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
Computational identification of conserved haustorial-expressed genes in the grapevine powdery mildew fungus Erysiphe necator, Miriam E. Barnett
Tear Film Dynamics Concerning A Lipid Reservoir, Gregory A. Barron
Environmental Life Cycle Comparison of Aluminum-based High Barrier Flexible Packaging Laminates, Jacob A. Bayus
Toniis: Design that has a positive impact on children with abnormal muscle tone., Liana Beer
Toward Real-Time Video-Enhanced Augmented Reality for Medical Visualization and Simulation, Alexander Maxwell Bensch
Factors Influencing Gender Gap Participation among the Private and Public Sectors of Kosovo, Anyla Beqa
Use Of Experts' Gaze By Novice Usability Practitioners To Perform A Better Heuristic Evaluation, Sree Anirudh J. Bhandaram
Experimental Study of Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Over an Array of Short Micro Pin Fins, Aditya Bhat
Chromatic Dispersion Compensation in electrical domain via Signal Pre-distortion using a dual-drive Mach-Zehnder Modulator, Saivivek Bheemanathini
An Empirical Analysis of Predictive Machine Learning Algorithms on High-Dimensional Microarray Cancer Data, Jo A. Bill
Prometheus, Kyle Blalock
Synthesis and Characterization of Copolyesters Based on Vanillic Acid or Syringic Acid and Dodecanedioic Acid, Michael E. Bloom
Sunder Axe: Encouraging Habit and Safe Use, Timothy Bromm
Effect of Simulated Canopy Cover on Created Vernal Pools in the Northeastern US, Elizabeth Anne Bruen
Flow Boiling in Open Microchannels with Tapered Manifolds using Ethanol in a Gravity-Driven Flow, Philipp K. Buchling Rego
Mining and Integration of Structured and Unstructured Electronic Clinical Data for Dementia Detection, Joseph Bullard
Clarifying Techniques for Unique Robotic Surgeries, Samantha Bundy
Crystalline, Nicholas Buonarota, John Dunham, Alexander Herdzik, and Matthew Mundell
Millennial Generation and the Mobile Internet Devices in Shopping Activities, Giovanna Cabrera, Katia Gutiérrez, and Pedro Guzmán Espinal
Do Bugs Foreshadow Vulnerabilities? A Study of the Chromium Project, Felivel Camilo
Dominican Women: Their Perception as Leaders by the Dominican Population, Jorge Canaán and Glenda Corcino
Geometric Phases in Single Molecule Magnets, Brian Canchola Fenochio
RCS Rochester Central Station: A Landmark Transit Station for Rochester New York, Bridget Carney
A Generalized Model of Cognitive Workload, Taylor Carpenter
A Comparison of Fish Communities in Southwestern Lake Ontario Tributaries From One Century Ago, Ben Carson
Signature Simulation and Characterization of Mixed Solids in the Visible and Thermal Regimes, Tyler D. Carson
Communicating Vaccination Information on Facebook Utilizing the Health Belief Model, Lindsay Case
“Within”, Christine M. Caswell
The Morozov Discrepancy Principle for the Elliptic Inverse Problem, Peter Caya
North Star, Peter Cayer
Allocation of Workers Utilizing Models with Learning, Forgetting, and Various Work Structures, Austin T. Chacosky
Community Crime Mapping: Increasing Predictive Policing with Dynamic Symbol Sets, Michael Chaszczewski
Multispectral Image Road Extraction Based Upon Automated Map Conflation, Bin Chen
The Shape of Poetry: A Typographic Exploration of Poetry and Synesthesia, Boliang Chen
A Wireless Communication Platform for MEMS Sensors, Chen Chen
Seasons: A motion graphics depicts activities of ancient Chinese people in four seasons, Qina Chen
Hand Operated Tabletop Letterpress Assembly Instructions 1.0, George Chiu, Brendan Domos, Spencer Herzog, Nathan Sandidge, and Kevin Weinstein
Boundary between human and machine, Seulgi Cho
Performance and Energy Trade-offs for 3D IC NoC Interconnects and Architectures, James David Coddington
Bipartite Ramsey Numbers and Zarankiewicz Numbers, Alex F. Collins
The Long Walk, Joe Columbia
The Use of Landsat 8 for Monitoring of Fresh and Coastal Waters, Javier A. Concha
Using Stochastic Differential Equations to Model Gap-Junction Gating Dynamics in Cardiac Myocytes, Will Consagra
Assessment of Alignment Algorithms, Variant Discovery and Genotype Calling Strategies in Exome Sequencing Data, Anthony Corbett
Waste as Parts: Reassessing waste value for a sustainable future, Patricio Corvalan
Photonic-Loop Modeling Using Ghost Waveguides, Parikshit Dale
Left Ventricle Myocardium Segmentation from 3D Cardiac MR Images using Combined Probabilistic Atlas and Graph Cut-based Approaches, Aditya Daryanani
An Experimental Study of Dispersion in Oscillating Flows in Cylindrical Tubes, Siddharth Dasgupta
Pulsed Photonic Curing of Conformal Printed Electronics, Sourav Das
Uncertainty Quantification and Reduction in Cardiac Electrophysiological Imaging, Azar Rahimi Dehaghani
