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 2002
Glass transition behavior of thin poly(methyl methacrylate) films on silica, Moses T. Kabomo
Design and development of an interactive web-integrated programmable logic control system, Firat Kahraman
Using political skill through computer-mediated communication channels in engineering teams, Ladan Kamfar
Design and operation of a pilot plant for biodiesel production from triglycerides, Balasubramaniam Karthikeyan
Effect of metals and nutrients on trichloroethylene degradation by soil cultures stimulated by methane, Kumar S. Kathinokkula
The karst hydrology of Boiling Spring, Pulaski County, Missouri, James Edward Kaufmann
Physical influences on inflow and infiltration in sanitary sewers, Nathaniel Ambrose Keen
Design & analysis of 2 X 2 quantum resistor networks for parallel electron wave computing, Nallu Madhu Kiran
A comparison of the Falling Weight Deflectometer, Dynamic Cone Penetrometer, Nuclear Density Gauge and Humboldt Stiffness Gauge, James Patrick Knutelski
The use of a Marakov dependent Bernoulli process to model the relationship between employment status and drug use, Kathrin Koetting
Epitaxial Electrodeposition, Hiten M. Kothari
Bonded composite repair of corroded aluminum substrates subjected to fatigue loads, Paresh Kumar
Spatial point processes for airborne minefield detection, Sitaramaraju Kummamuru
Iron phosphate glass for the vitrification of INEEL sodium bearing waste and Hanford low activity waste, Robert Douglas Leerssen
Preparation of a CoTPP [cobalt (II) tetraphenylporphyrin]-containing hydrocarbon plasma polymer and investigation of its reversible di-oxygen sorption, Swapnil A. Lengade
Performance-assessment of infill URM walls retrofitted with FRP composites under in-plane loads, Tong Li
Dissolution behavior of alkali borate glasses, Jessica D. Lowry
Development of a repeatedly adjustable intraocular lens incorporating samarium cobalt rare earth magnets, Michael Wayne Matthews
Applying the Six Sigma methodology to improve the admissions process at the University of Missouri-Rolla, Kimberly Kirkham McAdams
Strength and toughness of alumina-copper composites as affected by varying the oxygen concentration in copper, Shyam Menon
Modeling fracture in laminated glazing subjected to normal impact of occupant's head, Sridhar Reddy Mettu
Enhancing the reactivity of soy bean oil towards free-radical cures, Vishal Midha
Composite structures using asphalt based roofing scrap materials, Timothy Shanahan Moran
Durability performance of FRP strengthened concrete members, Sharath Sreedhar Murthy
Strengthening of RC beams with FRP laminates in the negative moment region, Sinaph Mohiyudeen Namboorimadathil
High-speed machining of thin-walled structures, Chau Nguyen
Torsional behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with GFRP laminates, Saravanan Panchacharam
Implementation of low-complexity suboptimal turbo decoders using greedy algorithms, Venkat Mandagulathur Pattabhiraman
Analysis of compliant mechanisms with complex-shaped segments, Joby Pauly
Examination of shoulder debris to improve shoulder rumble strip designs for bicyclists, Patricia Angelica Perez
Modelling and experimental control of a distributed parameter heat diffusion system using adaptive critic neural netowrks, Prashant Prabhat
Seismic upgrade of beam-column subassemblages with composites, Andrea Prota
Experimental investigation of automotive refueling system behavior and development of boundary conditions for computer simulation, David William Pugh
A framework for sufficiency estimation of engineering design models, Rajesh Radhakrishnan
Hair detection in clinical and dermatoscopy images, Mohammed Raffi
Texture analysis of skin tumor images, Saravanan Ranganathan
Characterization and performance of spontaneously deposited cerium-based conversion coatings on 7075-T6 aluminum alloy, Berny F. Rivera
Foundations of failure-free rotorcraft component design through function-failure simularity information and PCA decomposition methodologies, Rory A. Roberts
Emissions testing of methyl soyate based oil as a two stroke engine lubricant, Scot Roche
The aerosol and chemical characteristics of rocket exhaust in the stratosphere, Andrew P. Rutter
Convective-diffusive transport in Krogh Cylinder, Nandini Madhukar Sane
A study of the college choice process & models using artificial neural networks and decision trees (C4.5), Venkata Rama Krishnam Raju Saripella
Experimental investigation for improving the machinability of nickel alloy in turning, Ramachandran Subramania Sarma
Molecular dynamics simulation of nanoscopically confined systems, Saroja Saroja
Geotechnical investigation of sandstone degradation of antiquities in Luxor, Egypt, Adam F. Sevi
Kinetics of solubilization of an oil drop by a surfactant solution from a solid surface, Rajesh Shah
Design and development of an interactive web-integrated flexible manufacturing cell control system, Ravi Sharda
Mechanical property microstructure correlations in friction stir welded aluminum alloys, Siddharth R. Sharma
Frequency-depth relationships for the GEM-300, an electromagnetic induction tool, Jonathan Blair Shawver
The influence of surface area-to-volume ratio on the quality control of high strength concrete, Ji Shen
Effect of surface roughness and putty thickness on the bond performance of FRP laminates, Xianlin Shen
Failure analysis of architectural monolithic glass panels subjected to blast loading, Mahesh S. Shetty
Bonded composite patch design for aircraft structures exhibiting cracking and corrosion, Madhukar Singh
Traditional compared to injection moulded application of adhesion promoter, Maninder Singh
Design, analysis and non-destructive evaluation of adhesively bonded composite patch repairs of aging aircraft structures, Navdeep Singh
Fatigue performance evaluation and non-destructive testing of adhesively bonded composite repairs of aircraft structures, Navrag Singh
A novel yttrium-stabilized zirconia polymeric precursor for the production of thin films and a colloidal precursor for producing thick yttrium-stabilized zirconia films, Roger Marshall Smith
The application of weighted density distribution functions to landmine detection using hand-held units, Satish Somanchi
Optimization of a two-drug delivery to a tumor, Xiujin Song
Optical time of flight magnetic field sensor with high-V sensing layer, Thomas Eugene Stalcup Jr.
