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 1992
Design of backpropagation neural network architectures using a decision tree classifier, Bethanne Marie Van Horn
Automated precision assembly through neuro-vision, Mahesh Kumar Vellanki
Performance analysis of an intelligent robotic assembly system, Mahesh Kumar Vellanki
The numerical simulation of supersonic mixing and combusting flowfields : a validation study, Paul Hadley Vitt
Effects of the rate of latent heat release on fluid flow and solidification patterns during alloy solidification, Mac Joseph Voss
Cyclodextrin stationary phases for the chromatographic separation of gases, William Taylor Wall
Vibration control by using neural networks, Tzu-Cheng Wang
Diffusion in porous activated carbon, Thanissorn Watanapahu
The analysis of primary atomization in supersonic coaxial systems, Chung-Yu Wei
A fuzzy method for preliminary design random access memory failure rate prediction, Keith Robert Weyenberg
Performance evaluation of hypercubes and folded hypercubes, Vanita Anne Wilfred
Thick film binder glasses for aluminum nitride, Eric George Wilkins
Regional applicability of synthetic rainfall distributions for hydrologic modeling, Joseph Paul Wilson
An algorithm for converting photo-based image data into simplified vectorized polygons, Michael G. Wisland
Hydrogeological characterization and water-use risk evaluation along a pipeline corridor in southern Missouri, Jeffrey Dewitt. Young
One-dimensional rectangular blur removal using the distance-squared weighting function, Ming-Chieh Yu
Theses from 1991
Effect of viscoplastic flow rules and transverse isotropy on steady state penetration of thick targets, Aslam Adam
Development of a turbulent atmospheric model for an experimental flight simulator, Marcus Scott Adkins
Just In Time implementation techniques in a Department of Defense aircraft contractor environment, Wendy Sue Bailey
Low cost computer vision technique for acquisition of the 3 dimensional profile of an object, Andreas Michael Bartels
Computational aerodynamics of low aspect ratio missiles in supersonic flow, Brent Williams Bossi
Design of an automated gain control for a medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging system, Alan Wesley Bryant
Natural convection on horizontal, vertical, and inclined plates with vectored surface mass transfer, Wiley P. Buchanan
A modified Kimbark stability criteria applied to a VAR constrained power system, Daniel Harrison Buss
Image compression using multiresolution fractal coding, Daniel Richard Cannon
Ultrasound thickness measurement of thin aluminum sheet, John Walter Carlson
Creep of prestrained aluminum single crystals at 373⁰ K, Chien-Yu Chen
System dynamic analysis by computer-based component-mode synthesis technique, Yu-Tsang Cheng
Modelling of the vapor phase growth of cadmium telluride single crystals, Li-Jen Chou
Reduced order H∞ controller design, Seng Chu Chow
A study of the ionic distributions in the liquid phase of the carbon dioxide, ammonia and water system, Patrick John Concannon
An expert system to consider the economic feasibility of heat pump water heaters for households in major U.S. cities, John R. Dalton
Computer assisted identification of surveillance testing requirements associated with commercial nuclear power plant mode changes, James Earl Davis
Investigation of the conduction mechanism in La1-yCayAl1-xMnxO₃, Michael Joseph DeBarr
Air side computer simulation of variable air volume systems, William Woody Delp
Dynamic racking performance of curtain wall glass elements, James P. Deschenes
A study of high temperature oxidation resistance of plasma treated Nb-Ti-Al alloys, Suranjeeta Dutta
Q90s: adapting the Malcolm Baldridge framework for quality improvement : a case study of 3M-Springfield, Missouri, Beverly M. Ernst
Computational aerodynamics of supersonic missiles with noncircular cross section, Brian Edward Est
Sintering and coarsening of model ceramic particulate composites, Chen-Lung Fan
Applying parallel bidirectional search to a system for the diagnosis of faults, Jeffrey Eugene Finlay
Optimization of laminated composite plates, Everett H. Foster
Investigation of threaded code, Kyle Eugene Graves
Optimization methods in an equation oriented flowsheeting system, Siddhartha Guharay
Sensitivity analysis of Burmester curves : an interactive computer graphics approach, Sanjay K. Gupta
Optimization of coarse particles in a filter soil, Jorunn Halldorsdottir
Distributed flight control system using fiber distributed data interface (FDDI), Oliver Keith Hall
Production of metal powders using upward gas atomization, Kevin Dwayne Hamann
Soil chemical properties of eastern Missouri residuum, Steven J. Handley
Development of a low cost automated mapping/facilities record keeping system for small towns, Britta Harder
Fractal dimension estimation in color image processing, Gregory John Hardy
