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 2011
A Search for self, Kristine Greenizen
Modeling pressure drop of two-phase gas/liquid flow in PEM fuel cell channels, Michael Grimm
Fleeting, Alysia Grummert
Design of a test loop for performance testing of steam turbines under a variety of operating conditions, Jonathan Guerrette
As I recall..., Megan Gulland
Prototype software for colorant formulation using Gamblin conservation colors, Marissa Haddock
Presence within absence, Jennifer Halvorson
Creating current, Jesse Harrington
Kosovo's new customs declaration processing system / [presentation given in May 2011], Bujar Haxhidauti
An Unnatural history, Sarah Hearn
Re learning to learn, Erika Heffernan
Development of cerium dioxide coated alumina adsorbent to study the removal of arsenic from ground water, Laura Herder
Family communication patterns and African-American adolescent females’ self-reported use of condoms, Natasha Hibbert
Forensic analysis of VMware hard disks, Manish Hirwani
Towards flexible hardware/software encoding using H.264, Mark Hogan
A Computational flow model of oxygen and nitric oxide transport & reactions and the relation with glaucoma, Lukas Holsen
Balancing truth error and manual processing in the PDQ system, Douglass Huang
New medium of advertising in the future use of interactive installation, Hao Huang
Digital media in education: Expanding the technology acceptance model, Heidi Huntington
Cloth simulation using hardware tessellation, David Huynh
Restorative justice in schools: An Examination of peace circles within Monroe High School, Christian Isaac
Probabilistic framework for image understanding applications using Bayesian Networks, Mustafa Jaber
To Investigate the absorption, dynamic contact angle and printability effects of synthetic zeolite pigments in an inkjet receptive coating, Swaraj Jalindre
Financial planning for the future of the Kosovo Security Force 2013-2018 : [presentation given on November 16, 2011], Shqipe Jashari
Road infrastructure development and investment in Kosovo : [presentation given November 17, 2010], Vedat Jashari
Non-intrusive identification of speech codecs in digital audio signals, Frank Jenner
Design of passive suspension system with non-linear springs using b-spline collocation method, Rahul Jhaveri
Time and space, Doroteia Johnson
Strategic priorities for professional sports infrastructure in Kosova / [presentation given May 16, 2011], Fatmir Kabashi
Relics, Rex Kalehoff
Measurement, modeling and perception of painted surfaces : A Multi-scale analysis of the touch-up problem, Suparna Kalghatgi
Warranty prediction during product development: Developing an event generation engine in an engineer-to-order environment, Hee-Rak Kang
Exploring the relationship between personality and work values with emerging adults, Jennifer Katz
Investigating block mask lithography variation using finite-difference time-domain simulation, Daiji Kawamura
Weighted and filtered mutual information: A Metric for the automated creation of panoramas from views of complex scenes, Thomas Keane
A Novel approach to engineering structures of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC): 3D direct write technology, Prasanna Khatri-Chhetri
System design for health information management in rural India, Rishikesh Khedkar
Life force of nature, Sooyoung Kim
Characterization of silicon Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes with novel device architecture, Kimberly Kolb
Analysis Of The Effects Of 12 Months Accelerated Aging Testing, Obtained At Two Equivalent Aging Programs, On A Medical Grade Proprietary Chevron Pouch, Laurie Carletta Kruczynski
Screening procedures for strategic environmental assessment in Kosovo : [presentation given in November 2011]., Laura Krypa Gjakova
Taste of the Finger Lakes: Teaching wine tasting techniques using instructional media, Ashley Kuehl
Gender perspective in Kosovo foreign affairs : [presentation given December 15, 2010], Violeta Kurti Islami
A Method for detection and quantification of building damage using post-disaster LiDAR data, Richard Labiak
Evanescent wave assist features for optical projection lithography, Neal Lafferty
