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.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Expression Identity/Culture, Hyekeun Helen Park
Broken Art, Jihwan Park
A VISUALIZATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROSTRUCTURES OF COHESIVE POWDERS, Vineeth R. Patil
Hydrogen: A Framework for Analyzing Software Revision Histories, Shannon D. Pattison
AURA: Social Impacts of Everyday Objects, Bijal Patwa
The Effectiveness of Kosovo's Regulation on Public Sector Salaries, Albiona Peci
Stuff: The Abandoned Land An Interactive Sustainable Role-Playing Game, Chien-Ju Peng
Water Based Inkjet Material Deposition Of Donor-Acceptor Nanoparticles For Usage In Organic Photovoltaics, Anirudh Raju Penmetcha
Life Structures, Melissa M. Pepin
Measuring and Improving the Customer Service at Della Nonna, Adrian Pérez, Claudy Santana, and Euler Veloz
A Simulation Based Optimization Approach for Stochastic Resource Constrained Project Management with Milestones, Maribel Perez
Experimental Comparison of Parametric Characterization Methods for Thermoelectric Generators, Reginald D. Pierce
3D Gaze Point Localization and Visualization Using LiDAR-based 3D Reconstructions, James Pieszala
Facebook Face-ism: Perception of Competency in Social Media Profile Images and its Relationship to Gender, Marissa Pixley
Fostering Economic Growth: The Establishment of the Free Economic Zone in Gjakova, Bleta Polloshka
Design and Implementation of Quantum Dot Enhanced Next Generation Photovoltaic Devices, Stephen Jade Polly
Effective and Efficient Communication and Collaboration in Participatory Environments, Shiraz Qayyum
Cost Benefit Analysis of Residential Insulation in Kosovo, Anila Qehaja
The Law of the Protection of Personal Data: A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis, Endrine Rafuna
Branding a Professional American Football Franchise, John J. Ragone Jr.
Reliable Hardware Architectures of CORDIC Algorithm with Fixed Angle of Rotations, Rajkumar Ramadoss
Media Influence and Third-Person Effect on Perception Formation About Immigrants in the State of New York, Leslie S. Ramirez Soto
Infrared Investigations of the Composition and Structure of Nearby Protoplanetary Disks, Valerie Ann Rapson
Deconstructing Architecture, Jon Rees
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Casa Pasiva. An exploration in adapting vernacular techniques to meet passive house standards in the Dominican Republic., Larissa Reyna
Meeting in the middle: Organizing sustainability goals To redevelop Jacksonville, Florida suburbs, James Robert Reynolds II
Extraction of Vegetation Biophysical Structure from Small-Footprint Full-Waveform Lidar Signals, Paul Romanczyk
Consumers’ Communication Channels Preferences: High-Stake Versus Low-Stake Brands, Carolina Rondon Diplan
Information Design for Medical Innovation: Raising Student Awareness of Medical Design Potential, Brian W. Rosenberg
Puncture Initial Data and Evolution of Black Hole Binaries with High Speed and High Spin, Ian Ruchlin
Testing and Evaluating Dye Color: A Study Using Spectrophotometry on Technicolor and Eastman Color Motion Picture Film, Melissa Sagen
Design of a Neuromemristive Echo State Network Architecture, Qutaiba Mohammed Saleh
A Voxel-Based Approach for Imaging Voids in Three-Dimensional Point Clouds, Katie N. Salvaggio
Time Out: Influence of user experience design on behavior to reduce smartphone use, Tejal Sampat
American Sign Language Recognition System by Using Surface EMG Signal, Celal Savur
Perspectives of Chaos: Determining Meaning Through Interpretation, Benjamin M. Schmidt
Analyzing Domestic Abuse using Natural Language Processing on Social Media Data, J Nicolas Schrading
Implementing a Patient Information System in Public Hospitals in Kosovo, Adriana Sejfia
Numerical Investigation of Parameters Impacting the Wall Thickness of Carbon Nanotubes Manufactured by Template-Based Chemical Vapor Deposition, Yashar Seyed Vahedein
Authorized Access and the Challenges of Health Information Systems, Ryan Shelc
Dreamland:, Xiaohe Shen
(Re)Connecting With Listeners: How Radio Stations are Reaching Beyond the Dial (and Their Competitors) to Connect With Their Audience, Alyxandra Sherwood
Collection and Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste in Prishtina Municipality, Linda Shuku
Grid parity analysis of stand-alone hybrid microgrids: A comparative study of Germany, Pakistan, South Africa and the United States, Jawad M. Siddiqui
Parking in the Urban Core, Matthew Simonis
