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 1985
Stability of foams, Shun-Yodle Hsieh
A study of promoting nucleate boiling and dropwise condensation by ultra thin plasma deposited polymers, Wenbin Eric Huang
The CRL186 single board computer design, Chentung Hu
Glass formation and properties in the Y₂0₃-A1₂0 ₃-Si0 ₂ system, Mark James Hyatt
Dielectric and electrical properties of barium titanate ( BaTi0₃) composites, Feng-Cheng Jang
A computer program for the computation of interplanetary trajectories, Kenneth Wayne Jeffreys
Delamination growth resistance of thermoplastic composites, Mostafa Katouzian
Tensile strength of short-fiber reinforced composites with circular cut-outs, Aliollah Keshavarz-Valian
A study of the effects of advanced technology upon organizational structure, Mary Ann Seyer Koen
Reservoir routing in dam safety analysis, Raymond John Kopsky
Synthesis of planar for bar mechanism to achieve specified extreme position angles, Yeou-Heng Kuang
Polishing lagoon effluent by land application, Susan Elizabeth Lakinger
Multiphase equilibria from PVT data : carbon dioxide, water, heptane, Chris Eric Lancaster
Preparation and characterization of lithium phosphorus oxynitride glass, Rodney Wallace Larson
A flight path control law for tracking three dimensional trajectories, Larry Allen Lawson
Kinematics, statics and dynamics for a flexibly mounted MacPherson strut automotive suspension, Soung Hwang Liew
Deposition of micron & submicron particulates on cylinder : contribution to the theory of filtration, Yih-Jong Liu
Design and development of a drag reduction experiment for particle-gas flow in the turbulent boundary layer on a flat plate, Walter Allen Lounsbery
Data flow architecture : its analysis and future, Mark Bradley Lynch
A case study of the management of new packaging technologies, Richard Kirk Maguire
Programming with Ada in a real-time embedded system, Mark T. Mattes
The depositional interpretation of the subsurface Upper Cambrian Bonneterre Formation in south central Missouri, Michael Thomas Moylett
Solution of natural convection problems using the multifold series expansion method, J. Mundel
An evaluation of magnetic field shielding and cross talk for various cable configurations, Amir Hossein Nafar
Evaluation of a near-surface low-level radioactive waste disposal facility for the state of Missouri, Christine Lang Nelson
A personal computer graphical preprocessor for flowsheeting systems, Dru Ann Nelson
Remote sensing of salt diapirs in the Sverdrup Basin, Dennis Ray Nethington
Opportunistic scheduling for robotic machine tending, Peggy Ann Newman
An evaluation of digital filters using a mean-square error criterion, John Wesley Nieto
The potential impact of load management on the associated electric cooperatives of Missouri, Ciaran O'Breartuin
The determination of the solubility of glucose in aqueous ethyl alcohol and the single-solute equilibrium adsorption of glucose onto activated carbon in aqueous ethyl alcohol, Christopher P. O'Callaghan
The design and development of a computer-controlled digital storage oscilloscope, James M. O'Connor
A study of stress among functional and project managers in matrix organizations, Karen D. Park
Factors affecting nitrogen dissolution in sodium meta-phosphate glass, Yongren Benjamin Peng
Sintering of CaTiO₃ with the addition of CaCO₃ and LiF, Surapol Pleekram
Buckling load of fully embedded pile, Sally Prakash
An investigation of the mechanics of percussive drilling, Rama Krishna Prasad
A textural algorithm to detect ulcer and crust in a skin tumor, Rama Krishna Prasad
An application of co-conditional simulation for petroleum exploration, Robert Alan Prezbindowski
Deformation and degradation analyses of Florida base and subgrade materials subjected to repeated load tests, Norman Dean Pumphrey
Design of a VLSI graphics display processor, Ashok Badrinarayanan Ramaswamy
Mixed-mode cyclic debonding of adhesively bonded composite joints, Mohammad Ali Rezaizadeh
Development of a FORTH-based menu-driven operating system for an interactive surgical ultrasound diagnostic tool, William David Richard
Double diffusive convection, Mark Rode
The structure of oligomers released by enzymatic hydrolysis of the alkali-insoluble cell wall polysaccharide of Schizophyllum commune, Abbas K. Samadi
Two dimensional transmission of a laser beam through scattering media, Betadpur Venkatesh Satish
Characterizing plasma polymers for durable reverse osmosis membranes, Michael Stephen Schmidt
Electric and magnetic field induction on parallel transmission lines, Robert Joseph Schnell
Traces of the time-ratio surfaces in the solution space of the plane four-bar mechanism, Desmond Sheeran
Development of a general methodology for conversion between input languages of CAD/CAM systems, Shen-Wei Shiao
Feasibility of Portland cement stabilization of dioxin-contaminated soil, Mary Christine Shore
Selection of an algorithm for track correlation for a multitarget tracking system, Breck Alan Sieglinger
