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 1973
A travelling-wave transistor amplifier, Manit Kovintha
Investigation of an energy absorbing device for passenger safety, Prakash Krishnaswamy
A suboptimal control law for parametrically disturbed linear systems and its application to improve the transient stability of power systems, Atluri Bhima Ranjit Kumar
Design of a high pressure fluid intensifier, James Andrew Kwiatkowski
Thermal radiative properties of a semi-infinite absorbing-emitting and isotropically scattering medium, Tung-Ting Lam
Heavy metals in the main streams of the James River Basin, Missouri, Richard Jerome Lance
Managerial performance appraisal, Benildus Wai-Young Lau
Heat transfer of a high Prandtl number oil in laminar flow, John Robert Lee III
Attitude scaling as a public involvement tool in the lower Mississippi River region comprehensive study, William A. Lee
A study of a new hydrometallurgical treatment for New Lead Belt chalcopyrite concentrates, Larry Steven Livingston
Desorption of phosphorus from Si (111) surfaces, Cesar Michel Magnin
Precipitation of carbon from martensite in ductile iron, Devendra Ratilal Majmundar
The effect of explosive charge length of cratering, John M. Mason
Analysis and design for semi-automatic and automatic control of vehicles by permanent magnets, Hari K. Mehta
The contribution of phonon-induced tunneling to donor ESR spectral narrowing in semiconductors, David Lawrence Meier
Sintering and microstructure control of a ferrimagnetic Mn-Zn ferrite spinel, Joel Keith Michel
A study of the splash-plate tower concept, a biological wastewater treatment process, Robert Joseph Millman
A study of the ability of water treatment to remove trace organics, Daniel Lee Oliver
Power, divergence, and stability factors affecting the use of a krypton laser as a multispectral illumination source, David Perry Owsley
Distribution of trace elements in host rock limestone in the Tri-State zinc-lead district, Dinesh Jashbhai Patel
The effect of gating on soundness of Al-alloy permanent mold castings, Dinesh Shantilal Patel
A highway rest area design based on a use study in outstate Missouri, Dimitris Peter Perandakos
Interior noise in military helicopters, Charles E. Perez Jr.
Multispectral analysis of ERTS imagery by color enhancement, John F. Peters
An experimental analysis of oil spill drift caused by water waves, Jan Michael Pottinger
Disposal of cattle feedlot wastes by anaerobic digestion, Eric Bayard Rapp
Analysis of interferometric holography in temperature measurement, Allan James Reifel
A study of RF induction heating and float zone refining of silicon, John Allen Reynolds
Parametric resonance of a beam subjected to a sawtooth, axial force, Alfred George Richardson
Marshall properties of asphaltic concrete containing glass-rich fractions, James Joseph Schneider
Approximate normal mode method to determine the response of certain nondiagonalizabel vibratory systems, Jayaram Seshadri
An experiment to determine the coupled unidirectional effect of wind and waves on surface drift, Rameshchandra C. Shah
A study of the ability of surface active materials to increase the evaporation rates of small, freely falling water drops, David Alan Sierawski
Statistical analysis of critical flashover voltage and standard deviation of switching surges and lightning impulses, Gurdip Singh
Liquid-liquid extraction with first order reaction : A mathematical simulation, Alan Wayne Smith
The effect of porosity on strength degradation in thermally shocked alumina, Russell David Smith
Use of radioactive iodine evolved into reactor cooling water to locate defective fuel elements, Carl Mozel Stroud
Neutronics calculations of two fusion reactor blankets, James Edward Struve
Design of an analog-temperature control system for an expansion cloud chamber, Andrew C. Tebelak
Stability of filled cylindrical shell columns, Yu Wen Tsao
Relative volatility in the system 1-Butene - n-Butane, Steven Lewis Walker
On the complex index of refraction of bulk materials, Carol Jeanne Warren
The simulation of a production control system, Steven Craig Weis
Experimental analysis of v-belt tensile loads, John Mark Wiesehan
The static nonequilibrium characteristics of planar germanium probes in a slightly ionized hydrogen plasma for low injections, Alfred Gene Williams
Heavy metal concentrations in the waters of the Springfield Area, Missouri, Anita Louise Williams
Temperature dependence of the formation of an amorphous layer in ion-implanted silicon, Gary Keith Woodward
Theses from 1972
A mass spectrometric characterization of positive ions created in simple vacuum diodes incorporating oxide cathodes with supplementary analysis of background gases, Larry A. Addington
An engineering analysis of fluid amplifiers and development of an air velocity sensor, Gian Sagar Aneja