Developing an algal biofilm filtration system for the remediation of nutrient pollution in freshwater ponds, Danielle Delp
Spectrally Based Material Color Equivalency: Modeling and Manipulation, Maxim W. Derhak
The Role of Offender Perception in Treatment Outcome for Male Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence with Co-occurring Substance Dependency, Andrea DeSisti
Motion Sequence Teaser for a Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, Ashoomi Dholakia
Investigating the Effect of Color Gamut Mapping Quantitatively and Visually, Anupam Dhopade
Critical Action, Zachary Dietl
Fear Feedback Loop: Creative and Dynamic Fear Experiences Driven by User Emotion, Charlene DiMeglio
Pictorial Health Warnings in Croatia, Borna Dolezil
Identity Aperture: Self-portraits, Genealogy, and Other Archives, Yuxiang Dong
Controlling the Transient Interface Shape and Deposition Profile Left by Desiccation of Colloidal Droplets on Multiple Polymer Surfaces, Peter David Dunning
Learning Beyond the Classroom: Photography as a major design element in graphic design layouts for print and web, John E. Dyer
An Intelligent Nonlinear System Identification Method with an Application to Condition Monitoring, Clara Echavarria
Efficiency and Betweenness Centrality of Graphs and some Applications, Bryan Ek
Career Development Center Reformation: Enhancing the Employability of UP Students, Blendrit Elezaj
Mechanical, Environmental and Economic Feasibility Analysis of Sodium Carbonate Activated Blast Furnace Slag, Kathleen Ellis
Computational Simulation of an Electrophysiological Human Heart Failure Model with an Early AfterDepolarization Arrhythmia Application, Mohamed Elshrif
Heavy Ball with Friction Method for the Elastography Inverse Problem, Oladayo Eluyefa
Handi & V, Fenway Wei Fan
A Switched System Identification Approach to Spindle Modeling, Mohsin Farooq
The Digitization and Accessibility of Documents: A Case Study at the Rochester Public Library, Kirsten Feigel
Uncomfortably Numb: News Media’s Effects on Generational Perceptions of Cancer Prevention, Jillian Elizabeth Seaton Ference
InAs/GaSb Tunnel Diodes, Matthew J. Filmer
Teen Empowerment’s Youth/Police Dialogues: The Bridge to Improving Police and Youth Relations, Pamela S. Flemming
Ferroelectric HfO2 for Emerging Ferroelectric Semiconductor Devices, Karine Florent
Journey design, Guillermo Fok De Jesus
Multiwavelength Imaging of Planetary Nebulae: Resolving & Disentangling Structure, Marcus J. Freeman
inSense: A Variation and Fault Tolerant Architecture for Nanoscale Devices, John A. Frye
Data mining NHANES: Utilizing a Genetic Algorithm to Detect Correlation Between Birth Sex Ratio and Epidemiological Factors, Christopher F. Fucile
Exploring Property based Aluminum Specifications., Naitik Gada
The Look of Fiction: A Visual Analysis of the Front Covers of The New York Times Fiction Bestsellers, Daniel Patrick Gallagher
Characterization of Cardiac Electrogram Signals During Atrial Fibrillation, Prasanth Ganesan
Effects of Persuasive Communication on Intention to Save Energy: Punishing and Rewarding Messages, Michell Patricia Garcia Mera
Image Quality Modeling and Characterization of Nyquist Sampled Framing Systems with Operational Considerations for Remote Sensing, Rey Jan D. Garma
How to Make the Pediatric Department in the Regional Hospital of Mitrovica the Best Health Care Provider in Kosovo, Nderim Gerguri
Low-Power, Low-Voltage Electroosmotic Actuator for an Implantable Micropumping System Intended for Drug Delivery Applications, Jirachai Getpreecharsawas
The Evaluation of Process Safety Management Effectiveness in the Oil and Gas Sector: Case of Sonatrach, Algeria, Salim Ghettas
3D PRINTED FOOTWEAR DESIGN, Seyed Behrad Ghodsi
Physical Characteristics and Morphology of Platinum Nanocrystals on Single Crystal Strontium Titanate, Joshua Gild
Kosovo's Forensic Psychiatric Institution: Challenges on Management, Procedures of Treatment, and Finances, Margarita Gjocaj
An Investigation Into The Viability Of Nanocrystalline Cellulose As A Packaging Material, John Glass
Repurposing vacant lots for stormwater runoff mitigation in Rochester, New York, Sandra Golberg
Experiential Metaphors: Create Anti-negative Home Products, Hong Ying Guo
Measuring and Promoting (R&D) Expenditure in Manufacturing Companies of High-Tech Healthcare Products in the Dominican Republic, Joshua R. Guzmán and César Encarnación
Establishing an Effective National Environmental Information System, Rizah Hajdari
Communicating through Distraction: A Study of Deaf Drivers and Their Communication Style in a Driving Environment, Pierce T. Hamilton
Rematerialize, Eunmi Han
