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
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
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
