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 2001
Parametric design and optimization of an ultrasonic transducer to produce acoustic streaming, Sambuddha Chakraborty
An inductive approach to product design based on modular product architecture, Balaji Chandrasekaran
Color analysis in boundary areas of skin tumor images for melanoma diagnosis, Jixiang Chen
Experimental studies in gas metal arc welding of aluminum alloys, Blaine David Christensen
Performance of FRP-jacketed reinforced concrete columns subjected to uniaxial compression, Christopher Branson Cole
Adaptive Web sites by Web usage mining, Mario Rodney Creado
An oblique hypervelocity impact model characterizing secondary impact ejecta, Dominik Jerzy Depczyk
Mixing in chemical reactors with a competitive-consecutive reaction, Jayraj Ashwin Doshi
Constraining the crystallization and post-crystallization history of the Wallamatogus Pluton, Maine, using compositional data from garnet, biotite and muscovite, Joy Kathleen Drake
Detection of multiple sclerosis using neural network ensembles, Gregory Charles Eastman
Formation of hollow hydroxyapatite microspheres, Kenan Patrick Fears
A projections-based approach to microarray image spot segmentation, Maheswar Reddy Gattupalli
Computational study of unsteady separated flowfields surrounding a flapping airfoil and their relevance to micro-air vehicles, Keith Philip Gray
Open pit design: grade cut-off and production scheduling optimization, Ahmed Ould Hamadi
The mineralogy, petrology and rare earth element geochemistry of the Maw Zone, Athabasca Basin, Canada, Adrienne Joyce Hanly
Lightweight security for internet appliances, Qingwen Huang
Characterization of powdered activated carbon, Riteshkumar Jain
Kinetic studies of the ultrasonic epoxidation of fatty acid methyl esters, Mohanram Jayaram
An investigation into the drag reduction effects of focused energy deposition on hypersonic blunt bodies, Eric Edward Johnson
The effects of variable molecular weight and solvents, in water-reducible acrylic resins, John Adrion Jones
Bioelectric impedance techniques for clinical detection of skin cancer, Sanat Kapoor
Modeling of matrix cracking and delaminations in orthotropic laminates subject to freeze-thaw cycles, Ravi Shankar Karedla
An open-loop model of a typical aircraft brake system for assessing deceleration onset characteristics, Robert John Karmi
Development of a web-based materials management system for small and medium sized companies in composites industry, Sanjay Kumar Karnam
Finite element simulation of low velocity large soft missle impact of laminated architectural glass, Bhavana Kasarla
Digital beamforming in an indoor setting using solid and hollow planar antenna element arrays, Timothy Nicholas Koehler
Development of a smart structure for educational showcase, Bethany Konz
Study of fins, Arvind Krishnan
Catalytic effect of copper ions on homocysteine auto-oxidation to induce oxidative stress, Douglas Robert Krutil
Experimental analysis of the repeatability of a functional model derivation method, Mark Andrew Kurfman
Spreadsheet cooling and heating load calculations by radiant time series method, Yachao Li
Application of IBM DB2 Intelligent Miner for Data to mine Vital Information Management System (VIMS) data, Edwin Chochi Madiba
Investigation of thermal and gaseous mixing characteristics of parallel blade dampers, Milind S. Mainkar
Detection of skin cancer with electrical impedance: A study of indices and a finite element model, Shivappa Manjunath
A study on quench sensitivity and validation of JEQ for cast aluminum alloys A356 and B319, Sachin Mehta
Mechanical properties of phosphate glasses, Elena Melnik
Investigation of cover spalling in reinforced concrete torsional members, Shakeelahmed Abdul Latif Mhaskar
Instrumentation of a smart composite bridge, Martha J. Molander
Thermochemical compatibility of doped-cerium oxide with various potential substrates in the fuel-reforming environment, Courtney Joseph Monzyk
Dopant transport during liquid-encapsulated semiconductor crystal growth of indium phosphide in a magnetic field, Joseph Louis Morton
Process modeling, monitoring and control of laser metal forming, Bala Nagendra Raja Munjuluri
An investigation of agents of practical use to stabilize slopes and erosion along the I-55 corridor south of Sikeston, Missouri, Robert Calvin Myers
Design and construction of a controller for mitigation of torque ripple in a brushless DC machine, Jason Neely
Assessment of seismic readiness of U.S. Highway 60, in southeast Missouri, Eric Jason Neuner
Thermal characterization of U.S. soils, Carolina Elizabeth Nunez
Quality of service evaluation for Multiprotocol Label Switching, Kenneth Robert Owens
SRET evaluation of conversion coatings on aluminum, Shantanu Vijay Patwardhan
Performance of CFRP sheet strengthened reinforced concrete beams in the presence of delamination and lap splice, Senthilnath Surendran Puliyadi
Non-invasive geophysical methods applied to sanitary landfills: Solid Waste Management Unit 059 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Niklas Henry Putnam
