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 1998
Expedient method to determine active zone depth for expansive soils in the St. Louis, Missouri area, Robert Allen Abbott
Inspection point placement and path planning algorithms for automatic CMM inspection, Vijay Andrew Albuquerque
Experimental investigation of the shear flow zone in torsional members, T. (Tarek) Alkhrdaji
Application of the high-resolution shallow reflection seismic technique to the delineation of mining hazards in western Illinois, Jesse Alexander Baker
Statistical analysis of structural response via a quadratic regression model, Mahesh Balasubramanian
Shear bands, cracks, and their interaction in porous viscoplastic materials, Suraj Belvadi
Comparison of electrical, mechanical and hydraulic systems utilizing an exponential model to analyze existing Army data, Kathleen Doyle Biddlecombe
Experimental investigation in the drilling of advanced composite material, Scott Ryan Birdsong
The development and characterization of an optically transparent glass ribbon reinforced polyester composite, Jason Edward Carter
Measuring and benchmarking the reliability of an electric utility distribution system, Stanley Eugene Cary
Remediation of mine discharge using natural materials, Xiaohui Chen
Application of interior point method for voltage stability analysis, Vladimir Vladimirovich Chuvychin
Design and development of an open modular architecture controller for CNC machining, Mark A. Crawford
EMI modeling of coupling from high-speed digital lines to I/O lines, Wei Cui
Toxicity reduction of an industrial effluent using enhanced precipitation, Saurabh Suresh Dani
Adaptation of a briquetting machine for single-stage dewatering and consolidation of fine coal, Thulasiram Dharman
Geology and mineralogy of the Iron Mountain mine, St. Francois CO, Missouri, Mark Anthony Dudley
Processing and properties of wear resistant refractory metal silicide matrix composites, Karthikeyan S. Ganapathi
EMAP4 : a 3-D finite element code for analyzing problems in electromagnetics, Prem Kumar Ganeshan
Decolorization of common dyes using ozone: effect of gas phase ozone concentration and pH, Steven Joseph Gorg
Determination of ineffective flow areas in standard step open channel flow models upstream of a bridge crossing a wide floodplain, Dirk Lynn Gowin
A framework of web-based collaborative system for assembly problems and evaluation of alternatives, Sumit Gupta
A study of airbag impact with a semi-infinite body of water using the finite element method, Narendra Guruju
Efficient ethylene recovery from pyrolyzed ethane, Mark Francis Hahesy
Measurement of residual stresses in spot welds by moire interferometry, Canlong He
Repeatability of the modulus of elasticity of various rock types, Jason Edward Holschen
Dispersed phase liquid fuel droplet characterization methods in the intake port of a fired spark ignition engine, Brian E. Holthaus
U.S. Army AH-64A Apache helicopter reliability study, Anthony Waitung Hsu
Neural network based optimal control of nonlinear systems, Haitian Hu
Microfabrication of two dimensional arrays of electrochemical cells for electrochromic applications, Anand Jain
The effect of argon flow rate and sonication intensity on the polymerization of a homologous series of methacrylates, Min-Jun Jang
Manufacturing and process modeling of FRP rebars by a combined pultrusion/filament winding process, Chuanqing Jiang
The intelligent House of Quality, Ruoqian Jia
Using White's criteria to evaluate the success potential of technology application development projects, Melvin Leo Johnson
A computer implementation of closed-form vector decomposition utilizing automatic equation generation for the position analysis of planar linkages, Clint Allen Kahler
Accurate measurement of low-frequency oscillations in a power system, Udai Kanukolanu
Validation of an EMI expert system, Brandon Alden Kemp
Evaluation of reliability-centered maintenance techniques for electric substation applications, Jeffrey Alan Knottek
Smart pseudo-ductile composite reinforcing bars for concrete, Rajesh Krishnan Krishnamoorthy
Characterization of petroleum fog oil and vegetable oil smokes, Andrew Oliver LaRouche
The integration of object-oriented analysis and structured analysis based on structured decomposition, Hungwen Lin
A study on degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in contaminated matrices with gamma radiation, Qunhui Liu
A theoretical model for the enzymatic degradation of polymers, Irfan Arshad Malik
Manufacture and performance evaluation of FRP rebar featuring ductility, Peter Angelo Manis
High pressure jet pump conveyance optimization, Michael David Mann
Structural analysis of spherical bearings, Harold Judson McKinnon
Compressive creep of magnesium-aluminate spinel synthesized from natural raw materials for refractory applications, Brad Steven Monton
