Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences: Accepted by Colleges and Universities of the United States and Canada Volume 36 PDF
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MASTERS THESES IN THE PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES ACCEPTED BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA VOLUME 36 MASTERS THESES IN THE PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES ACCEPTED BV COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA VOLUME36 Edited by Wade H. Shafer Center for Information and Numerical Data Analysis and Synthesis SPRINGER SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, LLC The Library of Congress cataloged the first volume of this title as folIows: Masters theses In the pure and applled sClences accepted by colleges and un,vers,t,es 01 the Unlted States v [1]-1955-56- Lalayette, Ind , School 01 Mechanlcal Englneenng, Purdue Unlverslty v 29 cm Tltle vanes 1 955-56 - 1957, Master's theses accepted by U S colleges and un,vers,t,es In the Iields 01 chemlcal englneenng, chemlstry, mechanlcal englneenng, metallurglcal englneenng, and physlcs -1 958, Master's theses and doctoral dIsserta tIons In the pure and applled sClences accepted by colleges and un,vers,t,es 01 the Unlted States Vols lor 1955-56 - Issued by Purdue Unlverslty's Thermophyslcal Propertles Research Center (1955-56 as ItS TPRC publlcatlon) QC251 P8 1 SClence-Blbl 2 Englneenng-Blbl 3 Dissertations, Academlc-U S -Bibi Purdue Unlverslty, Lalayette, Ind Thermophyslcal Propertles Research Center (Senes Purdue Unlverslty, Lalayette, Ind Thermophyslcal Propertles Research Center TPRC publlcabon) Z7401 M35 58-62673 Llbrary 01 Congress Catalog Card Number 58-62673 ISBN 978-1-4613-6225-8 ISBN 978-1-4615-2832-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4615-2832-6 © 1993 by Springer Science+Business Media New York Originally published by Plenum Press, New York in 1993 All nghts reserved No part 01 thls book may be reproduced, stored In a retneval system, or transmitted In any lorm or by any means, electronlc, mechanlcal, photocopy,ng, microillmlng, recordlng, or otherwlse, wlthout wntten permissIon Irom the Publlsher PREFACE Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences was first conceived, published, and disseminated by the Center for Information and Numerical Data Analysis and Synthesis (CINDAS) * at Purdue University in 1 957, starting its coverage of theses with the academic year 1955. Beginning with Volume 13, the printing and dissemination phases of the activity were transferred to University Microfilms/Xerox of Ann Arbor, Michigan, with the thought that such an arrangement would be more beneficial to the academic and general scientific and technical community. After five years of this joint undertaking we had concluded that it was in the interest of all con cerned if the printing and distribution of the volumes were handled by an interna tional publishing house to assure improved service and broader dissemination. Hence, starting with Volume 18, Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences has been disseminated on a worldwide basis by Plenum Publishing Cor poration of New York, and in the same year the coverage was broadened to include Canadian universities. All back issues can also be ordered from Plenum. We have reported in Volume 36 (thesis year 1991) a total of 11,024 thesis titles from 23 Canadian and 161 United States universities. We are sure that this broader base for these titles reported will greatly enhance the value of this important annual reference work. While Volume 36 reports theses submitted in 1991, on occasion, certain univer sities do report theses submitted in previous years but not reported at the time. This fact is indicated for each thesis citation by the thesis year shown in parentheses. The organization of Volume 36 is identical to that of past years. It consists of theses titles arranged by discipline and by university within each discipline. Anyac credited university or college with a graduate program in the pure and applied sci ences (excluding mathematics and the life sciences) is invited to contribute titles in the fields presently covered. Inquiries concerning interlibrary loan or purchase of any title mentioned in this volume should be sent directly to the institution responsi ble for the thesis. Some theses may be shifted in their listing to best reflect their contents with respect to the 44 different study disciplines. For example, a thesis in civil engineer ing may be listed in this publication under disciplines 09-Civil Engineering, 23- Irrigation Engineering, 42-Sanitary Engineering, Water Pollution, and Water Re sources, or 44-Transportation Engineering. The editor gratefully acknowledges the cooperation of the librarians and graduate school officials whose continued interest in this work makes its publication possible. Also, CINDAS has played a key part in the publication of this reference work since thesis year 1955. "Formerly the Thermophysical Properties Research Center (TPRC) CONTENTS Preface V Comparative Data on the Series VIII Participating Universities XI Masters Theses Listed by Study DIscipline * 