Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences: Accepted by Colleges and Universities of the United States and Canada Volume 37 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 37 MASTERS THESES IN THE PURE ANO APPLIEO SCIENCES ACCEPTED BY COLLEGES ANO UNIVERSITIES OF THE UNITEO STATES ANO CANADA VOLUME 37 Edited by Wade H. Shafer Center for Information and Numerical Data Analysis and Synthesis SPRINGER SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, LLC The Library of Gongress cataloged the first volume of this title as follows: Masters theses in the pure and applied sciences accepted by colleges and univer sit ies of the United States. v. [1}-1955-56 - Lafayette, Ind., School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University. v. 29 cm. Title varies: 1955-56 - 1957, Master's theses accepted by U.S. colleges and universities in the fields of chemical engineering, chemistry, mechanical engineering, metallurgical engineering, and physics.-1958, Master's theses and doctoral dis sertations in the pure and applied sciences accepted by colleges and universities of the United States. Vols. for 1955-56- issued by Purdue University's Thermophysical Properties Research Center (1955-56 as its TPRC publication) QG251.P8 1. Science-Bibl. 2. Engineering-Bibl. 3. Oissertations, Academic-U.S.-8ibl. 1. Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. Thermophysical Properties Research Genter. (Series: Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. Thermophysical Properlies Research Center. TPRC publication) Z7401.M35 58-62673 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 58-62673 ISBN 978-1-4613-6043-8 ISBN 978-1-4615-2453-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4615-2453-3 © 1993 Springer Science+Business Media New York Originally published by Plenum Press, New York in 1993 AII rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher 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 1957, starting its coverage of theses with the academic year 1955. Beginning with Volume 13, the printing and dis semination phases of the activity were transferred to University Microfilms/Xerox of Ann Arbor, Michigan, with the though 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 concerned if the printing and distribution of the volumes were handled by an international publishing house to assure improved service and broader dissemi nation. Hence, starting with Volume 18, Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences has been disseminated on a worldwide basis by Plenum Publishing Corporation 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 37 (thesis year 1992) a total of 12,549 thesis titles from 25 Canadian and 153 United States universities. We are sure that this broader base for these titles reported will greatly enhance the value of this impor tant annual reference work. While Volume 37 reports theses submitted in 1992, on occasion, certain uni versities 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 paren theses. The organization of Volume 37 is identical to that of past years. It consists of theses titles arranged by discipline and by university within each discipline. Any accredited university or college with a graduate program in the pure and applied sciences (excluding mathematics and the life sciences) is invited to contribute titles in the fields presently covered. Inquiries concerning interlibrary loan or pur chase of any title mentioned in this volume should be sent directly to the institu tion responsible 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 engi neering may be listed in this publication under disciplines 09--Civil Engineering, 23--1rrigation Engineering, 42-Sanitary Engineering, Water Pollution, and Water Resources, or 44---Transportation Engineering. The editor gratefully acknowledges the cooperation of the librarians and gradu ate 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 . . . . . . . . . · 1 2. Agricultural Economics, Sciences, and Engineering . 12 3. Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning. 35 4. Astronomy . . . . . . 41 5. Astrophysics . . . . . . . . . 42 6 Ceramic Engineering. . . . . 43 7. Chemical Engineering . . . . 44 8. Chemistry and Biochemistry . 59 9. Civil Engineering . . . . . . . 83 10. Communications Engineering and Computer Science . 102 11. Cryogenic Engineering. 132 12. Electrical Engineering . 133 13. Engineering Mechanics 187 14. Engineering Physics . . 190 15. Engineering Science . . 192 16. Fuels, Combustion, and Air Pollution . 200 17. General and Environmental Engineering 202 18. Geochemistry and Soil Science. . . . . 211 19. Geological Sciences and Geophysical Engineering 214 20. Geology and Earth Science . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 21. Geophysics .................... . 233 22. Industrial Engineering and Operations Research 235 23. Irrigation Engineering ............ . 249 24. Marine and Ocean Engineering . . . . . . . . 250 25. Materials Science and Engineering . . . . . . 252 26. Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering . 261 27. Metallurgy ............... . 304 28. Meteorology and Atmospheric Science . . 306 29. Mineralogy and Petrology . . . . . . . . . 311 30. Mining and Metallurgical Engineering. . . 312 31. Missile and Space Systems Engineering. 315 32. Nuclear Engineering . . . . . . . . . 318 33. Nuclear Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 34. Nuclear Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 35. Oceanography and Marine Science ... 324 36. Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering . 329 37. Photog ram metric and Geodetic Engineering 331 38. Physics and Biophysics . . . . . . . . . . . 332 39. Plastics Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 40. Wood Technology, Forestry, and Forest Science 347 41. Reactor Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 42. Sanitary Engineering, Water Pollution and Resources 354 43. Textile Technology ................. . 