/DC converter for evaluation of shipboard distribution system architectures, Bundit Dusadeesopaporn
Transfer function study of a radial differential mobility analyzer, Ben Eimer
A stochastic model for sanitary sewer analysis, Kurtis Eisenbath
Blast resistance of un-reinforced masonry walls retrofitted with fiber reinforced polymers, Khaled A. El-Domiaty
Nonlinear flight control using adaptive critic based neural networks, Sergio Esteban Roncero
Selective recovery of triglycerides, phytosterols, tocopherols and isoflavones from soybean, Sabrina Forni
Pressure induced nucleation in Li₂O·2SiO₂ glass, Tihana Fuss
Arching effect in masonry walls reinforced with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) materials, Nestore Galati
Polymer mobility and adhesion in thin poly(methyl acrylate) and poly(methyl methacrylate) films, Bhavesh C. Gandhi
Natural fiber reinforced soy-based composites, Arun Garg
Experimental characterization of a piezoelectric friction damper, Gabriel T. Garrett
Laser surface modification of air plasma sprayed cordierite, Fatemeh Razavy Ghahfarrokhy
Fluorescent, root-colonizing recombinant bacteria and their use in phytoremediation, Amanda W. Gilbertson
Simulation of complex chemical reactions in a stirred vessel, Joshua David Gross
A new approach to secondary voltage control, Chengyue Guo
Differential signal characterization, VNA calibration and loss extraction of transmission lines, Xiaoxiong Gu
Overhang effects on end-one-flange web crippling capacity of cold-formed steel members, Michael W. Holesapple
Estimating power bus noise in low-cost printed circuits boards, Huihui Hu
Ballistic limit curves for non-spherical projectiles impacting dual-wall spacecraft systems, Kuifeng Hu
Implementation and validation of adaptive-critic based optimal neuro-controller on a multi-input multi-output system, Vijayakumar Janardhan
Modeling the striation phenomena in oxygen-assisted laser cutting of steels, Arindom Joardar
A multi-domain linear analytical model of an ultrasonic Langevin transducer with varying impedance boundary conditions, Chandra Sekhar Jonnalagadda