1. Aerospace Engineering 2. Agncultural Economics, Sciences, and Englneenng 10 3 Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning 36 4. Astronomy 46 5. Astrophysics 47 6. Ceramic Englneenng 48 7. Chemical Engineering 50 8. Chemistry and Biochemistry 62 9. Civil Englneenng 83 10. Communications Engineering and Computer SCience 102 11. Cryogenic Engineering 128 1 2 Electncal Englneenng 129 13. Engineering Mechanics 173 1 4 Engineering PhysIcs 175 15. Engineering SCience 177 16. Fuels, Combustion, and Air Pollution 182 1 7. General and Environmental Engineering 183 18. Geochemistry and Soil Science 190 1 9. Geological SCiences and Geophysical Engineering 193 20. Geology and Earth SCience 197 21. Geophysics 213 22. Industrial Engineering and Operations Research 215 23. Irrigation Engineering 227 24. Manne and Ocean Engineering 228 25. Materials Science and Engineering 231 26 Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering 239 27. Metallurgy 276 28 Meteorology and Atmosphenc Science 278 29. Mineralogy and Petrology 282 30 Mining and Metallurgical Engineering 284 31 Missile and Space Systems Engineering 287 32 Nuclear Engineering 288 33 Nuclear Physics 291 34. Nuclear Science 292 35. Oceanography and Marine Science 293 36. Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering 297 37. Photogrammetric and Geodetic Engineenng 300 38. Physics and BiophYSICS 301 39. Plastics Engineering 311 40. Wood Technology, Forestry, and Forest SCience 313 41. Reactor SCience 319 42. Sanitary Engineering, Water Pollution and Resources 320 43. Textile Technology 327 44. Transportation Engineering 329 Theses without Specification of School or Department 335 *Mathematlcs and most life sCiences have been excluded from this publication, on a purely arbitrary basIs, Simply to limit the scope of the work Biochemistry, biOphYSICS, and bioengineering are Included In the coverage when titles In these areas are reported together with chemistry, phYSICS, and engineer Ing and not as a separate discipline COMPARATIVE OAT A ON THE SERIES Thesis Contributing Titles Volume Publication Date Year Institutions Reported Oct. 1957 1955 93 1,002 1956 93 1,027 2 Aug. 1958 1957 154 1,727 3* Oct. 1959 1958 139 3,736 4 Dec. 1960 1959 162 4,984 5 Dec. 1961 1960 183 5,708 6 Dec. 1966 1961 186 5,911 7 Aug. 1966 1962 186 6,321 8 Aug. 1966 1963 175 6,505 9 Jan. 1968 1964 174 6,940 10 Jan. 1968 1965 170 7,310 11 Jan. 1968 1966 173 7,099 12 Jul. 1968 1967 167 6,909 13 Jul. 1969 1968 174 7,802 14 Jan. 1971 1969 175 7,160 15 Jul. 1971 1970 183 7,437 16 Jul. 1972 1971 182 7,170 17 Jul. 1973 1972 250 8,513 18t Dec. 1974 1973 251 10,381 19 Dec. 1975 1974 229 10,045 20 Dec. 1976 1975 267 10,374 21 Dec. 1977 1976 244 10,586 22 Oct. 1978 1977 255 10,658 23 Nov. 1979 1978 247 10,432 24 Nov. 1980 1979 241 10,033 25 Dec. 1981 1980 241 10,308 26 Dec. 1982 1981 242 11,048 27 Dec. 1983 1982 227 10,918 28 Dec. 1984 1983 223 10,611 29 Dec. 1985 1984 225 12,637 30 Aug. 1987 1985 212 12,400 31 Aug. 1988 1986 206 11,480 32 Dec. 1989 1987 198 12,483 33 Jul. 1990 1988 208 13,273 34 Mar. 1992 1989 210 13,377 35 Oct. 1992 1990 200 12,026 36 Mar. 1993 1991 184 11,024 *P art Two of Volume 3 included doctoral dissertations from the 1956-1957 academic year, citing 2,846 titles from 103 universities. tEffective with Volume 18, the coverage was extended to include Canadian universities. PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES P ARTICIP ATING UNIVERSITIES xi 1. ACADIA UNIVERSITY 27. CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF WOLFVILLE, NOVA SCOTIA LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA 92093 CANADA BOP DCO 28. CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF 2. AKRON, UNIVERSITY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90024 AKRON, OHIO 44304 29. CARLETON UNIVERSITY 3. ALABAMA A • M UNIVERSITY OTTAWA, CANADA K1S 5B6 NORMAL, ALABAMA 35762 30. CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 4. ALABAMA, UNIVERSITY OF CLEVELAND, OHIO 44106 UNIVERSITY, ALABAMA 35486 31. CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK 5. ALABAMA, UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10031 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35294 32. CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY 6. ALBERTA, UNIVERSITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30314 EDMONTON, ALBERTA CANADA T6G 2E8 33. CLARKSON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY POTSDAM, NEW YORK 13676 7. ALFRED UNIVERSITY ALFRED, NEW YORK 14802 34. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29631 8. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20016 36. COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES GOLDEN, COLORADO 80401 9. ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY TEMPE, ARIZONA 85287 36. