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 1987
Electrochemical injection of phosphate for soil stabilization, Tracy Jo Thomas
Analysis and application of aircraft departure prediction criteria, Herbert Louis Tinger
A mathematical model for the simulation of multicomponent adsorption in a fixed bed, Ba Kim Trinh
Data analysis for the soft x-ray imaging system, Houken Tseng
Experimental investigation on vibrations induced in pressurized waterjet systems, Ming-June Tzeng
Computer vision in medicine : identification of variegated coloring in digitized skin tumor images, Scott E. Umbaugh
A paleoenvironmental study of the Salem Limestone in the vicinity of St. Louis, Missouri, Douglas J. Van Brunt
A fluorescence probe for measuring liquid layer thickness in gas-liquid two-phase annular pipe flow, Scott William Van Horn
A 5V EEPROM using modified CMOS technology, Dinesh Venkatachalam
Contributions to the electrical and mechanical phase diagram of PLZT, Dwight Douglas Viehland
Non-aqueous carboxylic-carboxylate microemulsion, Diep Thi Vo
Medial axis transform using ridge following, Richard Mark Volkmann
An introduction to implementing a capacity planning effort in an MVS environment, Paul John Waldowski
The design and development of a lexical generator system, Yu-Wen Wan
An improved memory model and other extensions for an Intel 8088 based version of Forth, Jim Gean Weatherwax
Analytical and experimental heat transfer study of a latent thermal energy storage unit, Chudong Wen
The implementation of a rainwater catchment and storage project in a rural Philippine environment, Gary John White
Performance predictions for oil reservoirs under water influx, Briareus Mitchell Wilkinson
A gravity and magnetic study of the Crooked Creek cryptoexplosion structure, Crawford County, Missouri, Charles Edward Woodbury
Finned tube contact conductance studies for a generalized correlation, Randall A. Wood
Foundations for automatic modeling of transistors for computer aided circuit design, Leehter Yao
Forecasting building maintenance using the Weibull Process, Ann Kathlene Yeoman
Experimental measurements of natural and mixed convective heat transfer in an asymmetrically heated parallel-plate channel, Mark Bryson Younger
A study of closed loop heat pump systems with different storage capacities, loop temperature range and storage tank insulation, Jawad Hussain Zaidi
Drilling and blasting round design for an underground placer deposit in permafrost, David R. Ziegler
Design of multivariable deadbeat controllers using reduced order models, Joaquin Alberto Zuniga
Theses from 1986
Fuel loading for a low-leakage core in a pressurized water reactor, Omar Ivan Aguilar
Water desalination using nocturnal radiation cooling, Ali Mufarreh Saleh Al-Amri
Bearing capacity of shallow foundations, Yassin Taissir Al-Kour
Specification and efficiency evaluation of a data communications protocol, Patricia Ann Anderson
VLE from liquid density data for the n-butane/1,3-butadiene system, Donna Sue Cambre Arve
Comparison of the performance of a matched filter receiver and a median filter receiver in the presence of additive white Gaussian noise and additive Gaussian impulse noise, Kambiz Aynessazian
Optimization and limitations on a topologically tree-based local area network, Saeed Azimi
A determination of optimum delay between boreholes in single row bench blasting, Douglas R. Barlet
Characteristic surfaces for three position motion generation with planar four bar mechanisms, Jeffrey Allen Baumann
Effects on additions on the physical and dielectric properties of lead magnesium niobate, Daniel Joseph Beck
Nucleation and crystal growth kinetics of zinc electrodeposited from acidic zinc sulphate solution, Allan Campbell Beshore
Characteristics of a stirred bed reactor used for gas-solid reactions, Christine Joy Beyke
Geology of the Escalante District, Iron County, Utah, James William Biehl
A study in flexible manufacturing methods using the Okuma LB15 lathe : logic and safety considerations, Pauline K. Bowermaster
A study on probable geologic influences controlling shear strength of the Fort Hayes Member, Niobrara Chalk Formation, Gregory County, S.D., Steven Howard Brandon
An investigation of the low voltage failure mechanism in multilayer ceramic capacitors, Christopher John Brannon
The application of transient aerodynamics to the structural nonlinear flutter problem, Lawrence Otto Brase
Automation of a high-potential test instrument, Jeffery D. Breshears
An engineering economic analysis methodology utilizing life cycle cost for the design engineer, Leo Floyd Brewer
Expert system technology applied to the sensor allocation problem for multisensor integration, Edwin Rowe Carney
The effect of oxygen partial pressure on oxygen and carbon incorporation in Czochralski grown single crystal silicon, Paul Shane Carter
An experimental study of a broadband active noise attenuation system, Michael Shu-Ti Chou
Commercial design of four indirect-fired fluidized bed gasifer systems, Eoin Myles Clancy
Dimensional change correlations for 20% cold worked AISI 316 stainless steel for fusion applications, Robert Wayne Clark
