THESES AND DISSERTATIONS
(1974-Present)
Total Number 87Research Assistantships are limited to graduate students pursuing an M.S. or Ph.D. Students' research activities are directly related to investigations germane to their field of specialization or to a thesis or dissertation topic. Researchers serve on thesis and dissertation committees for both UK students, and those in related fields at other universities. For more information on research possibilities for graduate students at the CAER, students should contact their department chair.
Adibhatla, Sridhar. Parametric optimization and configuration optimization of engineering systems : applications to power plants, coal conversion processes and combined cycles (Ph.D.) 1981.
Ahmed, Sayed Naveed. Selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide over activated carbon-based catalysts (Ph.D.) 1993.
Akhtar, Mohammad Wasim. Thermo-physical properties of coal using line-heat source method (Masters) 1981.
Albers, Daniel J.. Influence of site, environmental conditions, mulching, and herbaceous ground cover on survival, growth, and water relations of European alder seedlings planted on surface mine spoil (Masters) 1979.
Allaire, Pierre Nicholas. The avifauna of reclaimed surface mined lands : its composition and role in land use planning (Ph.D.) 1979.
Andrews, Rodney Jason. Activated carbon fibers and carbon fiber composites for environmental applications (Ph.D.) 1999.
Baynard, David N.. Depositional settings in the coal-bearing Upper Tradewater formation in western Kentucky with emphasis on the Mannington (no.4) coal zone (Masters) 1983.
Bi, Melody. Characterization and catalytic properties of sulfated zirconia (Masters) 1996.
Bi, Xiang-Xin. Optical properties of Lab2s-xSrxNiOb4s+[lowercase subscript Greek delta] and related high Tc materials & generation and characterization of ultrafine iron carbide particles produced by COb2s laser pyrolysis technique (Ph.D.) 1991.
Bortz, Daniel Ray. Manufacture, characterization, and application of multiwall carbon nanotube composite acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene 2009.
Broyles, Randal K. Direct reduction of reserve ore pellets with hydrogen (Masters) 1978.
Buchanan, Martin Herbert. Alternative methods for utilization of the woody vegetation cleared from Eastern Kentucky surface mines (Masters) 1980.
Cai, Chaoxian. Mechanism studies on homogeneous water gas shift reaction (Masters)
Carter, Scott D.. Secondary coking and cracking reactions of nascent pyrolysis vapors within fluidized beds of processed oil shales and related materials (Ph.D.) 1995.
Crawford, Adam Courtney. Hydrogen production and purification for PEM fuel cell applications : catalytic links among the low temperature water gas shift, steam-assisted formic acid decomposition, and methanol steam reforming reactions over Pt promoted, partially reducible oxides (Masters) 2005.
Cunningham, Thomas Robert. Spot seeding oaks and black walnut on minesoils in Eastern Kentucky (Masters) 1981.
Currens, James C. Correlation and depositional environments of the Upper Elkhorn Number 3 coal zone in southeastern Kentucky (Masters) 1978.
DeBoer, William M.. Removal of hydrogen sulfide from hot producer gas utilizing a system of fluidized gasifier ash (Masters) 1975.
Devarakonda, R.. Precombustion removal of hazardous air pollutants from coal by advanced coal preparation techniques (Masters) 1999.
Dhere, Ashok, Gurupad. Structural characterization of cobalt-ZSM-5 catalysts (Ph.D.) 1982.
Elizalde, Leonardo. Analysis of element distribution in the no. 9 coal seam of the eastern interior coal field of western Kentucky (Masters) 1974.
Fisk, Courtney Anna. Catalytic approaches for deoxygenation of a model bio-oil 2007.
Frankie, Kathleen A.. A new method for determining pyrite size, form, microlithotype distribution in coal with applications for characterizing pyrite in western Kentucky and western Pennsylvania channel samples and western Kentucky prepared coals (Masters) 1984.
French, Morgan Theodore. Design and construction of a pneumatic coal feeding system for a fluidized bed combustor (Masters) 1979.
