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
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
Concrete roughness profile characterization using laser profilometry for better bond strength with fiber reinforced polymers, Poornima Chepur
Metals removal using constructed wetlands, Somnath Chilukuri
Event history clipping in real time systems, Marutikumar Chittajallu
Practical measurement techniques for failure prediction in electrical heating apparatus, Timothy James Christman
Hydrothermal synthesis of barium titanate particles and heteroepitaxial thin films, Emin Ciftci
Properties and structures of cesium phosphate glasses, Carol A. Click
Late Paleocene-Early Oligocene palynomorphs from the Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Transform Margin, eastern Equatorial Altantic: Biostratigraphic and paleoenvironmental significance, Sarah Renée de la Rue
Strengthening of RC structures with near surface mounted FRP rods, Laura De Lorenzis
Modeling the two-phase epoxidation of an olefin, Harshal Prakash Deshpande
Engineering geology of the Jefferson City, Missouri area, Briget C. Doyle
Damage detection in mechanical and civil structures using wavelet transforms and ultrasonic imaging techniques, Amitabha Dutta
Performance comparison between a simple genetic algorithm and a Hybrid Genetic Algorithm, Billy Charles Earney II
Processing and characterization of ceramic tape layers for ultra-high gradient insulators, Chad Robert Essary
Relative color histogram and spatial color clustering analysis in malignant melanoma images, Yunus Emre Faziloglu
Interaction of atoms and molecules with intense electric fields, Courtney Ryan Feeler
A two dimensional graphic comparison system, Michael Alton Fisher
Integrated geophysical survey as applied to groundwater exploration, Louise Elizabeth Fraser
Software testing methodologies applied to verification of VHDL model of 8051 microcontroller, Maya Sooraj Gemini
Microstructure development in unsupported nanocrystalline thin films, Brian P. Gorman
Web based learning tool for Power Electronics, Madhu Gourineni
Thermodynamically efficient distillation: NGL fractionation, Manish Goyal
Hypersonic vehicle trajectory optimization using neural networks, Jonathan Richard Grohs
A medical instrument for body-surface mapping: UML model, hardware design, and VHDL simulation, Venkatasateesh Gudla
Virtual manufacturing: Modeling and simulation of CNC milling machine and turret lathe, Rajiv Gulati
Development and implementation of adaptive critic based optimal neuro-controller on a cantilevered plate, Abhishek Gupta
The use of ground penetrating radar to assist in roadway maintenance, Shane Michael Hickman
Dopant transport during semiconductor crystal growth. Axial versus transverse magnetic fields, Julie Marie Hirtz
Variability of the slope of the energy grade line with a change in water surface elevation, Leonard Leon Hopkins II
Dapped-end strengthening of precast prestressed concrete double tee beams with FRP composites, Pei-Chang Huang
NURBS adaptive neural-fuzzy inference system and its application in real time control for SDM rapid prototyping system, Qingwen Huang
Thermodynamic properties of moist air in high pressure, temperature, and humidity ratio ranges, Xianghong Huang
Factors affecting splashing in a cylindrical vessel, James Preston Hyink
Cohesive zone modeling of quasi-static crack growth in two dimensional cracked specimens, Uday Idnani
Finite element modeling of structural adhesives using nonlinear viscoelastic analysis, Sreesh Kumar Inguva
Virtual modeling and simulation of vertical machining center and CNC milling machine for training and instruction, Vishnu Vardhan Venkata Irigireddy
Construction of digital three-dimensional geologic environments for a subsurface investigation simulator, Jon Brian Isaacson
Effect of solvents on short peptides structure: A molecular dynamics study, Rakesh Jayanthilal Jain
Novel sealing glasses, Laura Elizabeth Johnsen
Computerized arrangement of vocal music, Matt D. Johnson
On-Machine Inspection and Acceptance (OMIA), Raghuram Kamath
A Product Architecture based Conceptual Design for Assembly Technique, Varghese J. Kayyalethekkel
Hydrologic and dye trace study of Welch Spring, Missouri, Anne Elizabeth Keller
Pricing and managing the supply of reactive-power in the deregulated electric industry, Yogesh Trimbak Kulkarni
Evaluation of an innovative FRP bridge deck system, Prakash Kumar
Enzymatic modifications of soybean oil to improve its lubricating properties, Sudhir Lamba
Cellular automata study of the feasibility of a parallel optical computer, Jason Robert Lane
Horizontal wick drains: A testing and design study, James Arnold Liljegren
Application of integrated geophysical methods for the delineation of karst in bedrock, Todd Alan Lippincott
Allocation of transmission costs under deregulation, Zhijie Li
Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of 2,7-diazapyrenium compounds, Zhan Mao
Manufacturing process development for non-design responsible suppliers: A model for successful management, Christopher Lynn Marshall
Strengthening of Bridge G-270 with externally bonded CFRP sheets, Randy Lynn Mayo
Numerical investigation of hypersonic drag and heat transfer using a forward facing jet, Benjamin Michael Meyer
Characterization of silica particles using experimental methods, Siddhartha Nahar
Acoustic analysis of a duct of varying cross section with steady flow in one dimension using finite element methods and its comparison with circular duct analysis, Gurpreet Singh Narula
A new method of sensing the stroke of pistons in hydraulic cylinders, Mukund Nemali
Modeling the ultraviolet photodegradation of rigid polyurethane foams, Christopher Robert Newman
Understanding and improving shunt capacitor high-frequency attenuation, Christopher N. Olsen
Sequence stratigraphy and depositional facies of Lower Ordovician cyclic carbonates, southern Missouri, Robert Brandon Overstreet
An efficient and inexpensive method for real-time panoramic video processing, Ozer Ozdemir
EMI investigation of a hybrid electric vehicle traction drive, Timothy Tin-Shing Pak
Biological degradation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) oxidation byproducts, Brian Gregory Panka
JPEG/MPEG and block difference image compression techniques, Raghuram Parvataneni
Reconstitution and characterization of membrane proteins, Sarah Mia Pates
Texture and grain alignment in piezoelectric bismuth titanate ceramics, Jaideep Suresh Patwardhan
Examination of Cr-Cr₃Si-NbC & Cr-(Cr,Mo)₃Si alloys for industrial applications, Martin G. Perez