Genesis of an expert system for UMR degree auditing, Ruth Sue Dare
Simulation analysis of an FM communication system with a phase-locked loop discriminator operating in the presence of Gaussian noise and impulse noise, Jon Timothy Davis
Definition optimization for code translation, David Maurice DeJean
An implementation of linear predictive coding for voiced speech analysis, James G. Deken
A suboptimal nonlinear controller for robotic manipulators, Bradley Eugene DePottey
Rayleigh-Ritz models for sound transmission through composite and stiffened plates, Mihir C. Desai
Changes in fracture toughness related to reactions between magnesium chromite brick and Portland cement clinker, Paulino Estrada Diaz
A new automated pulse testing analysis method applying inflection point theory, Jose Maria Donoso
Site characterization and remedial engineering options at an uncontrolled hazardous waste site : Fulbright Landfill, city of Springfield, MO., Kathleen Carey Duckett
Ultrasonic despersion of pigment in water based paints, Maher Fahim
Effect of sand particle size on fracture toughness of sand/polyester composite, Mahmood Farhadinia
Determining the modified derivative in pressure analysis, Scott Michael Frailey
Cokriging, kriging and trend surface analysis : a comparative study of estimation techniques in geologic mapping, Mark Janus Freund
The homodyne interferometer and its use in finding the optical properties of graphite, Steven Randle Frey
Analysis of an amplitude comparison monopulse processor using log amplifiers for amplitude and phase errors, James Kenneth Gagliarducci
Union Electric's variable, non-linear tie-line frequency bias project, Michael James Gammon
Hydrologic transport of uncontrolled hazardous wastes from Sac River-Fulbright landfills, Springfield, Missouri, Robert William Garrido
The influence of various blast casting designs on the percent cast and resulting economic benefits, Scott George Giltner
An analysis on the effects of sidewall creases and sidewall dents on the axial load strength of the 2 & 7.5/16" diameter drawn and ironed aluminum beverage can, Scott Andrew Givens
Measurement of the dusty gas model parameters for activated carbon, Philip James Gloor
F-15E sensor failure transient analysis, in the pitch axis, John P. Hancock
A data structure for the use of patterns in the perceptual ordering of the game of chess, Russ L. Hanna
A sector scan converter for an ultrasonic imaging system, David Earl Harris
Grand Canonical Monte Carlo simulation of two interacting liquid-vapor interfaces of single component atomic fluids, Dan Walter Hawley
Ultrathin coating by methane plasma polymerization applied to silicone rubber contact lenses, Benjamin Chung-Peng Ho
Reconfigurable flight control systems using eigenstructure assignment and estimated sensor values, Mark Preston Holden
Development of image processing software in a 16 bit microprocessor system, Ying-Che Michael Huang
A remedial investigation work plan for Kem-Pest Laboratories in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, William McDaniel Johnson
Design of a sector scanner for an intraoperative ultrasonic imaging system, Kok-Hiong Kee
Thermal aspects of future spacecraft thermal management systems, Raghav P. Kher
Removal of trichloroethylene from waste water by sorption on biomass, Patricia Mary Kieran
A knowledge based approach to riveting aluminum alloy sheets, Anthony Reinhardt Kilhoffer
Comparison of finite difference and finite element methods for the solution of Smoluchowski equation, Chang-Ho Kim
Stress calculation by integral postprocessing of the finite element solution, Chʻun-sam Kim
Conductivity and photoconductivity mechanisms of iron and magnesium doped lithium niobate, Joseph Francis Kirchhoff
Finite element and experimental investigation of delamination and debonding of composite materials under mode-II static and fatigue loadings, Nand K. Kochar
Structural, sintering and conductivity studies of the La1-y Sry Cr1-x Mnx O₃ system, Rasit Koc
Investigating the output angular acceleration extrema of the planar four bar mechanism, Matthew H. Koebbe
Synthesis and characterization of an X-ray resist, Arlene Saum Koelling
Software implementation of the RSA public-key cryptosystem, Moutaz Mohammad Saleh Kotob
An algorithm for structuring microcode, Annette Marie Kullmann
Sound transmission into a finite, closed, cylindrical shell having an absorbing layer on its inner surface, Chungda Lee
Dynamics of systems with rotating pendulums as vibration absorbers, Teik Chin Lim
A multicomputer operating system design for image processing, Jenn-Huei Paul Lin
Complete classification of spherical four link mechanism, Jennhwa Lo
Numerical analysis on flow-induced vibration of pipe system, Jiann-Chang Lo
Selection of remedial engineering techniques for dioxin-contaminated soil sites ; based on site geological characteristics, Jeffrey John Lux
MICA: Prototyping an expert system consultant, Joseph Howard Marchal
An experimental investigation of electrochemical memory cells, Timothy Jules Martin