364 44. Transportation Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 Theses without Specification of School or Department 374 'Mathematics 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 in cluded in the coverage when titles in these areas are reported together with chemistry, physics, and engineering and not as a separate discipline. COMPARATIVE DATA ON THE SERIES Thesis Contributing Titles Volume Publication Date Year Institutions Reported 1 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 37 Nov. 1993 1992 178 12,549 ·Part 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 26. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY WOLFVILLE, NOVA SCOTIA FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA 92634-4080 CANADA BOP IXO 27. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY 2. AKRON, UNIVERSITY OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA 90840 AKRON, OHIO 44304 28. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY 3. ALABAMA A -M UNIVERSITY SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95819-2695 NORMAL, ALABAMA 35762 29. CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF 4. ALABAMA, UNIVERSITY OF DAVIS, CALIFORNIA 95616 UNIVERSITY, ALABAMA 35486 30. CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF 5. ALABAMA, UNIVERSITY OF LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA 92093 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35294 31. CARLETON UNIVERSITY 6. ALABAMA, UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA, CANADA KIS 5B6 HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA 35899 32. CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 7. ALBERTA, UNIVERSITY OF CLEVELAND, OHIO 44106 EDMONTON,ALBERTA CANADA T6G 2E8 33. CENTRAL FLORIDA, UNIVERSITY OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32816-0450 8. ALFRED UNIVERSITY ALFRED, NEW YORK 14802 34. CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10031 9. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20016 35. CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30314 10. ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY TEMPE, ARIZONA 85287 36. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29631 11. ARKANSAS, UNIVERSITY OF FAYETTESVILLE, ARKANSAS 72701 37. CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY CLEVELAND, OHIO 44115 12. AUBURN UNIVERSITY AUBURN, ALABAMA 36849 38. COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES GOLDEN, COLORADO 80401 13. BAYLOR UNIVERSITY WACO, TEXAS 76798-7264 39. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80523 14. BOSTON COLLEGE CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS 02167 40. CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY MONTREAL, QUEBEC, 15. BOSTON UNIVERSITY CANADA H3G 1MB BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02215 41. CORNELL UNIVERSITY 16. BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY ITHACA, NEW YORK 14853 BOWLING GREEN, OHIO 43403 42. DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY 17. BRADLEY UNIVERSITY HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA PEORIAZ ILLINOIS 61625 OANADA B3H 4H6 18. BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE 43. DE PAUL UNIVERSITY BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS 02324 CHICAGOZ ILLINOIS 60614-3214 19. BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 44. DUKE UNIVERSITY PROVO, UTAH 84602 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 27706 20. BROCK UNIVERSITY 45. EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 27834 CANADA L2S 3Al 46. EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY 21. BROOKLYN, POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE 37614-0002 BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11201 47. EAST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY 22. BROWN UNIVERSITY COMMERCE, TEXAS 75428 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 02912 48. EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY 23. BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS 61920 LEWISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17837 49. EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 24. CALGARY, UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, KENTUCKY 40475-3101 CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA T2N IN4 50. EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 25. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHENEYZ WASHINGTON 99004 FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93740-0034 51. EMORY UNIVERSITY ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30322 xii P ARTICIP ATING UNIVERSITIES (continued) 52. EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY 77. LOYOLA UNIVERSITY EMPORIA, KANSAS 66801-5087 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611 53. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY 78. lvlAINE, UNIVERSITY OF BOCA RATON. FLORIDA 33431-0991 ORONO, MAINE 04469 54. FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY 79. MANITOBA, UNIVERSITY OF TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32306 WINNIPEG, MANITOBA CANADA R3T 2N2 55. FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY HAYS, KANSAS 67601-4099 80. MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53233 56. GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30332 81. MARSHALL UNIVERSITY HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25755-2100 57. GUAM, UNIVERSITY OF GUAM 96923 82. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 58. GUELPH, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02139 GUELPH, ONTARIO, CANADA N1G 2Wl 83. MASSACHUSETTS, UNIVERSITY OF 59. HAWAII, UNIVERSITY OF AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS 010003 HONOLULU. HAWAII 96822 84. MC GILL UNIVERSITY 60. HOUSTON, UNIVERSITY OF MONTREALZ CANADA H3A 2T6 HOUSTON, TEXA.s 77004 85. MC MASTER UNIVERSITY 61. HOWARD UNIVERSITY HAMILTON ONTARIOZ CANADA L8S 4K8 WASHINGTON, D.C. 200,59 86. MC NEESE STATE UNIVERSITY 62. IDAHO, UNIVERSITY OF LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA 70609-2180 62. IDAHO, UNIVERSITY OF 87. MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY MOSCOW, IDAHO 83843 HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN 49931 MOSCOW, IDAHO 83843 88. MINNESOTA, UNIVERSITY OF 63. ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55455 NORMAL, ILLINOIS 61761-6901 89. MISSISSIPPI, UNIVERSITY OF 64. INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY, MISSISSIPPI 38677 TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA 47809 90. MISSOURI, UNIVERSITY OF 65. JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64110 CLEVELAND, OHIO 44118 91. MISSOURI, UNIVERSITY OF 66. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY ROLLA, MISSOURI 65401 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21218 92. MONTANA, UNIVERSITY OF 67. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY MISSOULA, MONTANA 59812 MANHATTANZ KANSAS 66506-1103 93. MONTREAL, UNIVERSITY OF 68. KANSAS, UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC LAWRENCE. KANSAS 66045-2800 CANADA H3C 3J7 69. LAKE HEAD UNIVERSITY 94. MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, MURRAY, KENTUCKY 42071-3308 CANADA P7B 5EI 95. NEBRASKA, UNIVERSITY OF 70. LAURENTIEN UNIVERSITY LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68588-0410 SUDBURY, ONTARIO CANADA P3E 2C6 96. NEW BRUNSWICK, UNIVERSITY OF FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK 71. LEHIGH UNIVERSITY CANADA E3B 5H5 BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA 18015 97. NEW HAMPSHIRE, UNIVERSITY OF 72. LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03824 BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11201-5372 98. NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 73. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70803-3300 99. NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING 74, LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY AND TECHNOLOGY RUSTON, LOUISIANA 71272-0046 SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO 87801 75. LOUISVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF 100. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY LOUISVILLE, KENTUCI<c'Y 40292 LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO 88003-0006 76. LOWELL, UNIVERSITY OF 101. NEW YORK, STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 01854 ALBANY, NEW YORK 12222 P ARTICIP ATING UNIVERSITIES (continued) xiii 102. NEW YORK, STATE UNIVERSITY OF 127. SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14260 SAI:-IT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63108 103. NEW YORK, STATE UNIVERSITY OF 128. SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FREDONIA, NEW YORK 14063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92182-0511 104. NIAGARA UNIVERSITY 129. SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY NIAGARA, NEW YORK 14109 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94132 105. NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 130. SASKATCHEWAN, UNIVERSITY OF FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58105-5599 SASKATOON, CANADA S7N OWO 106. NORTH TEXAS, UNIVERSITY OF 131. SHERBROOKE, UNIVERSITY OF DENTON, TEXAS 76203 SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC, CANADA JIK 2RI 107. NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY MONROE, LOUISIANA 71209-0600 132. SOUTH CAAOLINA, UNIVERSITY OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 29208 108. NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA 86011 133. SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY 109. NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 57701-3995 DEKALB, ILLINOIS 60115-2854 134. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 110. NOTRE DAME, UNIVERSITY OF BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57007·1098 NOTRE DAME, INDIANA 465.56 135. SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY 111. NOVA SCOTIA, TECH UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS 75275 HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA CANADA B3J 2X4 136. SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 78666-4604 112. OKLAHOMA, UNIVERSITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA 73069 137. SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. UNN. OF LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70503-2038 113. OREGON, UNIVERSITY OF EUGENE, OREGON 97403-1219 138. STANFORD UNIVERSITY STANFORD, CALIFORNIA 94305 114. PACIFIC, UNIVERSITY OF THE STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95211 139. STEPHAN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS 75962-3024 115. PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA 140. STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 16802 HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY 07030 116. PENNSYLVANIA, UNIVERSITY OF 141. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANNIA 19104-6206 SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 13244 117. PITTSBURGH, UNIVERSITY OF 142. TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15261 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19122 118. PUERTO RICO, UNIVERSITY OF 143. TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL RIO PIEDRAS. PUERTO RICO 00931-3346 UNIVERSITY COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE 38501 119. PURDUE UNIVERSITY WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA 47907 144. TENNESSEE, UNIVERSITY OF KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE 37996·0220 120. QUEENS COLLEGE FLUSHING, NEW YORK 11367 145. TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77843 121. QUEENS UNIVERSITY KINGSTON, ONTARIO 146. TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY CANADA K7L 3N6 FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76129 122. REGINA, UNIVERSITY OF 147. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY REGINA, CANADA S4S OA2 LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79409 123. RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 148. TEXAS WOMEN S UNIVERSITY TROY, NEW YORK 12180-3590 DENTON, TEXAS 76204 124. RHODE ISLAND, UNIVERSITY OF 149. TEXAS, UNIVERSITY OF KINGSTON, RHODE ISLAND 02881-0803 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76019 125. ROCHESTER, UNIVERSITY OF 150. TEXAS, UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14627 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78713-7330 126. ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF 151. TEXAS, UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLGY EL PASO, TEXAS 79968-0566 TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA 47803-3999
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