Polynary silicon tellurium glasses, Henry Edward Anthonis
Equilibria between MoO₂ and liquid molybdenum oxide, Prakash Bakhru
Transient cooling of a sphere due to boiling, Salil K. Banerjee
A practical approach to the exhaust silencing of a pneumatic rock drill, Morton Gary Barth
Sensitivity analysis in active RC bandpass circuits, Robert Bentzinger
Decimal-base binary logic (DBBL) adders and registers, James Oliver Bondi
Drag reduction on non-ionic surfactants in aqueous systems, Jen-Lin Chang
Effect of biological activity on pesticide desorption, Loh-Tien Chiang
Adsorption and desorption of chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides by organic humic sludge, Fu-Sheng Chien
Design of a digital control unit for a seismic digital tape system, Cao-van Chung
Use of isotopes to reduce neutron-induced radioactivity and augment thermal quality of the environment of an underground nuclear explosion, Nathaniel Fred Colby
A tensi-volumetric apparatus: theory, calibration, and use in an investigation of the oxygen non-stoichiometry of pure BaTiO₃, Glenn Jon Conger
Design and construction of a drop generator for use in a vertical wind tunnel, Danny Ray Conner
Force analysis of involute spur gears, Janakkumar Girjashanker Dave
Design of a torsional vibration machine, Prafulchandra Pragjibhai Desai
Concentration by sorting : Feasibility determination by radial distribution analysis, Robert M. Doerr
Preliminary studies with a variable transfer composite polymer membrane., Samuel Walter Dortch
Feasibility study of using a steam power system in a small garden tractor, Niranjan Kumar Doshi
Design and analysis of a phase-locked loop suitable for synchronization of an optical receiver, Douglas Wayne Dreisewerd
An experimental study of power systems, Nguyen Quang Duoc
A study of three methods which solve a suboptimum control problem on an iterative analog computer, Joseph Camp Finney
Development of a sampling system and characterization of stormwater runoff from a small urban area, William Clark Ford
Computerized registration for high schools, Kenneth Lee Fore
Gas-to-particle conversions of SO₂-NO₂-H₂O-air gas mixtures under specific UV irradiation, James Leonard Fowler
Effect of glass aggregates upon abrasiveness of asphaltic mixtures, Dwarka Prasad Gupta
The effects of intense sound levels and steady flow on the propagation of plane-waves in air, Wuu Hao
Managerial appraisals - a systems view, James Thomas Hatlan
High pressure water jet cutting of rock, Richard Lee Henry
Investigation of a new type of cloud condensation nuclei counter: the thermal quench chamber, Donald Arthur Hess
Experimental study of neutron reflection from a cylindrical surface, Dale Lee Holtzscher
Design and test an operational amplifier speed transducer, Tung-Ming Huang
A study of plane wave filter analysis with flow, Thomas Valle Huber
A study of some complexometric titrations in nonaqueous solvents, Ngo The Hung
Thermal expansion of nickel and iron, and the influence of nitrogen on the lattice parameter of iron at the Curie temperature, Jinn-Wen Hwang
The electric field strength dependence of neutron-induced defects in silicon P-N junctions, Paul Edward Johnson
Fitting discrete probabilistic frequency distributions to disturbed traffic flow at an unsignalized urban intersection, Horst Walter Kaminsky
Use of glass separated from municipal refuse in asphaltic concrete, Thomas Eugene Keith
A study of the effect of drilled holes on the concentration of elastic stresses around a notch, Glenn Michael Kmecz
Calculation of buildup factors for multilayer slab shields using the Monte Carlo method, John Paul Kuspa
Mechanism of UAL₃ to UAL₄ transformation, Ling Ping Lee
Characterization and staged lagoon treatment of swine feedlot waste, Abraham H. Loudermilk Jr.
Analysis and measurement of a Zener diode voltage-reference, Armond C. Maxeiner
A geochemical reconnaissance of Puerto Rican beach sands, Louis Meinecke III
Experimental studies of supporting wire disturbances in the near viscous wakes of slender supersonic bodies, Kenneth Anthony Mirly
A study and design of a cardiac interbeat interval timer system, Richard William Mooney
A sensitive temperature measuring system, Larry Dean Morris
Structural test and analysis of a Vierendeel steel and concrete composite girder, Melvin Crews Oestreich
Computer-aided circuit optimization including the adjoint method of calculating network sensitivities, John Walter Olson
The morphology of the cellular precipitation reaction in a Pb-3.0 wt% Sn alloy, Federico Sequeda Osorio
A comparison of analytical and experimental approaches in determining the thermoelastic stresses around a cylindrical inclusion of elliptical cross-section, Kenneth Byron Oster
Wind tunnel modeling of the atmospheric boundary layer, Sreemanth Pagadala
