This collection includes theses and dissertations as well as some capstone projects and Master’s projects. The Digital Institutional Repository contains most RIT theses; however, not all past works have been digitized. If you are seeking a specific thesis and do not see it here, please contact the RIT Archives Collections.
All theses and dissertations from 2010 to the present are also available to Rochester Institute of Technology faculty, students and staff from ProQuest.
To browse dissertations and theses by academic department or program, please go to the Colleges and Departments page.
Theses/Dissertations from 1964
A kinetic densitometer, Jerry Hughes
Investigation of effects of pH, ionic strength, and drying temp. on dimensional stability of film, Harry N. Parsonage and George A. Pittman
Ceramic wall reliefs for church interiors and exteriors, Sherwood Smith
Marion: a creative expression of personal reactions to environment, Harold Spencer
Ceramic sculpture in the home, Walter J. Yovaish
Theses/Dissertations from 1963
A study of early Christian symbols and their use in a contemporary church interior, Marcella Connorton
Surface treatment of pottery, Jon B. Curtis
Wilderness: A Visual Communication for Conservation, Joan Marinelli
A study for rural development, Lawrence Irving Prashaw
Investigating media as a means of expression, Wolodymyr Pylyshenko
Photomicrographic inspirations for graphic design, David Bradley Smith
The design and execution of a book of children's verse, Claudia Symonds
Theses/Dissertations from 1962
Production Sensitometric Testing of Lithographic Films Correlated with Customer Quality Acceptance, Lawrence Albertson
Dimensional Stability and Acutance : An investigation into the dimensional properties of various aerial films and a study of their acutance, Basilio J. Battaglia
Contrast threshold for a spot on a photographic print, Myron A. Berkovitz
Investigation of Surficants on Gamma and Speed, Patrick De Marco
Fixation and washing techniques for increasing image stability in photographic papers, Ray Eynard
Planters, David Giorgi
Dye Sensitization of a Photothermographic Emulsion, William Groves and Ronald Wichelman
A Preliminary Experiment in the Preparation and Evaluation of Photographic Prints of Unusual Tone Reproduction Characteristics, Robert Kane and Irving Magin
Hypersensitization and Reciprocity Law Failure, Charles West
Epoxy compound and polystyrene sheet combined decoratively with wood, John Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 1961
An Investigation into Halftone Density Variation with Pre-Screened Graphic Emulsions, Robert Chaffee
Ceramic murals, Candeger Furtun
Structure, wood, and the form of furniture, William Keyser
A Study of the possibilities of developing practical ceramic ware for charcoal cooking, John J. Masson
Limitations on expression involved in the materials and certain techniques of ceramic sculpture, Peter B. Riley
Theses/Dissertations from 1960
Covered jars, George J. Corbett
Secondary "Low Intensity" Exposure Method of Latensification, Vincent Gallo and Donald Forst
Removal of sodium thiosulfate from wash water by the use of ion exchange resins for application in a closed photographic system, George Stein and William Streeter
A course of study in woodworking for the art education student, John Stolz
Theses/Dissertations from 1959
An Experiment in Re-Exposure Exposure for Two Black and White Reversal Films, Gerard Sahlin
Theses/Dissertations from 1958
A Method of Analytical Dye Densitometry Utilizing Infrared Radiation, Calvin Besore
A Practical Investigation of the Effect of Reciprocity Law Failure in the Wollensax Fastax High Speed Camera WF-3, Stanley Feigenbaum
The electrolytic regeneration of a phenidone-hydroquinone developer, Howard Hall
A Shortened Type "C" Process (Characteristics of a Combined Bleach-Fix), Donald Sykes