Graese, Anne M.. A petrographic and chemical model for the evolution of the Tradewater Formation coals in western Kentucky (Masters) 1984.
Graham, David Christopher. Hydrogen Sorption Characteristics of Carbon Materials and Carbon Materials Doped with Metal Particles
(Masters) 2004.
Green, Eric K.. Economic efficiency of three synthetic fuel processes (Ph.D.) 1977.
Groppo, Jr., John George. The role of metal ions and surfactants in the dewatering of ultra-fine clean coal (Ph.D.) 1992.
Guo, Qin. Enhanced mineral liberation and grinding efficiency of fine coal grinding by swelling pre-treatment (Masters) 1993.
Gurupira, Tapiwa Zabron. Dry separation of powdered materials by size and/or density using pneumatic transport triboelectrostatic techniques (Masters) 2002.
Hager, G. Todd. The effect of promoter metals on the activity of nanoscale iron-based catalysts (Ph.D.) 1995.
Ho, Kwung-Hong. Surface area studies on variable composition nickel-alumina methanation catalysts (Masters) 1977.
Howard, Robert L.. Comparative phenology and water relations of 9-year old coniferous and deciduous trees growing on surface mine spoil (Masters) 1980.
Jewell, Robert B.. The Sedimentation, Stratigraphy, and Petrography of a Coal-Ash Pond in Carroll County, Kentucky (Masters) 2004.
Jiang, C.. Hydrophobic surface coating of pyrite to control acid mine drainage (Masters) 1995.
Jiang, Chengliang. Color and organic pollutant removal from industrial dye wastewaters (Ph.D.) 1997.
Jiang, Chengliang. A study of the interfacial chemistry of pyrite and coal in fine coal cleaning using flotation (Masters) 1993.
Jiang, X.. A new approach for the destabilization of stable coal flotation froth (Masters) 1998.
Klapheke, Jeffrey G.. Pyrolysis and plasticity of high-volatile bituminous coals of Kentucky (Masters) 1984.
Kunnummal, Noushad. Pretreatment of coal using CO and H2O (Masters) 1992.
Laue, Susan K.. Yield, forage quality of grass species and varieties established on topsoiled mine spoils in western Kentucky (Masters) 1982.
Lin, Ching-huei. A study of metal surface area in supported nickel catalysts by hydrogen chemisorption (Masters) 1977.
Liu, Ching-Yi Max. Measurement of permeability of coal for underground coal gasification (Masters) 1976.
Marrs, Brock. Carbon nanotube augmentationof a bone cement polymer (Ph.D.) 2007.
Marrs, Brock Holston. Augmentation of bone cement with multiwall carbon nanotubes (Masters) 2003.
Marrs, Brock Holston. Carbon nanotube augmentation of a bone cement polymer 2007.
Mathis, Harry Leon. Structural and sedimentological study of the accumulation of the no. 9 coal to no. 13 coal zone interval in the Western Kentucky Coal Field (Masters) 1983.
McCabe, Duncan D.. The effect of microstructure on the erosion of tungsten carbide-cobalt alloys (Masters) 1980.
Mehta, Rakesh H.. Pelletization studies of ultra-fine, clean coal (Masters) 1994.
Mitra, Bhaskar. Acid mine drainage prevention using a novel surface treatment approach (Masters) 2006.
Munirathinum, Mohanavel. Pyritic sulfur and ash removal studies using an advanced column flotation system (Masters) 1992.
Neathery, James Kyle. A fundamental study of circulating bed absorption for flue gas desulfurization (Ph.D.) 1993.
Neuder, Gary Leslie. Controls on peat accumulation in the no. 9 to no. 13 interval in western Kentucky (Masters) 1984.
Osborne, John Stephen. The effect of lime rate, tillage and phosphorus treatments on revegetation of acidic sandstone spoils in western Kentucky (Masters) 1981.
Peterson, Laura G.. Effect of microstructure on the solid particle erosion of carbon steel (Masters) 1980.
Pina, Belkis B.. Hydroliquefaction performance of two Kentucky coals in solvents of various hydrogen-donor strengths (Masters) 1984.