DEM3D: a system for visualizing digital elevation models, James Alan Moyers
Receding horizon estimation and control of a composites curing process, Susmito Manish Naha
Modeling of noise in rotary positive displacement blowers, Ullal Vivek Nayak
Membrane biofiltration to remove low level volatile organic compounds, Jeffrey John Neemann
A proposed indoor/outdoor location system utilizing personal communications systems, Gary James Niemerg
Tumor border detection in epiluminescence microscopy images, Pramod Pagadala
Far infrared transmission of diamond structure semiconductor single crystal: silicon and germanium, Jason E. Peters
Evaluation of the coordination chemistry of 2-(2'-pyridyl)imidazole with selected palladium (II) compounds, Theresa Marie Pierce
3-D seismic methodology and interpretation of the Boonsville Gas Field, Fort Worth Basin, Texas, Brian Howard Repke
Combustion of aqueous ammonium sulfate containing industrial waste streams, Brian Keith Ricker
Application of the ground penetrating radar technique to the detection and delineation of buried homicide victims and evidence, Michael Shane Roark
A neural network controller for constant cutting force in turning, Anand Santanakrishnan
Generalization-based clustering in textual databases, Mustafa Seyrek
Information models for batch and real time chemical process data, Arvind Chandrasekhar Sharma
High resolution shallow reflection seismic studies along the commerce geophysical lineament in the Benton Hills of southeast Missouri, Anthony Edward Shaw
A two-stage step-stress accelerated life testing scheme, Phyllis E. Pound Singer
Evaluation of an engine controller with an EMC expert system, Derick E. Skouby
Simulation of V-Ribbed belt tracking, Charles Scott Sloan
Determination of the tensile and shear strengths of screws and the effect of screw patterns on cold formed steel connections, Marc Allen Sokol
Growth of ice crystals by diffusion in mixed phase clouds, Kiran Sonnad
Corner detection and edge following for image analysis of prismatic parts, Sriram Srinivasan
An efficient library for parallel ray tracing and animation, John Edward Stone
Breakup of biomolecules through low-energy ion bombardment, Daniel M. Storey
An economic analysis of power system capital expenditure deferment with the utilization of relocatable battery energy storage systems, John Edward Sullivan
Measurement of liquid velocities in a gas sparged stirred tank, Christopher John Taylor
Constrained LQR-based controller for disturbance rejection, Viswanath Tolety
Concrete cover delamination in reinforced concrete beams strengthened with CFRP sheets, Gustavo J. Tumialan
Self adaptive vibration control of smart composite structures using piezoelectric materials and neural networks, Manish Thankappan Valoor
Dynamic simulation of multi-body systems in motion for virtual prototyping, Balaji Kothandaraman Vilvaray
Implementing NPI; new product introduction at Lincoln Automotive, James Constantine Vintzel
A WWW based software metrics environment for software process management and software product quality improvement, Ravi Viswanathan
A theoretical and experimental study on air leakage through stoppings, Dai Wang
A radio frequency test bed for the analysis of non-linear widely spaced adaptive array antennas, Robert Dale Ward
A closed form method for backtracking from a modified Burmester curve to a set of precision positions, Derek Lee Watkins
Condensation along an isothermal vertical surface in mixed convection, Chad Michael Winkler
Limit states for architectural glass under simulated seismic loadings ; and, A comparison of practices of seismic design of glass curtain walls between the United States and Japan, Christy Lynn Worrell
Alumoxane-based corrosion resistant coatings for aluminum substrates, Yue Wu
Pretreatment of EDTA-laden boiler cleaning wastewater using UV/H₂O₂: effect on metal recovery, Rajanikanth Yerapotini
Enhancement of thin-film solar cell efficiency by light trapping, Takumi Yoshida
An investigation of EMI from LCD monitors, Theodore M. Zeeff
Theses from 1997
Analysis and design of a TCSC, Vineet Aggarwal
Effect of turbulence on velocity measurements taken by the electronic vane anemometer, Faisal Mohammed Asaad
Modeling of diffusion in micro-cracked composite laminates using approximate solutions, Tozer Jamshed Bandorawalla
Design and implementation of a single-board hand-held computer, Ali Fuat Baykal
Optical time-of-flight magnetic field sensor, Sean J. Bentley
MSRL - a representative language for multimedia semantics, Jyothi Bhattaram
Hierarchical motion estimation using wavelet transforms, Siddharth Budhraja
Determining inter-processor communication for parallel array operations within for-loops on a distributed memory system, Gordon Bruce Buswell
Permeability of monolithic refractories, Jason M. Canon