Flux augmentation of permanent magnet direct current machines, Donald F. Harker
Guidelines for the ground vibration testing of aircraft structures with free play nonlinearities, William Brian Hayes
A radar range simulation for the Macintosh, John James Heller
Texture classification using the wavelet transform, Mary Beth Henke-Reed
Object orientation in the CIM environment, Bernadette Mary Higgins
Coordinated strategic planning of hydroelectric energy usage using Stochastic Dynamic Programming with decoupled production cost simulation, Duane David Highley
Database analysis of slope stability for surface coal mine highwall planning, Russell Kenneth Hively
Mixed convection in a duct with a backward-facing step under uniform heat flux condition, Bin Hong
Behavior of heat strengthened laminated glass in severe windstorm environments, Amy Diane Horst
The development and evaluation of a sparse matrix algorithm for an equation oriented chemical process flowsheeting system, Shih-Wei Hsu
A computer architecture simulation methodology, Ramakrishna Huggahalli
A neural network approach to group technology, Ramakrishna Huggahalli
Managerial skill assessment of military officers : a comparative analysis, Joseph Eugene Jenkins
Downsizing strategies for large engineering companies, Ann Marie Jezek
Elasto-plastic finite element analysis of laminated composite plates, Fanghui Jiang
Improvement of the testability of bit serial array processors using Multiple Input Signature Registers, Vinod George John
The ultrasonic initiation of the polymerization of acrylic monomers with 1-dodecanethiol as the initiator, Hwei-Ling Kao
A visualization model for massively parallel algorithms, Rashi Khanna
Real-time computerized control and data acquisition : an application, Raju Mohan Khubchandani
The influence of bentonite-cement-water ratios and their mixing methods on the performance as annular-space sealants in ground-water monitoring wells, Kelly B. Leseman
Navier Stokes simulation of waverider flowfields, Jiun-Rong Liao
The research of various factors affecting the performance of ETHERNET networks, Ming-Jeng Lin
Effects of charged polymers in two aqueous phase separation of proteins, Moon-Sun Lin
Densification and mechanical property enhancement of aluminum oxide-titanium diboride composites by pressureless sintering, Timothy Vick Lin
Examining the effects of variable clay contents and variable water contents on mass flows simulated in a circular rotating flume, William Richard Mehrer
Carrot or stick: why do people strive for perfect attendance?, Carolyn Louise Merritt
Influence of multiple spin exchange on ferromagnetic systems, Christopher Jay Mertens
An implementation of "Theorem proving with lemmas", Christopher J. Merz
Statistics of vehicle NVH response spectra from the statistics of tire and wheel nonuniformities, Gregory Allen Mettlach
Pole placement through the utilization of Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) constraints for a fighter aircraft, Charles Roy Moore
Zinc solubility in solid iron, Martin E. Myers
Spontaneous dissolution of the coating of galvanized steel, Anil Kumar Nadella
Dose rate determination of the highly-enriched uranium fuel at the University of Missouri-Rolla Reactor in preparation for transportation, Alice Ann Netzer
Design of reduced-order robust controller using optimal projection method, Khanh Tu Ngo
Response of a base excited two-degree of freedom system with viscous damping and Coulomb friction, James Albert. Niebergall
Forced response optimization of structures, Patrick Benedict O'Mahony
Analytical computer package for the University of Missouri-Rolla reactor, Tracy John Orf
Reliability of a flint clay hollow sphere as determined by Weibull statistical analysis of failure loads, Brian Keith Osborne
Fast symmetric graph drawing : theory and realization, Ronald Thomas Pacheco
Efficient digital filter algorithms for use in Monte Carlo simulations of communication systems, Hans-Christian Perle
Effect of fiber orientation on dynamic characteristics of laminated composite plates, David Brian Popejoy
Decision Support System for project managers, David Dewey Prigel
Processing and characterization of Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconductor prepared by the melt-quench-recrystallization technique, Karen Renee Raab
Chemical synthesis of monocalcium aluminate powders, Hongsang Rho
Soil moisture characteristic and hydraulic conductivity of an unsaturated clay, Paul Winston Ridlen
Mixed convection over horizontal flat plates with variable wall temperature or surface heat flux, W. R. Risbeck
Reservoir simulation using microcomputers, Omer Howard Roberts
Fault detection in an internal combustion engine using exhaust acoustics, Mark S. Rootz
Design and fabrication of an S-band satellite receiver front-end, Khaled Jamal Salah
