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 2010
Transformations, Tanvi Asher-Jones
Strongest, Michael Auritt
Exploratory analysis of pathogen resistance responsible genetic elements in two eudicots from whole genome sequence, Aubrey Bailey
Cultural impacts of tourism: The case of the “Dogon Country” in Mali, Mamadou Ballo
An Analytic investigation into self organizing maps and their network topologies, Renee Baltimore
Facilitating Rapid Response with a Relational Indicator Database Schema and Client Agents, Jason Batchelor
Spectrally accurate initial data in numerical relativity, Nicholas Battista
Exploration of non-chemically amplified resists based on dissolution inhibitors for 193 nm lithography, Burak Baylav
Ion-sensitive field effect transistor (ISFET) for MEMS multisensory chips at RIT, Murat Baylav
Swimsmart: An Interactive and instructional multimedia application, Rebecca Berent
Stereoscopic particle image velocimetry analysis of healthy and emphysemic acinus models, Emily Jean Berg
Applying energy efficiency standards in Kosovo's residential buildings : {Presentation given November 2010], Lirie Berisha
Personality Assessment as an Indicator of Success Post High School, Angela Bermudez
Gender Differences in Resilience in the Emerging Adulthood Population, Erin Bezek
Cryptographic algorithm acceleration using CUDA enabled GPUs in typical system configurations, Maksim Bobrov
Slow & steady, Christin Boggs
Effects of video-conferencing on gaze behavior and communication, Leanne Bohannon
Modification of an asynchronous dexterous hand movement decoder for hardware implementation, Adam Kevin Bosen
The Next generation air transportation system: An Answer to solve airport efficiency?, Daniel Bourgeois
Investigation of GPGPU for use in processing of EEG in real-time, Dan Brandt
The Effect of cross-chain discussion by eyewitnesses and non-eyewitnesses on rumor accuracy, Samuel Brougher
Catch Santa, H. Kamau Buchanan
Internet economy: Should the federal government intervene, Sha’Kera Bumbray
Perceptual audio classification using principal component analysis, Zak Burka
A Glimpse beyond the real, Bradley Butler
Digital dog shelter application, Taryn Bzdick
Legacy, Jamie Callahan
Form and visual cues: A Workshop for graduate design students, William Campbell
Automatic object detection and tracking in video, Isaac Case
Destination competitiveness: An Analysis of the characteristics to differentiate all-inclusive hotels & island destinations in the Caribbean, Leiseth Chambers
Psychographic factors and prospective students’ use of interactive features on admissions websites of institutes of higher education, Nicholas Cheong
Optimizing and Benchmarking Returnable Container Processes within an Automotive Distribution System, Camille Chism
The Internal expression of the phenomenon of human aspiration, Eunsuh Choi
Transclusion of document fragments from dynamic text, Manu Choudhury
Improving design for sequential instructions, Corin Cianfrocco
A Study of recent classification algorithms and a novel approach for biosignal data classification, Eyup Cinar
Efficient object tracking in WAAS data streams, Trevor Clarke
Production of a plasmid to facilitate gene interruption of the nitric oxide synthase gene from Bacillus subtilis, Andrew S. Clugston
Are low cost accountability, communications, and management systems for emergency first responders using 3G and 4G cellular technologies feasible?, Kenneth Coleman
Emergency department crowding and provider workload, Kathryn Coles
A New framework for an electrophotographic printer model, Fermín A. Colón-López
Chinchi and Eleanor, Jonathan Cone
Manipulation of elections by minimal coalitions, Christopher Connett
Developing a taxonomy for office email: A Case study, Larry Conrow
American sign language finger challenge, Jeffrey Cougler
Online social network member attitude toward online advertising formats, Shirley Cox
Kethelavia: Promoting and branding an original cartoon using interactive website design, Wenzheng Cui
Event-driven molecular dynamics simulations of protein mixtures, Marek Cyran
Exploring Taoism philosophy: A Visual interactive interpretation, Yang Dan
Security practices: A Mixed approach, Sourabh Dass
Thermal profiling of homogeneous multi-core processors using sensor mini-networks, Katherine Dellaquila
Geometric Effects on the Wear of Microfabricated Silicon Journal Bearings, Shpend Demiri
Improve stability operations in Kosovo's electrical energy distribution network: a case study of Northern Prishtina : [presentation given May 18, 2010], Lutfije Dervishi
Daughter of Nepal, Surbhi Dewan
A Two degrees-of-freedom (DOF) scanning micromirror using thermocapillary effect in microdroplets, Rakesh Dhull
Students’ satisfaction when using a remote virtual Lab based on Amazon EC2 for networking courses at PUCMM, Kenny Díaz Jorge
Fragments of Time, Jaclyn Didas
The Relation of elementary students’ academic self-concept of reading to grade level, achievement, and teacher perceptions, Jessica M. Diehl
An Integer linear programming formulation for tiling large rectangles using 4 x 6 and 5 x 7 tiles, Grant Dietert
Comparative thermodynamic and enbironmental performance of a unique cogeneration power plant using operational data, Whitney Domigan
The Pathology of addiction, Janis Dougherty
A Generic attack on CubeHash, a SHA-3 candidate, Philip Doughty Jr.
