Masters Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences : Accepted by Colleges and Universities of the United States and Canada Volume 28

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 28 (thesis year 1 983) a total of 10,661 theses titles from 26 Canadian and 197 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 28 reports theses submitted in-1983, 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 1-5 Agricultural Economics, Sciences, and Engineering....Pages 6-31 Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning....Pages 32-42 Astronomy....Pages 43-43 Astrophysics....Pages 44-44 Ceramic Engineering....Pages 45-45 Chemical Engineering....Pages 46-63 Chemistry and Biochemistry....Pages 64-87 Civil Engineering....Pages 88-104 Communications Engineering and Computer Science....Pages 105-122 Electrical Engineering....Pages 123-151 Engineering Mechanics....Pages 152-153 Engineering Physics....Pages 154-154 Engineering Science....Pages 155-156 Fuels, Combustion, and Air Pollution....Pages 157-157 General and Environmental Engineering....Pages 158-164 Geochemistry and Soil Science....Pages 165-170 Geological Sciences and Geophysical Engineering....Pages 171-175 Geology and Earth Science....Pages 176-199 Geophysics....Pages 200-201 Industrial Engineering and Operations Research....Pages 202-207 Irrigation Engineering....Pages 208-208 Marine and Ocean Engineering....Pages 209-210 Materials Science and Engineering....Pages 211-213 Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering....Pages 214-238 Metallurgy....Pages 239-240 Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences....Pages 241-244 Mineralogy and Petrology....Pages 245-245 Mining and Metallurgical Engineering....Pages 246-250 Missile and Space Systems Engineering....Pages 251-251 Nuclear Engineering....Pages 252-254 Nuclear Physics....Pages 255-255 Oceanography and Marine Science....Pages 256-261 Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering....Pages 262-264 Photogrammetric and Geodetic Engineering....Pages 265-266 Physics and Biophysics....Pages 267-276 Plastics Engineering....Pages 277-277 Wood Technology, Forestry, and Forest Science....Pages 278-284 Reactor Science....Pages 285-285 Sanitary Engineering, Water Pollution and Resources....Pages 286-293 Textile Technology....Pages 294-295 Transportation Engineering....Pages 296-299 Without Specification of School or Department....Pages 300-300 1. Aerospace Engineering.- 2. Agricultural Economics, Sciences, and Engineering.- 3. Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning.- 4. Astronomy.- 5. Astrophysics.- 6. Ceramic Engineering.- 7. Chemical Engineering.- 8. Chemistry and Biochemistry.- 9. Civil Engineering.- 10. Communications Engineering and Computer Science.- 11. Cryogenic Engineering None.- 12. Electrical Engineering.- 13. Engineering Mechanics.- 14. Engineering Physics.- 15. Engineering Science.- 16. Fuels, Combustion, and Air Pollution.- 17. General and Environmental Engineering.- 18. Geochemistry and Soil Science.- 19. Geolog 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.