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.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Interracial Advertising: A Comparative Analysis on YouTube Comments on a Controversial Interracial Commercial, Jeannine Alsous
Effects of using iPad on First Grade Students' Achievements in Arabic Language Classes In Saudi Arabia, Jawaher Alsulami
An evaluation of the silicon spectral range for determination of nutrient content of grape vines, Grant W.F. Anderson
Validating Color Doppler Ultrasound Performance Via A Quantitative Comparison with Particle Image Velocimetry, Allan Alexander Andranikian
Sketchy, Matt Ansini
MATLAB System Simulation: Solar-Dehumidification for low Volume Water Production in Remote Regions, Daniel Appiah-Mensah
The Realization and Study of Optical Wings, Alexandra Brae Artusio-Glimpse
Developing a Prototype System for Syndromic Surveillance and Visualization Using Social Media Data., Anup Aryal
An Artificial Neural Networks based Temperature Prediction Framework for Network-on-Chip based Multicore Platform, Sandeep Aswath Narayana
visualization of mind: visual exploration of brain activity, Bilegsaikhan Baasanjav
Determining the Impact of Latitude on Parturition Timing in Captive North American River Otters: A Statistical Analysis of AZA Studbook Records, Jordan I. Bailey
The Quality Attribute Design Strategy for a Social Network Data Analysis System, Ziyi Bai
Deadly Pleasure, Chunhui Bao
Computational analysis in vivo p53 binding sites in the context of chromatin and repeat regions, Feifei Bao
Perception of Software Employees towards Human Resource Development Roles, Functions, and Professionals, Bhagyashree Barhate
Reconstructed Memories, Emily Bellinger
Analyses of amber mutants of Salmonella phage SPN3US, Andrea Denisse Benítez Quintana
Alleviating Traffic Congestion in Prishtina, Begatim Berisha
A Proposed Imaging System to Spatially and Temporally Monitor Unburned Hydrocarbons in Jet Engine Exhaust, Emily E. Berkson
Xenon Flash Lamp Annealing for Low Temperature Polycrystalline Silicon TFTs, Karthik Bhadrachalam
Sense3, Armaan Bhargava, Bruno Rocha, Lakshminarayanan Vijayaraghavan, Meith Jhaveri, Mrinal Jain, and Srinivasan Thiagarajan
Influence of Flexibility on Work Life Balance, Nikolina Birimisa
Voguing Gender: How American Vogue Represented and Constructed Women’s Roles from 1965-1974, Jenna Bossert
Online Novelty Detection System: One-Class Classification of Systemic Operation, Ryan M. Bowen
The Effect(s) of Media on the National Football League, Christian J. Bunce
The Role of Economic Zones and their Potential to Attract Diaspora Investment in Kosovo, Milot Burani
Characterizing the Transient Profile Shapes and Deposition Patterns of Desiccating Colloidal Droplets, Collin Taylor Burkhart
Condensed Living in Emergency Situations: Creating a Sense of Comfort and Safety Through Design, Alexandra Bush
Criticality of Byproduct Materials: Assessing Supply Risk, Environmental Impact, and Strategic Policy Response for Tellurium, Michele L. Bustamante
Biomimicry: A Source for Architectural Innovation in Existing Buildings, Thomas Button
Identifying the Presence of Known Vulnerabilities in the Versions of a Software Project, Craig Cabrey
More Wobble: Daniel Dennett's Elbow Room Unscrambled, Patsy Cadareanu
Sensationalism in Newspapers: A Look at The Reporter and Amandala in Belize 2010 – 2014, Deseree L.P. Cain-Arzu
Eba Playful Experiences, Lara Cardoso Goulart
Process capability for a complete electronic product assembly, Flavia Carvalho Resende
Hierarchical Decomposition of Large Deep Networks, Sumanth Chennupati
Detection in Aerial Images Using Spatial Transformer Networks, Daniel Chianucci
Characterization of a Low-Cost Millinewton Force Sensor for Ionic Polymer Metal Composite Actuators, John Chiu
A Practical Application of Wave-Pipelining Theory on a Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation Coder-Decoder Design, Patrick Chiu
LibDetector: Version Identification of Libraries in Android Applications, Zhihao Mike Chi
Get Pretty, Hye Sook Choi
Web of Life, Zhenwei Chu
Tribological Study of High Performance Bio-Lubricants Enhanced with Ionic Liquids for Use in Wind Turbines, Edward Cigno
Appraisal and Deaccession: A Case Study with the Mark Ellingson Collection, Heather Clarke
Investigating the Role of Anaerobic Bacteria in Colorectal Carcinoma, Oluwadara Coker
Robust Algorithms for Unattended Monitoring of Cardiovascular Health, Nicholas J. Conn
