College of Engineering Theses since 1983 have call numbers assigned by department. You may want to browse the shelves at:

Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - Q.629.1Ta
Agricultural Engineering - Q.631.3Ta
Atmospheric Sciences - Q.551Ta
Ceramic Engineering - Q.666Ta (also see Materials Science and Engineering)
Chemical Engineering - Q.660.2 (in the Chemistry Library)
Civil Engineering - Q.624Ta
Computer Science - Q.004Ta
Electrical Engineering - Q.621.3Ta
Environmental Engineering - Q.620.8Ta
General Engineering - Q.620Ta
Materials Science and Engineering - Q.620.11Ta
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering - Q.621.8Ta
Metallurgical Engineering - Q.669Ta (also see Materials Science and Engineering)
Nuclear Engineering - Q.621.48Ta
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics - Q.621.1Ta

Theses from other institutions usually are not available at Grainger. Search the online catalog by author or title to be sure. UIUC Students, Faculty, and Staff may be able to obtain copies of these from the Interlibrary Loan office. It is also possible to purchase Doctoral theses from University Microfilms Inc. Contact them at