Design and fabrication of filters based on surface acoustic wave devices, Sean Dunphy
The Experience of a peer coaching program on student’s with Asperger’s transition to postsecondary education, Kelly Eastman
A Survey of transition strategies to improve the performance of Chord in the face of rapidly changing IP addresses, Timothy Ecklund
Prishtina International Airport: capacity expansions and service standards : [presentation given August 20, 2010], Bujar Ejupi
ThumbScan: A lightweight thumbnail search tool, Joseph Elinski
Print engine color management using customer image content, Michael William Elliot
Predicting someone's true identity: Linguistic norms and cues in online personal advertisements, Lindsay Elliott
Development of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) gate dielectrics for TFT applications, Germain L. Fenger
Investigation and modeling of viscoelastic moduli for multilayered polymeric systems using high frequency ultrasonic waves, Todd Mathew Fernandez
Mashed, Adam Fisher
Design and analysis of an FPGA-based, multi-processor HW-SW system for SCC applications, Andrew Fitzgerald
FTP-like streams for the 9P file protocol, John Floren
An optimal experimental design perspective on redial basis function regression, Ernest Fokoue and Prem Goel
A Place of origin, Jessica L. Foley
Toward wearable pneumatic haptic devices for microscale force feedback applications, Athena Frazier
Psychological benefits and educational potential of physically immersive artificial environment pedagogy, Dean Ganskop
Purification, processing, and separation of carbon nanotubes and application in lithium ion batteries, Matthew Ganter
Demonstrating Landsat's new potential to monitor coastal and inland waters, Aaron Gerace
Securing the IT acquisition security chain: Security concerns and human factors in IT acquisition, Eric Goldman
Analysis and optimization methods of graph based meta-models for data flow simulation, Jeffrey Harrison Goldsmith
Analysis of a queueing model with service threshold, Kathryn Graf
Tinker, Jay Graham
Evolutionary spectral co-clustering, Nathan S. Green
Qualifying foreign corks for domestic sales, James J. Gross
Feasibility study of a novel method for real-time aerodynamic coefficient estimation, Phillip Gurbacki
Disaster recovery best practices for Dominican Republic’s contact center, Dhariana Gutiérrez Almonte
Gaining system access through information obtained in Web 2.0 sites, Arsenio Guzmán
Murky waters, Akmal Hanan
Particle deposition in replica healthy and emphysematous alveolar models using computational fluid dynamics, Edward Harding Jr
Performance evaluation of multicast routing on IPv4 and IPv6 networks, Suneetha Hari
Retention fastener preference for Fisher-Price toy packaging, Lakeshia Haynes
Control of self-reconfigurable robot teams for sensor placement, Jacob Hays
The Resettlement process in the Lignite mining areas of Kosovo : [presentation given February 23, 2010], Besnik Haziri
Eucalyptus, Jiny He
Identifying a weak link in the network chain: Determining how prepared Dominican IT administrators are to confront today’s security issues, Héctor Henríquez Badía
