In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Introduction The Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission in the United States of America is pleased to present Directory of the Doctoral Dissertations of the Saudi Graduates from US Universities (1964-2005). The purpose of publishing this directory is to provide readers, students, and researchers with the titles and related information concerning these doctoral dissertations in order to facilitate research in areas recommended by the authors. The directory also gives the opportunity to decision makers in public and private sectors to employ doctoral graduates in various fields of knowledge and to benefit from their expertise. By documenting these achievements the directory reflects the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission’s respect and admiration for the authors. It also reflects the great efforts of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia in granting its young men and women scholarships to pursue their educational goals in order to participate in the Kingdom’s development. In spite of its genuine efforts devoted to publishing the directory, the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission regrets that the directory does not include dissertations that have not been deposited in its library. Apology is also extended to authors of doctoral dissertations included in the directory for any unintentional mistakes, and requests that the authors provide the Cultural Mission with correct information. I would like to extend my thanks to my colleagues at the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission for their tireless efforts. They have made this directory available to provide a reliable source of information to students and researchers in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere. Dr. Mazyed Ibrahim Almazyed The Cultural Attaché TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION_________________________________________________________________ i Part A: Subject - Author Catalogue _______________________________________________________________AGRICULTURAL & BOTANICAL SCIENCES 1 _______________________________________________________________ANIMAL SCIENCE & VETRINARY MEDICINE 11 _______________________________________________________________ARCHITECTURE 14 _______________________________________________________________BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 19 _______________________________________________________________BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 23 _______________________________________________________________CHEMISTRY 32 _______________________________________________________________COMMUNICATION 36 _______________________________________________________________COMPUTER SCIENCE 42 _______________________________________________________________DENTISTRY & ORAL MEDICINE 50 _______________________________________________________________ECONOMICS 55 _______________________________________________________________EDUCATION 68 _______________________________________________________________ENGINEERING, AEROSPACE 119 _______________________________________________________________ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL 120 _______________________________________________________________ENGINEERING, CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL 124 _______________________________________________________________ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER 140 _______________________________________________________________ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL 152 _______________________________________________________________ENGINEERING, MINING 159 _______________________________________________________________ENGINEERING, NUCLEAR 160 _______________________________________________________________ENGINEERING, PETROLEUM 162 _______________________________________________________________ENGNIEERING, SYSTEMS & MANAGEMENT 164 _______________________________________________________________ENTOMOLOGY 170 _______________________________________________________________ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 171 _______________________________________________________________FISHERIES & OCEANOGRAPHY 172 _______________________________________________________________GEOGRAPHY 173 _______________________________________________________________GEOLOGY 177 _______________________________________________________________HEALTH ADMINISTRATION 181 _______________________________________________________________HISTORY & NEAR EASTERN STUDIES 182 _______________________________________________________________HOME ECONOMICS 185 _______________________________________________________________LAW & JURIDICAL SCIENCES 186 _______________________________________________________________LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCES 188 _______________________________________________________________LINGUISTICS & LANGUAGES 193 _______________________________________________________________LITERATURE 201 _______________________________________________________________MATHEMATICS 203 ii Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission - USA _______________________________________________________________MEDICINE & PUBLIC