Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences: Accepted by Colleges and Universities of the United States and Canada Volume 23 (Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences, 23)

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 23 (thesis year 1978) a total of 10,148 theses titles from 27 Canadian and 220 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 23 reports these submitted in 1978, on occasion, certain universities do report theses submitted in previous years but not reported at the time. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Aerospace Engineering....Pages 1-7 Agricultural Economics, Sciences and Engineering....Pages 8-25 Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning....Pages 26-34 Astronomy....Pages 35-35 Astrophysics....Pages 36-36 Ceramic Engineering....Pages 37-38 Chemical Engineering....Pages 39-53 Chemistry and Biochemistry....Pages 54-79 Civil Engineering....Pages 80-92 Communications Engineering and Computer Science....Pages 93-105 Cryogenic Engineering....Pages 106-106 Electrical Engineering....Pages 107-132 Engineering Mechanics....Pages 133-134 Engineering Physics....Pages 135-136 Engineering Science....Pages 137-138 Fuels, Combustion and Air Pollution....Pages 139-140 General and Environmental Engineering....Pages 141-146 Geochemistry and Soil Science....Pages 147-150 Geological Sciences and Geophysical Engineering....Pages 151-154 Geology and Earth Science....Pages 155-176 Geophysics....Pages 177-178 Industrial Engineering and Operations Research....Pages 179-194 Irrigation Engineering....Pages 195-195 Marine and Ocean Engineering....Pages 196-197 Materials Science and Engineering....Pages 198-200 Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering....Pages 201-221 Metallurgy....Pages 222-223 Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences....Pages 224-228 Mineralogy and Petrology....Pages 229-230 Mining and Metallurgical Engineering....Pages 231-234 Missile and Space Systems Engineering....Pages 235-235 Nuclear Engineering....Pages 236-240 Nuclear Physics....Pages 241-241 Nuclear Science....Pages 242-242 Oceanography and Marine Science....Pages 243-247 Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering....Pages 248-250 Photogrammetric and Geodetic Engineering....Pages 251-251 Physics and Biophysics....Pages 252-262 Plastics Engineering....Pages 263-264 Wood Technology, Forestry and Forest Science....Pages 265-271 Reactor Science....Pages 272-272 Sanitary Engineering, Water Pollution and Resources....Pages 273-282 Textile Technology....Pages 283-285 Transportation Engineering....Pages 286-290 Back Matter....Pages 291-292 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.