Scale-up of algae growth system to cleanse wastewater and produce oils for biodiesel production, Eric Lannan
Bringing IBAN to Kosovo / [presentation given May 17, 2011], Fisnik Latifi
A Power efficient pulsed MAC protocol for body area networks, David Layerle
Sculptural life forms, Jaiik Lee
Behind the plow, Steve Leetch
Optimizations and applications in head-mounted video-based eye tracking, Feng Li
Copolymerization of Ethylene and 4-Penten-1-ol Using an Aryl Sulfonate Phosphine Palladium Catalyst, Shuo Lin
Bitter tea, CaiCai Liu
Simulation model of Pacinian corpuscle for haptic system design, Daniel Liu
Scientific visualization using Pixar's RenderMan, John Lukasiewicz
Optimization of concentrator GaAs photovoltaic devices with InAs quantum dots through substrate misorientation and electroplating, Chelsea Mackos
Optimal economic planning and control for the management of ecosystems, Kevin Macksamie
Cyclical, Edna Madera
Discrimination of surface and volume states in fully depleted field-effect devices on thick insulator substrates, Robert Manley
A Sense of place: Branding the Richardson Olmsted complex through architectural motif, Lisa Mauro
Environmental impact analysis of alternative pallet management systems, Ainoa Mazeika Bilbao
Are new media credible? A Multidimensional approach to measuring news consumers’ credibility and bias perceptions and the frequency of news consumption, Bonnie McCracken
Kindergarten transition practices for students with autism spectrum disorder, Cassandra McCumber
An Analysis of the implementation-potential of the threaded engram database model, Sourabh Mehta
Thermal profiling in CMOS/memristor hybrid architectures, Cory Merkel
Band space: Promoting local musicians on the web, Alisha Messmer
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Using mathematical models in the hotel industry: Maximizing revenues through discount strategies, Karin Meuwissen
Implementing field portable x-ray fluorescence during environmental investigations for radioactive materials, Neil Miller
Characterizing adaptive capacity to climate change in developing countries: a case study on Peru, Rosa Mitsumasu Heredia
Look, cook, learn: A Recipe for improved functionality in cooking design, Anna Mizer
Influence maximization on families of graphs, Andrei Mouravski
Evaluation of CFD based hemolysis prediction methods, Oyuna Myagmar
Hydrogenated amorphous silicon photonics, Karthik Narayanan
Compact modeling of thin-film silicon transistors fabricated on glass, Christopher Nassar
Art for healing; Art for consciousness change, Robert Neill
Effectively targeting older consumers, Jenna Nichols
Design and synthesis of a high-performance, hyper-programmable DSP on an FPGA, Stephen Nichols
Establishing parameters for problem difficulty in permutation-based genetic algorithms, Adam Nogaj
School-based Professionals' Self-Reported Training, Preparation and Confidence in Providing Services to Students with ASD, Kimberly Nosek
Investigating controller performance in hybrid SOFC systems in the presence of unknown nonlinearities, William Nowak Jr
An Integrated environment for data acquisition with dynamic changes in wireless sensor networks, Albert Nurgaliev
Improvements for Kosovo's spatial planning system / [presentation given in May 2011], Luan Nushi
The Secret is out, Sarah O'Brien
Small gatherings, Sean O'Connell
Extragradient methods for elliptic inverse problems and image denoising, James Oleksyn
Towards FPGA hardware in the loop for QCA simulation, Alan Olson
Exemplar versus base rate information messages: Effect on African-Americans’ intentions toward signing a donor card, Aisha O’Mally
Electoral Reform in Kosovo (2010-2015) / [Presentation given in May 2011], Besnik Osmani
IP address registration database: Definitions for access, security, and implementation, Lesa Ouellette
Design for good: The Philosophical alignment of the arts and crafts, modernist, and handmade movements, Kate Palermo
Investigating data throughput and partial dynamic reconfiguration in a commodity FPGA cluster framework, Nicholas Palladino
Modeling lean six sigma in the small packaging industry in India, Robin Patel