HEALTH 207 _______________________________________________________________METALLURGY 211 _______________________________________________________________METEOROLOGY 212 _______________________________________________________________MILITARY ARTS AND SCIENCES 213 _______________________________________________________________NURSING & ALLIED MEDICAL SCIENCES 214 _______________________________________________________________NUTRITION & FOOD SCIENCE 215 _______________________________________________________________PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES 218 _______________________________________________________________PHYSICS 221 _______________________________________________________________POLITICAL SCIENCE 224 _______________________________________________________________PSYCHOLOGY 232 _______________________________________________________________PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 234 _______________________________________________________________RELIGIOUS STUDIES 244 _______________________________________________________________SOCIOLOGY 245 _______________________________________________________________STATISTICS, APPLIED & MATHEMATICAL 253 _______________________________________________________________URBAN PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT 255 _______________________________________________________________WESTERN PHILOSOPHY 258 Part B: Appendices _______________________________________________________________Author - Subject Index i - 1 TO i - 69 _______________________________________________________________State Names and Abbreviations ii - 1 _______________________________________________________________Degree Names and Abbreviations iii - 1 iii Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission - USA Part A Subject - Author Catalogue AGRICULTURAL & BOTANICAL SCIENCES ABA-HUSAYN, MANSUR MOHAMMED, Ph.D. HYDROLYSIS AND DECOMPOSTION OF SOME CLAYS AND SOILS . UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE, RIVERSIDE, CA, 1972, 125 pp. ABDULKADER, AHMED MOHAMMED, Ph.D. OPTIMAL TEMPORAL ALLOCATION OF THE MULTI- AQUIFER SYSTEM IN AL-HASSA OASIS, EASTERN SAUDI ARABIA. OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS, STILLWATER, OK, 1996, 211 pp. ABDULSALAM, KHALED SAAD, Ph.D. CONTROLS OF FUSARIUM STEM ROT OF CARNATION CUTTINGS . COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, FORT COLLINS, CO, 1984, 58 pp. ABDULSALAM, MOHAMMAD ABDULAZIZ, Ph.D. A STUDY OF AN AUTOTOXIC REACTION IN ALFALFA (MEDICAGO SATIVA L.) SEED GERMINATION OR SEEDLING EMERGENCE. UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, LARAMIE, WY, 1985, 106 pp. ABOHASSAN, ATALLA HAMED, Ph.D. SAND STABILIZATION BY AFFORESTATION IN AL HASSA OASIS, SAUDI ARABIA. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST LANSING, MI, 1976, 124 pp. ABRAHEM, BASEM AHMAD, Ph.D. AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF WHEAT IN SAUDI ARABIA . WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, PULLMAN, WA, 1987, 206 pp. AL-SHIEKH, ABDULMALEK ABDULRAHMAN, Ph.D. EVALUATION OF ARID LAND FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS: STRATEGIES FOR SAUDI ARABIAN AGRICULTURE . UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUCSON, AZ, 1983, 152 pp. ALI, AHMAD IBRAHIM M., Ph.D. ACCLIMATION AND DE- ACCLIMATION OF ROSA MULTI- FLORA THUNB. 'BURR' PLANTS TO COLD TEMPERATURE. TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE STATION, TX, 1992, 88 pp. ARIFI, ABRAHEEM ABDULRAHMAN A., Ph.D. THE INFLUENCE OF SHADING AND EVAPOTRANSPIRATION ON A VENTILATED GREENHOUSE ENVIRONMENT . OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS, COLUMBUS, OH, 1999, 156 pp. ASSIRY, ALHUSSEIN MOHAMMED, Ph.D. EFFECT OF OHMIC HEATING ON THE DEGRADATION KINETICS OF ASCORBIC ACID. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS, COLUMBUS, OH, 1996, 163 pp. AYEDH, HASSAN YAHYA, Ph.D. FIELD BIOLOGY OF RUSSIAN WHEAT APHID , DIURAPHIS NOXIA (MORDVILKO) (HOMOPTERA: APHIDIDAE ) ON WHEATS DIFFERING IN CATEGORIES OF RESISTANCE. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, FORT COLLINS, CO, 2000, 189 pp. AZBA, ABDULRAHMAN ALI, Ph.D. EFFICIENCY OF IRRIGATION BORDERS AS AFFECTED BY INFLOW HYDROGRAPH SHAPE. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUCSON, AZ, 1994, 150 pp. BABEIR, AHMED SALEH, Ph.D. SIMULATION MODEL FOR PREDICTING TRACTABLILTY CONDITIONS FOR CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AMES, IA, 1984, 96 pp. BAFEEL, SAMEERA OMAR, Ph.D. FATTY ACID COMPOSITION AND COLD HARDINESS OF PECAN CULTIVARS. MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, MISS STATE, MS, 2005, 134 pp. 1 Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission - USA AGRICULTURAL & BOTANICAL SCIENCES BAGOUR, MOHAMMED HUSSIEN, Ph.D. MEASURING AND PREDICTING STEADY STATE INFILTRATION RATES FOR ARIZONA IRRIGATED SOILS. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUCSON, AZ, 2001, 115 pp. BAHRANY, ABDULAZIZ MAATOOK, Ph.D. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL RESPONSES OF SHORT STAPLE COTTON (GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM L .) TO SALT STRESS. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUCSON, AZ, 1989, 103 pp. BAKRI, MOHAMMED SALEH, Ph.D. EFFECT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENTS AND WHEAT FARMERS IN MEDINA