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 2010
Extracting structural vegetation components from small-footprint waveform LiDAR data in savanna ecosystems, Joseph McGlinchy
Does dual task interference affect concurrent duration production?, Mary Merlau
Family reunion, Carly Miller
Historic thermal calibration of Landsat 4 TM through an improved physics based approach, Jonathan Miller
The Image – by any means, Richard Minard
mtPrimer3: PCR primer design for mtDNA, Psalm Mizuki
Necessity of implementing electronic personal health information privacy regulation in Dominican Republic, Miguel Molina
Scalability study for robotic hand platform, Melissa Monahan
X-rays from planetary nebulae: Unveiling wind collisions and binarity, Rodolfo Montez
Dynamic fault tolerant grid workflow in the water threat management project, Young Suk Moon
Design process of web based portal: requirements of AUK Training and Development Institute : [presented May 18, 2010], Ylberina Morina
Optimization of the purification and processing of carbon nanotubes for strong, conductive and lightweight wires, Brian Moses
Laplacian eigenmaps manifold learning and anomaly detection methods for spectral images, Marcela Munoz Reales
Pond IDE: Machine level program development environment and register transfer level simulator for a massively parallel computer architecture, Jesse Muszynski
New findings for contemporary marketing to Black men: A Content analysis of alcoholic beverage ad appeals from Ebony and GQ magazines, Joshua Jedidiah Myers
Maximizing societal benefits associated with alternative fuel subsidies: The Case of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, Samir Nazir
Modeling and simulation of JP-8 fuel based hybrid solid oxide fuel cell system, Kalyan Nishtala
Sustainability of NGOs in Kosova: Challenges of the third sector and the ways forward : [presentation given May 18, 2010], Dardane Nuka
The Development and deployment of a remote virtual lab based on Amazon Cloud for networking courses, Emilio Nunez
Time delay and its effect in a virtual lab created using cloud computing, Juan Nunez
Optimizing sorting algorithms for the Cell Broadband Engine, Eric J. Offermann
Free-carrier effects in polycrystalline silicon-on-insulator photonic devices, Oshoriamhe Ogah
The Relationships between obesity, obstructive sleep apnea and commercial motor vehicle operator performance, Jennifer Ann O'Neil
Proposed standards and best practices for technological infrastructure at contact centers in the Dominican Republic, Patricia Ortiz Suárez
Scalable data clustering using GPUs, Andrew D. Pangborn
Assessing interpretability of visual symbols of varied colors across demographic profiles, Brendan Parker
A Revelation of thought, Katherine Parks
Design and fabrication of structured roughnesses in microchannels with integrated MEMS pressure sensors, Tushara Pasupuleti
Characterization of the effects of the human head on communication with implanted antennas, Michael A. Pecoraro
Determining the feasibility of a method for improving bandwidth utilization of cable networks, David Pisano
A Life reviewed: George Eastman through the viewfinder, Emma Powell
Effective use of personalized communication to influence the 18- to 25-year-old demographic to buy products and services, Suyog Pradhan
Modeling and simulation of adaptive multimodal optical sensors for target tracking in the visible to near infrared, Michael Presnar
Medical image segmentation using GPU-accelerated variational level set methods, Nathan Prosser
Unified communications: The search for ROI through tomorrow’s business communication solutions, Vincent Puglia
A Multi-sensor chip for monitoring the quality of drinking water, Heidi Purrington
Internal and external barriers to export success in Kosovo : [presentation given February 25, 2010], Valentina Qarri
Improved strategies for anti-money laundering in Kosovo : [presentation given in late 2010.], Besart Qerimi
Deaf Cuban-American Male Making Art, Jeremy Quiroga
Individuals behavior regarding open WI-FI networks, Fausto I. Ramírez R.
Bessi, Danny Rings
A Social approach to security: Using social networks to help detect malicious web content, Michael Robertson
A Multimedia instructional animation and website on anti-glomerular disease, Mary Roche
An Experimental investigation of presentation medium–dependent differences of picture consumption by college-aged adults, Mariela Rodríguez Adames
Self fish, Douglas E. Rogers
The Liminalgraphic: Exploration in change, John Ruggles
The role and future challenges of the Kosovo Security Council (KSC) : [presentation given October 2010], Visar Rushti
Social media marketing in performing art centers, Natalia V. Ryzhkova
The Effect of the presence of a Honeypot in a protected network vs. an unprotected network, Jose Salcedo
Cochlear implants in the deaf community: Current circumstances of cochlear implant users among the deaf youth in Sweden’s educational system, Christopher Samp
Creating local networks in the Cloud, José R. Sánchez E.