Accounting for the Language Variance in Executive Function, Jessica Contreras
Enhanced Metal Contacts to Carbon Nanotube Networks through Chemical and Physical Modification, Nathanael David Cox
From Information Cascade to Knowledge Transfer:Predictive Analyses on Social Networks, Biru Cui
Separators in High-Genus Near-Planar Graphs, Juraj Culak
The Busk Below, Kenton Cummings
Investigating Visual Differences Between Japanese and American Animation, Boyao Dai
Performance and Degradation Analysis of Operating PV Systems, Felipe Da Silva Freire
Toward Establishing a Catalog of Security Architecture Weaknesses, Joanna Cecilia da Silva Santos
Factors Influencing Long-Term Adoption of Wearable Activity Trackers, Alessandra Regina David Brandao
Team Igniter: an adaptive toolkit to guide and leverage collaboration in teams seeking to problem-solve and innovate, Vinicius De Andrade Romualdo
Music Uses and Gratifications Among Youth, Karen De la Rosa Herrera
A Methodology to Quantify Cumulative Damage Function (CDF) for Integration Into an Object-Oriented Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Devdatta Deo
Posthaste, Carolyn Depp
Introducing Design for Six Sigma’s DMADV Methodology to the Packaging Industry, Sumeet Deshpande
Performance of a Powered Simple Rimless-Wheel across Level Ground, Samket Kumarpal Dhami
Vertourist: Providing accuracy in language translations, using an online workforce, Shubhneek Dhillon
OneMile: An Interactive Journey to Wellness for Those with Chronic Illness, Keli M. DiRisio
Structure-Constrained Basis Pursuit for Compressively Sensing Speech, Miguel Dominguez
Not a Prediction of the Future: Believable Sci-fi Character Design Based on Present Day Technology, Kun Dong
Spectral Target Detecting Using Schroedinger Eigenmaps, Leidy P. Dorado-Munoz
Forms and Relationships Inspired by the Natural World, George Dubinsky
Down, Down, Baby, Ciara M. Duffy
Characterization of Grid Contacts for n-Si Emitter Solar Cells, Kavya Sree Duggimpudi
Remote Access and Computerized User Control of Robotic Micromanipulators, Ryan M. Dunn
Snakes in the Nest, Shane Durgee
A Temporally Coherent Neural Algorithm for Artistic Style Transfer, Michael Dushkoff
Sustainable Management of Food Supply-Chain Resources in New York State, Jacqueline H. Ebner
Towards Natural Human Control and Navigation of Autonomous Wheelchairs, Samuel Echefu
Engineering SiO2 Passivated Indium-Gallium-Zinc-Oxide TFTs for Improvement in Channel Control, Nicholas R. Edwards
Bioclimatic Design for Global Projects: The Case of Maranatha One-Day Church, Cibele Eller Rodrigues
Cohousing in the Flower City: A Carbon Capture Design, Samuel Elliot
Graph-based Data Modeling and Analysis for Data Fusion in Remote Sensing, Lei Fan
Pinups and Pinball: The Sexualized Female Image in Pinball Artwork, Melissa A. Fanton
Survival of Various Pathogenic Microorganisms in Surface Waters and Sediments in Western New York, Lorne Farovitch
Scent of Geranium, Naghmeh Farzaneh
Trail of a Swarm, Cory Fitzgerald
Visualization of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders, Tim Fitzgerald
Development of a Data Management System for Grape Breeding Programs, Connor Fortin
Wireless 60 GHz Rack to Rack Communication in a Data Center Environment, Avery John Francois
Implementation of an Object-Oriented Life Cycle Assessment Framework Using Functional Analysis and Systems Engineering Principles, Shantanu Avinash Gadre
Isolation of Pharmaceutical-Degrading Bacteria from Lake Sediments Associated with Wastewater Effluents, Noreen Anne Gallagher
Identifying the Potential Environmental Impacts of Engineered Nanomaterials, Therese Garvey
Dynamics and Power Generation Potential from a Tethered Kite Moving in a Horizontal Flightpath, Glenn Romo Gavi
Residual Affect, Beth A. Gilbert
Putting Your Best Face Forward: A Critical Visual Analysis of Gay Advertising Images and Self-Branding on Grindr, Gigina A. Giorgi
Southern Compass, Gail Goers
Carbon Nanotube Arrays for Intracellular Delivery and Biological Applications, Masoud Golshadi
Intrinsic Inter-Subject Variability in Functional Neuroimaging: Verification Using Blind Source Separation Features, Shruti Gopal Vij
Improving the Performance of ProMOL by Integrating Communal Database Access, Alexander Grier
Effect of Transmission Line Measurement (TLM) Geometry on Specific Contact Resistivity Determination, Sidhant Grover
Kernelized Cost-Sensitive Listwise Ranking, Gabriela Guimaraes Olinto