Content-Based Image Retrieval using Deep Learning, Anshuman Vikram Singh
Reliable Low-Latency and Low-Complexity Viterbi Architectures Benchmarked on ASIC and FPGA, Vineeta Pannalal Singh
A Model-based Design Framework for Application-specific Heterogeneous Systems, Samuel Skalicky
Development and Characterization of a GaAs nipi Superlattice Solar Cell, Michael A. Slocum
Design and Analysis of High Frequency Power Converters for Envelope Tracking Applications, Trevor Chase Smith
Architecture as Communication: A Study of the role of Form, Function and Context in evoking Meaning, Priyanka Sondhi
Investigating Annual Variation in Fruit Quality Using Nutrient Assays and Multidimensional Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Harshita Sood
Protection of the Domestic Food & Beverage Industry from Unfair Competition Coming from Foreign Countries, Kushtrim Spahiu
Spiritus, Matthew Spaull
Trends in Acquiring New Members and Retaining Loyal Members at Rochester Regional Museums, Joshua L. Stapf
Adding Internet Safety and Financial Education for Children as New Courses in Elementary School Curriculum, Gresa Statovci
3D Modeling Techniques for Print and Digital Media, Megan Ashley Stephens
TCP – Random Early Detection (RED) mechanism for Congestion Control, Asli Sungur
Segmentation and Classification of Remotely Sensed Images: Object-Based Image Analysis, Abdul Haleem Syed
Early Pioneers, Philip Szrama
Two Blocks from Heaven, David M. Tan
A Secure Neuromemristive Primitive to Mitigate Correlation Power Analysis on SHA-3 Hash Function, James B. Thesing
Performance Evaluation of III-V Hetero/Homojunction Esaki Tunnel Diodes on Si and Lattice Matched Substrates, Paul M. Thomas
Curating Deaf Spaces in Rochester: A Historical Self-Guided Mobile Application Tour, Allison Thompson
Multiple Collections, William Thomas Tighe
Recursive Model Selection for GNSS-Combined Precise Point Positioning Algorithms, Andrew Tollefson
Modeling and Analysis of OR Nurse Scheduling Using Mathematical Programming and Simulation, Clayton Tontarski
Automatic Localization of Epileptic Spikes in EEGs of Children with Infantile Spasms, Supachan Traitruengsakul
Utilizing Crime Analysis to Evaluate Criminal Justice Initiatives, Peter Tran
Power Analysis Attacks on Keccak, Xuan D. Tran
When Coal Was King, Rachele Trzcinski
A 3D Biomechanical Model for Analysis of Upper Jaw Protrusion in Carassius Auratus (Goldfish), Seldon Tenzin Tselung
Communication Considerations and Relational Dialectical Tensions Experienced by University Sign Language Interpreters, Morgan L. Tucker
Open Up, Mahima Tuladhar
Doping Profile Measurements in Silicon Using Terahertz Domain Spectroscopy (THz-TDS) Via Electrochemical Anodic Oxidation, Gaurav Tulsyan
Workload in Nursing: A Descriptive Study Using Cognitive Work Analysis, Jonathan Umansky
Fabrication of Micro Pillar Arrays Via Aerosol Jet Printing, Akanksha Umrani
Living Dragons: Illustrating VFX Character Creation Techniques, Karen Vandivert
Museums and Visitors with Autism: An Overview of Programs, Rachel Varner
Constraining the Size of the Dusty Torus in Active Galactic Nuclei: An Optical/Infrared Reverberation Lag Study, Billy Vazquez
Custovo: A Digital, Personalized Job Search Collection Aid, Streamlined for Creatives, Anna Vecchi
Consistency and Inconsistency in Celebrity Endorsements, Vanessa Veras Victoria
Efficient Implementations of Pairing-Based Cryptography on Embedded Systems, Rajeev Verma
A Cost Benefit Analysis of Establishing a Prishtina Aquatic Therapy Center, Berna Visoka
Factors affecting the regular monthly payment of electricity bills in Hajvali, Dina Vllasaliu
Exploring Negative Sexual Experiences, Attitudes, and Behaviors by Auditory Status, Taylor Victoria Vogt
Gluten-free Products and Zagreb’s Bakeries, Maja Vukoja
Run-time Ink Stability in Pneumatic Aerosol Jet Printing Using a Split Stream Solvent Add Back System, Arjun Wadhwa
On Your Own, Tianyi Wang
Effects of Virtual Humans’ Facial Emotional Displays on Persuasion, Yuqiong Wang
An Analytical Framework for Assessing the Efficacy of Small Satellites in Performing Novel Imaging Missions, Oesa A. Weaver
Economic Figures, Fiona Eloisa Wilson
Direct E-Democracy and Political Party Websites: In the United States and Sweden, Kirk M. Winans
Analysis of Nicotine in Electronic Cigarettes Using Gas Chromatography-mass Spectrometry, Gloria Wink
Symmetric Product Graphs, Evan Witz
For the Love of Books: A Furniture Solution for Transient Bibliophiles, Sarah Wolfsont