Service level agreement in virtualized environment, Steven Sanchez Fermin
Cultural Identity Development and Sensitivity to Minority Cultures, Rachael Sando
Low power body sensor network design based on relaying of creeping waves in the unlicensed 2.4GHz band, Adrian E. Sapio
The Culling, Nikolos Sardos
Firewall resistance to metaferography in network communications, Richard Savacool
Characterization of the spectral distribution of hyperspectral imagery for improved exploitation, Ariel Schlamm
Exploration of the effect of surface roughness on heat transfer in microscale liquid flow, Nicholas M. Schneider
Taking the punch: Utilizing unfortunate circumstances to reexamine personal identity, David Schnuckel
Performance analysis of a scalable hardware FPGA Skein implementation, Aric Schorr
Dynamic modeling and characterization of a wind turbine system leading to controls development, Greg Semrau
Characterization of two-phase flow in a transparent PEM fuel cell using simultaneous anode and cathode visualization and digital image processing, Jacqueline Sergi
Strategic planning for creating effective joint dwelling associations in Kosovo : [presentation given October 2010], Drita Shabani
Synthesis of polyethylene/starch hybrids using aqueous mini emulsion polymerization, Brinda Shah
Beginning, persisting, and ceasing to play: A Stage uses and gratifications approach to multiplayer video games, Matthew Shand
Estimates for the pressure and thermal distortions of coating dies for use in design and simulation, Sneha Shetty
Memory box, an interactive teaching application for young students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Itai Shperber
Differences in personality factors and college major choice, Jennifer Smith
Characterization and sensitivity analysis of hyperelastic materials in biaxial tension, Lowell Smoger
Evaluating the effectiveness of packet filter firewall applications in a “dual stack” internet protocol environment, Walter C. Snyder
Did Facebook absorb freewill?, Jason Soon
Validation of 3d radiative transfer in coastal-ocean water systems as modeled by DIRSIG, Jacqueline Amy Speir
Pond: A Robust, scalable, massively parallel computer architecture, Adam Spirer
Music, skill and artifact: The Pursuit of physical opportunities, Cindy Staton
Locomotion of circular robots with diametrically translating legs: Design, analysis, and fabrication, Eric R. Steffan
Comparison of particle deposition for realistic adult and adolescent upper airway geometries using unsteady computational fluid dynamics, Jonathan Steffens
Internet television use: Motivations and preferences for watching television online among college students, Christen Steinkamp
Efficient terrain representation for robot swarms, Daniel Stella
Vegetation characterization for the Lake Ontario stopover project, Erin E. Strobl
Addressing the gender gap: Teaching preadolescent girls computer networking concepts, Cynthia Strong
Actions and occurrences, Samantha Lee Stumpf
The Effect of Induction Sealing and Time on Removal Torque of Continuous-Thread and Child Resistant Plastic Closures, Hoong Say Su
Visual inspiration from modern art- My reflections on symbolism, surrealism, and impressionism, Ning Su
Natural Synthesis, Karrie Swanson
A Novel variation-tolerant 9T SRAM design for nanoscale CMOS, Sreeharsha Tavva
Atmospheric compensation over case II waters: Simultaneous aerosol and water constituent retrieval, Donald Taylor
Print media paper consumption patterns through a system dynamics approach, Alicia Tejada Abreu
Developing germanium on nothing (GON) nanowire arrays, Paul Thomas
Service innovation framework, John Timmerman
Framework for optimizing intelligence collection requirements, Khiem Tong
Interactive display of complex political data in an effort to promote social change, Tyler Travitz
Learning to Fly: How we finally got our documentaries off the ground, Rehema Trimiew
Implementation of multi-CLB designs using quantum-dot cellular automata, Chia-Ching Tung
The Use of mobile phones for conducting acoustic surveys of calling amphibians, David Vaala