Static nozzle accretion study to understand nozzle clogging during continuous casting, Sujatha Ramachandran
Investigation of quantum resistor networks for electron wave computing, Diwakar Ramamurthy
A dynamic programming-based approach to microarray image comparison and registration, Sunil Bosco Rodrigues
Toxicity and fate of benzene and trichloroethylene in hybrid poplar trees, Carla Anne Ross
Constructed wetlands for lead and zinc removal in lead mine drainage, Chad Ross
Magnesia dissolution in steelmaking slags, Hector Enrique Ruiz-Ruiz
DUPoly radiation shielding effectiveness, Scott Patrick Rutenkroger
Synthesis of transition metal substituted large crystal zeolite ZSM-5, Tara Lyn Schaeffer
Effect of hydraulic coupling on powder factor reduction in secondary blasting, Mark F. C. Schmidt
Image and graphics rendering for augmented reality, Kaushal Shah
Enhancing the reactivity of soybean oil toward free-radical cures, Utpal Mulchand Shah
Implementation an an ATM/PPP traffic generator and analyzer using an FPGA, Jagdeep Singh
METL: Matrix Eigen-system Template Library, Jeffrey Robert Sirois
Functional hierarchy based approach to enhance modularity and optimize life cycle aspects, Karthik L. Sivaramakrishnan
Runtime assertion checking for complex concurrent systems, Chandana Sreerambhatla
Applications of supercritical fluid extraction and chromatography for determination of cholesterol oxides in biological matrices, Uma Maheswar Rao Srirangam
An empirical study on design for quality, Bryan Ezekiel Strawbridge
A geophysical study of shallow subsurface groundwater in the Namaqualand, South Africa, Jeremy Scott Strohmeyer
Automatic detection of border irregularity in skin lesions, Palaniappan Subbiah
Determination of pigment asymmetry in clinical images of skin tumors, Harikrishna Subramanian
A slicing procedure for 5-axis layered manufacturing, Rames Kumar Sundaram
Effect of rebar contamination on the steel-concrete bond during concrete construction, Lawrence H. Taber
Seismic condition assessment of highway bridges along designated emergency routes, Pamela Renee Thebeau
Seismic refraction survey for engineering site investigation at Springfield-Branson Regional Airport, Springfield, Missouri, Thanop Thitimakorn
Investigation of the effect of airfoil roughness for stall control, Harith Vadari
Virtual sculpting: interactive solid modeling in a virtual environment, Aditya Velivelli
A hybrid approach to the travelling salesman problem (TSP) using adaptive resonance theory and self organizing feature maps, Narayan Vishwanathan
Investigations in the design of products and factories for end-of-life disassembly, Shivakumar Viswanathan
The Implicitly Restarted Arnoldi (IRA) method for eigenanalysis of large power systems, Xianyao Wang
Investigation of liquid fuel atomization from the intake valve of a port fuel injected engine, Galen B. Wilkinson
Derivation of a magnetic equivalent circuit model for analysis and design of claw-pole alternator based automotive charging systems, Joshua Michael Williams
Application of the ZVT-switched Cuk converter to low-rate electric vehicle charging, Ying K. Wu
Red mud minimization by iron removal-iron reduction, Qinfang Xiang
Simulation of the pulverized coal combustion and NOx emission in a rotary kiln, Guang Xu
The mechanical properties of germanium, Zheng Yang
Characterization of cerium-based conversion coating on 7075-T6 Al alloy, Haifeng Zhou
Thermal analysis of a mine buried in sand, Jingsong Zhu
Theses from 2000
Determination of infrared optical constants for single component hydrocarbon fuels, Michael Robert Anderson
Dual Outlet Detention Design Optimizer (DODDO), Joel Phillip Asunskis
Technology assessment of university research centers, Nishaj Attassery
Composites from renewable resources: Development of a soybean-oil based composite, Robert A. Babcock
Automated temperature dependent Hall measurement system, Andrew Todd Bauer
Leaching of vinyl chloride from PVC pipes in rural water distribution systems, Michael Kenneth Beardsley
Manufacturing and characterization of composites using recycled and renewable materials, Nicholas Stephen Berring
Synthesis of crosslinkable water reducible acrylic copolymers for coatings, Mandar R. Bhave
Experimental studies on seismic behavior of metallic dampers for bridge applications, Eric Robert Bothe
Using ground penetrating radar and electromagnetic induction methods to detect and delineate underground storage tanks, Thomas William Brady
Implementing a combined historical and operational data store utilizing data replication services and dynamic temporal fragments, James Kiemel Brake
Mobile robot obstacle avoidance through behavior fusion using fuzzy logic methods, Jeffrey Richard Burnett
Analysis of the effects of coolant/lubricant aiming in machining operations, Nebil Buyurgan
Thin electrode surface flashover behavior and method for the enhancement of switched polarization in ferroelectrics, Eric J. Carleton
