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.

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Theses from 1980

A photoelastic study of the stabilization of railroad track support systems., Joseph L. Schwenk

The electrical properties of amorphous boron arsenide thin films., Gary J. Seiter

Influence of nonlinear bearing support stiffness on the convergence of computerized dynamic balancing., Neal Alan Shearer

Adsorption of surfactants by polymer surfaces., Brian Gerard Sherry

Low but gas from a small scale fluidized bed reactor., Jon Edward Shimon

A fortran package for the simulation and spectral analysis of a channelized receiver and other systems., John Salvatore Signorino

Emulsification and emulsion stability at temperature close to the HLB-temperature., Concepcion Solans

A multivariant statistical model for the selection of corporate merger candidates., Harold Kent Sooter

Product-process relationship in wire drawing., V. (Vijayaraghavan) Srinivasan

Examination of exporting as an innovation: concerns in acceptance of innovation., Brenda Iceline Tenes

Heat transfer, mass transfer, and vortex instability of buoyancy-affected boundary-layer flows over inclined surfaces., Keh-Lih Tzuoo

Finite element applications to higher-order eigenfunction, linear elastic fracture analyses., Leo B. Valla Jr.

The feasibility of wood as an energy source for electric power generation in South Central Missouri., Lawrence Wray Wetzel

The probability of concurrent flooding on the Meramec and Mississippi Rivers., Lloyd Christopher Wilson

Vibration characteristics of graphite-epoxy composite plates., Shing-Chung Yen

Theses from 1979

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Heavy metal patterns in Big and Aux Vases River drainage Rolla 1⁰ X 2⁰ Quadrangle, Missouri, Behzad Afzali

Geology, seismicity, and anticipated earthquake ground motions in Creve Coeur Quadrangle, St.Louis County, Missouri., F. Bauhof

A capital improvements management program for a small Missouri city., Richard Bernard Beck

Measurements of the condensation coefficient for water drops grown on atmospheric aerosols., Vance Lee Behr

Two-phase flow of steam condensate in sloped return lines., Michael K. Bell

Cyclic voltammetry applied to manganese electrowinning solutions., Satish D. Bhakta

Geochemical prospecting study of the Einstein Vein, Madison County, Missouri., William John Bippus

On the design and construction of a dilution refrigerator at the University of Missouri at St.Louis., Gregg C. Bischoff

Part I: Polymerization in water-in-oil microemulsion systems containing methyl acrylate. Part II: Polymerization in water-in-oil microemulsion systems containing methyl methacrylate. Part III: Polymerization in water-in-oil microemulsion systems: SEM investigation of structure., Terry Lynn Bone

On L convergence of Fourier series., William O. Bray

Temperature dependence of the electron attachment rate in iodine., Howard Lundgren Brooks

Discrete-time control of wall temperature of an expansion cloud chamber., Brian David Brumback

System design of an industrial controller., Hugo Miguel Canizares

Fast transient contingency evaluation in power systems., Rodrigo S. Chamorro

Absolute stability and limit cycles in systems with two nonlinearities., Bilal Chanane

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Recovery of lead from lead smelter mattes, Cheng-Ping Chang

Evaluation of power system insulation systems, utilizing Kerr cell techniques., Jackson Jiin-Cherng Chen

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Development of impervious low thermal expansion petalite bodies, Suchinda Chotipanich

Factors affecting organic recovery by the organics-carbon adsorbable method,, William Perry Clarke

Evaluation of a sub-optimum digital receiver., Gregory Clark Copeland

The application of psychological scaling methods to industrial cost estimating., Robert Allen Costello

An analysis of selected hydraulic features on the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers in Louisiana., Harold Louis Deckerd

An investigation of the effects insoluble monolayers have on the vapor transport across the air-water interface., Emil Delgado

Verification of the Kalman conjecture for systems containing numerator dynamics., Abdelhamid Djebrane

The field evaluation of a synthetic material for use as a slope protection method on irrigation dams., Dennis Lee Dutton

Microcomputer control and data acquisition for a continuous flow diffusion chamber., Kelvin T. Erickson

The supervisor and labor relations., James Albert Faletti

An analysis of error detection and retransmission schemes for use with bi-dimensional single parity check codes., Mohammed Feknous

A rare gas halide laser photoelectron source., Stephen Richard Foltyn

Petrography and petrochemistry at the DD massive sulfide prospect Delta District, Alaska., Gregory Bryan Frank

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A planning system for research management in a university environment, Russell Lee Goldammer

The effect of borehole deviation on the economics of shaft sinking by ground freezing., Gerald Raymond Gronbeck

Mineralogy and paragenesis of the Zn-Cu-Pb deposits of the Camp Bird Mine, Ouray County, Colorado., Edwin D. Harrison

Jar test modification for improved prediction of upflow solids contact process performance., Stephen E. Himmell

An application of generalized geometric programming in preliminary plant design., Dennis Russell Hoerner Jr.