A numerical study of thermal mixing and flow development in a damper controlled mixing chamber, Christopher Robert Steineman
Development of methyl soyate as a two-stroke engine lubricant, Harish Subramanian
Design of an 8051 compatible processor and simulator for use in undergraduate coursework, David J. Sullins
Network performance comparison: Simulated and actual results, Eyad Taqieddin
Reverse engineering of mechanical parts using CMM, PC-DMIS, and Pro-Engineer/AutoCAD, Kaizad Taraporewalla
Borate glasses for bioactive coatings on titanium, Heather Kimberly Teitelbaum
Development of a neural network for estimating in-cylinder pressure, Vishnu Thayalan
Bluetooth based structural health monitoring telemetry system, Vilas Ramappa Uchil
Effects of common inorganic species on UV-visible spectroscopy, Sridhar Ummethala
Plasma enhanced chemical vapor depsoition of tungsten carbide films on iron, Narayan Vaidyanathan
Strategic inventory allocation for vehicle rental agencies, Igor Vasquez
Correlations for pool boiling heat transfer, Sivaram Vurakarnam
A study of quench effect on properties of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys, Siyu Wei
Analysis of the optimized link state routing protocol for mobile wireless ad hoc networks, Jason Robert White
Second law characterization of turboshaft engine performance, Christopher Daniel Wilson
Copper sorption by biofilm extracellular polymeric substances, Amanda Jean Withers
Preparation, properties and structure of rare-earth phosphate glasses, Andrew K. Wittenauer
A study on the influence on pH on the adsorption capacity of soil, Lori Dawn Wood
Examination of exopolysaccharides in heavy metal laden wastewater biofilm., Liyun Xie
Toward simultaneous synthesis and analysis: developing parametric design models from functional product models, Ravi Kiran Yekula
Separation of iron from partially reduced red muds, Xiaohong Zhang
Microstructure and mechanical properties of nanophase aluminum alloys, Jing Zheng
Studies of a skin impedance model for cancer detection, Xiangyang Zhou
Theses from 2001
A preliminary comparative study of glass microsphere taggants mixed with different types of explosive materials, Eric Raymond Achelpohl
Atmospheric dispersion and dose estimates for research reactors, Matthew Clark Adler
Representation of uncertainty with quantum logic formulations, Amit Agarwal
Development of an image processing system for augmented reality, Ashish Aggarwal
Characterization of scrap tires and printed circuit boards pyrolysis products, Shuping Ai
Shear performance of RC beams strengthened in situ with composites, Raghu Hosahalli Annaiah
Numerical modeling of a brine contaminant plume using a petroleum reservoir simulator, Kendra Alice Arbesman
Data mining for prediction of condition and performance of mine machinery, Ibrahim Kaan Ataman
Component library development tool for EMC expert system, Ravikant Atreya
Effects of water quality on bacterial regrowth in water distribution systems, Manikantan Balakrishnan
Improvement of power quality in VSI drives, Ravi Bantu
Fabrication of multilayer ceramic capacitors via thermoplastic coextrusion, Dustin Reid Beeaff
Effect of polymers, salts and their mixtures on the formation of dental plaque, Ondrea Bermudez
A system-on-chip hardware testbench, Christopher Michael Brueggen
Fiber reinforced composites using recycled polystyrene foam and natural fibers, James B. Castle
Reliability analysis of SCADA systems used in the offshore oil and gas industry, Egemen K. Çetinkaya