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80523 10. ARKANSAS, UNIVERSITY OF FAYETTESVILLE, ARKANSAS 72701 37. COLORADO, UNIVERSITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO 80309·0424 11. AUBURN UNIVERSITY AUBURN, ALABAMA 36849 38. CONNECTICUT, UNIVERSITY OF STORRS, CONNECTICUT 06268-1005 12. BALL STATE UNIVERSITY MUNCIE, INDIANA 47306·0160 39. CORNELL UNIVERSITY ITHACA, NEW YORK 14853 13. BAYLOR UNIVERSITY WACO, TEXAS 76798·7264 40. DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA 14. BOSTON COLLEGE CANADA B3H 4H6 CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS 02167 41. DE PAUL UNIVERSITY 16. BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY CHICAGOZ ILLINOIS 60614·3214 BOWLING GREEN, OHIO 43403 42. DELAWARE, UNIVERSITY OF 16. BRADLEY UNIVERSITY NEWARK, DELAWARE 19711 PEORIAZ ILLINOIS 61626 43. DREXEL UNIVERSITY 17. BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19104 PROVO, UTAH 84602 44. EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY 18. BROOKLYN COLLEGE GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 27834 BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11210 45. EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY 19. BROWN UNIVERSITY JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE 37614·0002 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 02912 46. EAST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY 20. BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY COMMERCE, TEXAS 75428 LEWISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17837 47. EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY 21. CALGARY, UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS 61920 CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA T2N 1N4 48. EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 22. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY RICHMOND, KENTUCKY 40475-3101 FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93740-0034 49. EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY 23. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY PORTALES, NEW MEXICO 88130 LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA 90840 50. EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 24. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHENEYZ WASHINGTON 99004 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95819·2695 61. EMORY UNIVERSITY 25. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30322 FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA 92634·4080 62. EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY 26. CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF EMPORIA, KANSAS 66801·5087 DAVIS, CALIFORNIA 95616 xii P ARTICIP ATING UNIVERSITIES (continued) 53. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY 78. MANITOBA, UNIVERSITY OF BOCA RATON, FLORIDA 33431-0991 WINNIPEG, MANITOBA CANADA R3T 2N2 54. FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32306 79. MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53233 55. FORT HAYS KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY HAYS, KANSAS 67601-4099 80. MARSHALL UNIVERSITY HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25755-2100 56. GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30332 81. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 57. GUELPH, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02139 GUELPH, ONTARIO, CANADA NIG 2Wl 82. MASSACHUSETTS, UNIVERSITY OF 58. HAWAII, UNIVERSITY OF AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS 010003 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96822 83. MC GILL UNIVERSITY 59. IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY MONTREALZ CANADA H3A 2T6 POCATELLO, IDAHO 83209-0009 84. MC MASTER UNIVERSITY 60. IDAHO, UNIVERSITY OF HAMILTON ONTARIOZ CANADA L8S 4K8 MOSCOW, IDAHO 83843 85. MC NEESE STATE UNIVERSITY 61. ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA 70609-2180 NORMAL, ILLINOIS 61761-6901 86. MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF 62. INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 33124 TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA 47809 87. MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 63. INDIANA UNIVERSITY HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN 49931 BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA 47405 88. MINNESOTA, UNIVERSITY OF 64. JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55455 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44118 89. MISSOURI, UNIVERSITY OF 65. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64110 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21218 90. MISSOURI, UNIVERSITY OF 66. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY ROLLA, MISSOURI 65401 MANHATTANZ KANSAS 66506-1103 91. MISSOURI, UNIVERSITY OF 67. KANSAS, UNIVERSITY OF COLUMBIA, MISSOURI 65201 LAWRENCE, KANSAS 66045-2800 92. MONTANA, UNIVERSITY OF 68. LAKE HEAD UNIVERSITY MISSOULA, MONTANA 59812 THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA P7B 5El 93. MONTREAL, UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC 69. LAMAR UNIVERSITY CANADA H3C 3J7 BEAUMONT, TEXAS 77710 94. MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY 70. LAURENTIEN UNIVERSITY MURRAY, KENTUCKY 42071-3308 SUDBURY, ONTARIO CANADA P3E 2C6 95. NEBRASKA, UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68588-0410 71. LEHIGH UNIVERSITY BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA 18015 96. NEW BRUNSWICK, UNIVERSITY OF FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK 72. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY CANADA E3B 5H5 BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70803-3300 97. NEW HAMPSHIRE, UNIVERSITY OF 73. LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03824 RUSTON, LOUISIANA 71272-0046 98. NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING 74. LOUISVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF AND TECHNOLOGY LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40292 SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO 87801 75. LOWELL, UNIVERSITY OF 99. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 01854 LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO 88003-0006 76. LOYOLA UNIVERSITY 100. NEW YORK, STATE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611 ALBANY, NEW YORK 12222 77. MAINE, UNIVERSITY OF 101. NEW YORK, STATE UNIVERSITY OF ORONO, MAINE 04469 BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14260 102. NEW YORK, STATE UNIVERSITY OF FREDONIA, NEW YORK 14063 P ARTICIP ATING UNIVERSITIES (continued) xiii 103. NIAGARA UNIVERSITY 128. ROCHESTER, UNIVERSITY OF NIAGARA, NEW YORK 14109 ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14627 104. NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 129. ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27695-7102 TECHNOLGY TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA 47803-3999 105. NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58105-5599 130. SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63108· 106. NORTH DAKOTA, UNIVERSITY OF GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202 131. SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92182-0511 107. NORTH TEXAS, UNIVERSITY OF DENTON, TEXAS 76203 132. SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94132 108. NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY MONROE, LOUISIANA 71209-0600 133. SHERBROOKE, UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC, 109. NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY CANADA JIK 2RI FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA 86011 134. SOUTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF 110. NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 29208 DEKALB, ILLINOIS 60115-2854 135. SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND 111. NOTRE DAME, UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY NOTRE DAME, INDIANA 46556 RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 57701-3995 112. NOVA SCOTIA, TECH UNIVERSITY OF 136. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY HALIFAX. NOVA SCOTIA BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57007-1098 CANADA B3J 2X4 137. SOUTH FLORIDA, UNIVERSITY OF 113. OAKLAND UNIVERSITY TAMPA, FLORIDA 33620-5350 ROCHESTER, MICHIGAN 48309-4401 138. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY 114. OKLAHOMA, UNIVERSITY OF EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS 62026-1046 NORMAN, OKLAHOMA 73069 139. SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY 115. OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY DALLAS, TEXAS 75275 NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 23508-8506 140. SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY ll6. OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 78666-4604 CORVALLIS, OREGON 97331 141. SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA, UNIV. OF ll7. OTTAWA, UNIVERSITY OF LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70503-2038 OTTAWA ONTARIOZ CANADA KIN 6N5 142. STANFORD UNIVERSITY ll8. PACIFIC, UNIVERSITY OF THE STANFORD, CALIFORNIA 94305 STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 952ll 143. STEPHAN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY ll9. PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS 75962-3024 UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA 16802 144. STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY 07030 120. PENNSYLVANIA, UNIVERSITY OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANNIA 19104-6206 145. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 13244 121. PITTSBURGH, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15261 146. TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19122 122. PUERTO RICO, UNIVERSITY OF RIO PIEDRAS, PUERTO RICO 00931-3346 147. TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 123. PURDUE UNIVERSITY COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE 38501 WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA 47907 148. TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY 124. QUEENS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77843 KINGSTON, ONTARIO CANADA K7L 3N6 149. TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76129 125. REGINA, UNIVERSITY OF REGINA, CANADA S4S OA2 150. TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY HOUSTON, TEXAS 77004-4814 126. RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE TROY, NEW YORK 12180-3590 151. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79409 127. RHODE ISLAND, UNIVERSITY OF KINGSTON, RHODE ISLAND 02881-0803 152. TEXAS WOMEN S UNIVERSITY DENTON, TEXAS 76204
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