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A metallurgical evaluation of the Mi Vida prospect: A mixed copper sulfide-carbonate ore body, Sells, Pima County, Arizona, Kevin Michael Kenney

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Stress-strain properties of compacted modified Memphis Loess, Danny Lloyd Kerns

Optimization of a hydrostatic air thrust bearing., Dennis J. Kinchen

Hydraulic transients in pipe networks-analysis and control., Michael John Kinsella

A simplex digital telemetry link design., Daniel Bernard Koch

Statistical noise analysis of a block floating point FFT and an example application., Thomas Joseph Kolze

The effects of work/rest distribution on a paced inspection task., David Christopher Kornfeld

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Processing of copper refinery anode slimes, Shrirang Anant Kulkarni

Computer simulation of surface mine haulage systems using GPSS., Li-Jen David Kuo

Two radiative studies: part I. An experimental investigation of a scattering and absorbing medium; part II. Radiative interchange on two semi-infinite adjoint strips., Michael F. Lackner

The time response of a R-S-S-R spatial mechanism., Steven W. Lampe

Atmospheric measurements of cloud nuclei active at supersaturation from 0.013% to 0.681%, made at Rolla, Missouri., Tung-Hsi Liu

Using reversible chemical reactions for energy storage in solar energy systems., Mark Louis Mastroianni

Missouri River velocity profiles., Alan R. Mauzy

A model study of a synthetic fabric material for use as a slope protection method on irrigation dams., Larry Dwayne McCallister

Missouri disaster communications: a plan for the 1980's., John Herbert McNally

Production of trihalomethanes from the chlorination of cast iron water pipe bacterial films., David Kevin Muckerman

The combined effects of postdetection filtering and continuous wave interference on the performance of binary noncoherent frequency-shift keyed receivers., Charles N. Nchako

A multi-processing remote job entry system., Pin Fong Ng

Characteristics of surface electromagnetic wave couplers using metal-lens assisted horn antenna., Mohamed Noureddine

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Geology and mineralization, Ohio and Mt. Baldy Districts, Marysvale, Piute County, Utah, Laurence M. Nuelle

Lagos (Nigeria) port study - congestion and management., Alex Anozie Azubuine Okereke

A productivity information system and application to design and construction projects in a public works department., Phillip Gary Ostapowicz

The development of a computerized maintenance program for a physical plant facility., Robert Leroy Otto

Heavy metal content of stream media upper Current River Basin, Missouri., Terry Lee Panhorst

An optimized search algorithm for an airborne infrared sensor., Robert H. Pape

A microcomputer controlled ESCA/AUGER spectrometer system., Boonchuay Pataralertsiri

Brecciation, mineralization and facies relationships of Cambro-Ordovician carbonates in the Arbuckle Mountains and Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen, Oklahoma., Harry Howard Posey

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Boehmite-bonded high-alumina refractories, Gerhard H. Schiroky

Determining the applicability of a stator ground fault protection scheme based on third harmonic current detection., Randall Leroy Schlake

Cavitation resistance of rock., Philip Randolph Scott

The use of rutile: ilmenite concentration ratios from x-ray diffraction on panned concentrates as an exploration method for rutile in the Piney River-Roseland Titanium District, Virginia., Curtis Raymond Serviss Jr.

Acquisition and application of cyclic triaxial test data., Michael R. Simac

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A mechanism for specifying parallel procedures, James Oliver Smith Jr.

Adhesion of nickel films on graphite., James Richard Snyder

Parameter identification of an automobile transfer function., James Warren Speiser

Combined heat and mass transfer in mixed convection on stationary and continuous, moving plates., Forrest Arthur Strobel

An investigation of the autofrettage of a reciprocating pump fluid end., James L. Sutton

A study of the application of eigenvalue assignment to the stability of parallel AC and DC transmission lines., Chung-Shan Tai

Development of high resolution graphic display controller using a state-of-the-art video display generator., Francis I-Peng Tang

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Pelletizing of a lead sinter machine feed, Hung-Yang Tsai

Design and operational characteristics of a retrofit solar heating system., David Joseph Wetteroff

Heats of solution of amines into alcohols and inert solvents., Ronnie Dean Widner

The effect of plane wave reflection upon polarization., John Mitchell Willcox

The condensation of oil-refrigerant mixtures on single horizontal smooth and finned tubing., Paul E. Williams

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Molybdenum stability in coal slags at 1400⁰C: Corrosion properties for MHD electrode applications., Kenton Brian Wright

Combined heat and mass transfer in natural and mixed convection., Ching-Fen Yuh

Pretreatment of a poultry waste through lime-dissolved air flotation., Michael Hansen Zimmerman

Theses from 1978

Budgeting and control of Department of Defense expenses through variance analysis., David E. Amthauer

A study of production line simulation using normalized times as input data., David Edmund Barczewski