A computer program to analyze the distribution of harmonic voltages and currents in an industrial power system, David Steven Sleboda
The disposal and utilization of coal ash wastes : Ash Pond Modification Project, James River Power Plant, Springfield, Missouri, Kevin Quentin Smith
Development of a model for hot electron rings in fusion plasmas based on MHD concepts, Robert Frank Steimle
Feature extraction for robotic control utilizing a computer vision system, David James Stephens
Structural determination of an extracellular polysaccharide from Phanerochaete Chrysosporium, Anthony Allan Stevens
A comparison of energy consumption of a single family conventional house and an earth-bermed house, James Edward Tayon
Heat transfer and instability of natural convection flow on inclined flat plates, Hwa-Chong Tien
A state-space averaging approach to switching mode dc-to-dc converter design, Khanh Cong Tran
Traces of extreme values of angular acceleration ratio in the solution space of planar four bar mechanisms, Kuo-Liang Tsai
A vibrating wire viscometer for liquids of viscosity 0.1 to 7.0 stokes, Tingli Tsai
Infrared signatures of jet engine exhaust plumes, Edward Tucker
Catalytic effects of the inorganic rock matrix in the pyrolysis of oil shales, John Bryer Tummons
Distortion effects of television scan systems and error measures of same, Gregory E. Upchurch
The influences of charge weight per delay, horizontal and vertical distances, charge diameter, and travel direction on surface ground vibration levels from blasting, Elmer Alberto Vidal
Radiation problems, Mukundan Vijayan
A study of shadow contrast for a grating, Steve Eugene Watkins
Monte carlo based ray tracing analysis of the microwave distribution manifold for the Elmo Bumpy Torus proof-of-principle device, Thomas Lyman Weaver
The doublet point method in unsteady aerodynamics and its extension to non-coplanar surfaces, Robert Joseph Weir
A study of the final prediction error criterion used in the maximum entropy method, Imad Yafi
Diffusion of vapors through stretched polymers, Yun Yang
Development of a computer code implementing a direct boundary element method for plate bending problems, Keh-Chang Yeh
The determination of adsorption isotherms for various components of acid hydrolyzates using activated carbon, Jing-Jong Your
Theses from 1984
A thermal contact conductance correlation for mechanically expanded finned tube heat exchangers, Mahmoud Ahmed Abu Ebid
Simulated percentage points and power studies for goodness-of-fit testing for the two-parameter Weibull distribution, Michael Edward Aho
Program modeling and control synthesis for robotic manipulators, Ramiz Najib Ballou
A study of cracks emanating from holes in SMC-R50 sheet, Foad Baradari
The preparation and evaluation of alkyd resins that comply with solvent restrictive regulations, Karen Kohl Beckmann
Air permeability of refractory concretes, Jose Luis Mendoza Bedolla
Electrical contacts to spray pyrolized p-type cadmium telluride thin films, Daniel James Bicket
A study on fragmentation and ground vibration with air space in the blasthole, Everett Ellsworth Bleakney III
Optical testing of frequency doubling crystals, Bruce Earl Breshears
Ion implantation for improvement of wear properties of steels, Kenneth W. Burris
Modeling career paths in organizations ; the theory of personnel dynamics, Stephen J. Callan
Oil producing upper Cherokee and lower Marmaton (Pennsylvanian) channel sandstones of Jackson and Cass counties, Missouri, Stephen Thomas Carroll
A finite difference scheme for acoustic transmission through the walls of distorted circular ducts and comparison with experiment, Ing-Jiun Daniel Chang
Plasma polymer films for controlling interfacial phenomenon, Dong Lyun Cho
An experimental study of the effects of modularity on resource consumption in software development, Alan D. Christiansen
Equipment modules for the equation oriented approach to simulation, Patrick Francis Anthony Cummins
Shape of a thin uniform rod of circular cross-section having specified length and arbitrary end slopes, Gerard Joseph Dolan
Calculation of eigenvalues of the Helmholtz equation by boundary element method, Jia-Maw Doong
Lithology and sedimentology of the Graydon Springs Channel, Pennsylvanian of southwestern Missouri, Gregory Lee Easson
Preliminary design of a filtering disk controller, Martha Jane Ernest
Investigation of mechanically expanded joints of plate finned-tube heat exchangers, Terry L. Ernest
The compositional and temperature dependence of radiation-induced void nucleation and swelling in austenitic alloys, Bahram Esmailzadeh
An investigation of methods of surface estimation with application to the interpolation of antenna patterns, Paul Matthew Niall Feehan
An improved edge detection method for automatic scene analysis, Jalee Gill
Application of signature analysis techniques on Multiple-Adapter-Interface, Mukundan Govindan
Direct sequence spread spectrum acquisition in additive white Gaussian noise and continuous wave tone jamming, Keith Clarence Griggs