Qian, Dali. Multiwalled carbon nanotube CVD synthesis, modification, and composite applications (Ph.D.) 2001.
Raichur, Ashok. Comparative studies of the surface properties of pyrites from coal and ore sources (Masters) 1992.
Raione, Richard P.. Petrographic characterization of the Upper Elkhorn number two seam of eastern Kentucky (Masters) 1983.
Ringe, James Martin. Effects of bark mulch, fertilization, and herbaceous cover on survival and growth of three tree species on Eastern Kentucky mine spoil (Masters) 1979.
Roberts, Dane Richard. The role of abscisic acid in the water stress physiology of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia l.) seedlings under controlled environmental and field conditions (Masters) 1981.
Samarasinghe, A. Mahinda. A theoretical and experimental study of consolidation of soils and fine coal refuse (Masters) 1980.
Sandy, Joe Moore. Solubility parameter spectra of coal 1981.
Shin, Youngwha. Effect of microstructure on the erosion of WC-Co and Al-Si alloys (Ph.D.) 1982.
Shumaker, James Link. Exploration of layered double hydroxide compounds as heterogeneous catalysts for the transesterification of several vegetable oils 2007.
Siry, J. Michael. The design, construction, and operation of a low-BTU, fixed-bed gasification unit (Masters) 1977.
Spencer, Diane K.. Erosion of 1050 steel by water based slurries (Masters) 1982.
Spies, William A.. Lateral and vertical distribution of seven major and minor elements in the no. 11 seam of the western Kentucky coal field of the eastern interior basin (Masters) 1977.
Srikantapura, S.. Removal of hazardous trace elements from coal using physical-chemical cleaning approach (Masters) 1995.
Srinivasan, Ramachandra. Structural development in ultrafine particles of zirconia produced from sol-gel (Ph.D.) 1989.
Stehn, John Lawrence. Comparison of pilot plant and benchscale dewatering of a fine coal slurry using hyperbaric filtration (Masters) 1996.
Stringer, Jeffrey W.. Factors affecting the variation in heat content of Black Locust biomass (Masters) 1981.
Su, Suiying. The sintering of supported gold and platinum catalysts (Masters) 1994.
Tackett, Edward Michael. Direct seeding commercial forest species on eastern Kentucky surface mines (Masters) 1979.
Taulbee, Darrell Neal. A technique to measure the adsorption and cracking of hydrocarbons over processed oil shale substrates (Ph.D.) 1994.
Thoppae, Premkumar G.. Molecular weight of cross-links in bituminous coals (Masters) 1982.
Toles, Christopher A.. Production of activated carbons from coal and coal maceral concentrates using phosphoric acid (Ph.D.) 1995.
Toon, Bradley Edward. Investigation of blast mitigation properties of carbon and polyurethane based foams 2008.
Vail, James A.. Aboveground biomass and nutrient accumulation by three tree species on Eastern Kentucky mine spoil (Masters) 1978.
Vego, Asmund. Experimental and scaling studies on circulating fluidized beds (Ph.D.) 1997.
Wang, Yuguo. Dehydrocyclization by platinum monofuctional catalysts (Ph.D.) 1999.
Weisenberger, Matthew Collins. Sythesis and Characterization of Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotube/Polyacrylonitrile Composite Fibers and Resulting Carbon Fibers (Masters) 2002.
Weisenberger, Matthew Collins. Synthesis and characterization of multi-wall carbon nanotube/polyacrylonitrile composite fibers and resulting carbon fibers 2002.
Weisenberger, Matthew Collins. Applications of multiwall carbon nanotube composites : mechanical, electrical and thermal properties 2007.
Whitley, Mark Douglas. Separation of hydrogen sulfide-hydrogen mixtures by heatless adsorption (Masters) 1974.
Yang, Jinggang. A study of fine coal dewatering using hyperbaric filtration technique (Masters) 1995.
Zimmerman, Lisa Jean. The use of slow-release fertilizer tablets and individual tree mulches to aid the establishment of hardwoods on surface mine spoil (Masters) 1981.
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