Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences : Accepted by Colleges and Universities of the United States and Canada

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 29 (thesis year 1984) a total of 12,637 theses titles from 23 Canadian and 202 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 29 reports theses submitted in 1984, on occasion, certain univer­ sities do report theses submitted in previous years but not reported at the time. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Aerospace Engineering....Pages 1-6 Agricultural Economics, Sciences, and Engineering....Pages 7-48 Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning....Pages 49-61 Astronomy....Pages 62-62 Astrophysics....Pages 63-63 Ceramic Engineering....Pages 64-65 Chemical Engineering....Pages 66-87 Chemistry and Biochemistry....Pages 88-116 Civil Engineering....Pages 117-133 Communications Engineering and Computer Science....Pages 134-155 Cryogenic Engineering....Pages 156-156 Electrical Engineering....Pages 157-193 Engineering Mechanics....Pages 194-196 Engineering Physics....Pages 197-198 Engineering Science....Pages 199-202 Fuels, Combustion, and Air Pollution....Pages 203-204 General and Environmental Engineering....Pages 205-217 Geochemistry and Soil Science....Pages 218-222 Geological Sciences and Geophysical Engineering....Pages 223-228 Geology and Earth Science....Pages 229-256 Geophysics....Pages 257-259 Industrial Engineering and Operations Research....Pages 260-275 Irrigation Engineering....Pages 276-277 Marine and Ocean Engineering....Pages 278-280 Materials Science and Engineering....Pages 281-284 Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering....Pages 285-315 Metallurgy....Pages 316-317 Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences....Pages 318-322 Mineralogy and Petrology....Pages 323-324 Mining and Metallurgical Engineering....Pages 325-331 Missile and Space Systems Engineering....Pages 332-333 Nuclear Engineering....Pages 334-337 Nuclear Physics....Pages 338-338 Nuclear Science....Pages 339-339 Oceanography and Marine Science....Pages 340-346 Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering....Pages 347-349 Photogrammetric and Geodetic Engineering....Pages 350-351 Physics and Biophysics....Pages 352-362 Plastics Engineering....Pages 363-364 Wood Technology, Forestry, and Forest Science....Pages 365-373 Reactor Science....Pages 374-374 Sanitary Engineering, Water Pollution and Resources....Pages 375-384 Textile Technology....Pages 385-387 Transportation Engineering....Pages 388-391 Back Matter....Pages 392-393 Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences was first conceived, published, and dis seminated 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 dissemination phases of the ac tivity 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 concerned if the printing and distribution of the volume were handled by an international 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 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 25 (thesis year 1980) a total of 10,308 theses titles from 27 Canadian and 214 United States universities. We are sure that this broader base for theses titles reported will greatly enhance the value of this important annual reference work. While Volume 25 reports theses submitted in 1980, on occasion, certain universities do report theses submitted in previous years but not reported at the time This series lists applicable thesis titles published in the United States and Canada. Volume 40 covers thesis year 1995. All back volumes are still available.