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 2009
3G migration in Pakistan, Unzila Pervaiz
Guidelines to Developing a Corporate Packaging Group for the Medical Device Industry, Michael Piazza
Layering, Aimee Pickett
Modeling the infrared emission from Cygnus A, George C. Privon
How to use computer graphics to promote virtual idols based on 3D, Chuanshi Qin
Thermal conductivity measurement of gas diffusion layer used in PEMFC, Arjun Radhakrishnan
A Comparative Study of Package Orientation in the Overnight Distribution Environment Utilizing Different Shapes of Shipping Containers, Ritesh A. Rao
Architecture and urban design as influences on the communication of place and experience in graphic design, Candice Reese
The Meditative State of Surface, Dan Rioz
A Low-Signal-to-Noise-Ratio Sensor Framework Incorporating Improved Nighttime Capabilities in DIRSIG, Anthony P. Rizzuto
Assessing the occurrence and value of interactive features on admissions web sites: What students and admissions professionals say is most important, Katherine Robert
Nostalgia, Pavel Romaniko
Volume ray casting techniques and applications using general purpose computations on graphics processing units, Michael Romero
Sampling edge covers, William August Rummler
An Optimization approach to plant-controller co-design, Jared S. Russell
Microplasma MEMS device: its design, fabrication and application in hydrogen generation for fuel cells, BinduMadhav Sabnavis
A Parametric study of gas sensing response of ZnO nanostructures and carbon nanotubes, Amandeep S. Saluja
Annotation consistency tool: the assessment of JCVI microbial genome annotations, Rhea I. Sanchez
Investigation and development of advanced models of thermoelectric generators for power generation applications, Emil Sandoz-Rosado
Extremely low-overhead security for wireless sensor networks: Algorithms and implementation, Michael Schab
Developing new products for emerging markets: a competency based approach, Donna Seyler, Kiat Chyai Kang, and Matthew Place
Website about Chinese food: information design promoting culture identify by website, Xiaoqiu Shan
Color difference formula and uniform color space modeling and evaluation, Shizhe Shen
Hey, brother, Hyungho Shin
Black box, Ryan N. Shuler
The Use of the Child Observation Record as a tool for predicting early literacy skills in preschool children, Christopher R. Singer
Phosphorus implants for off-state improvement of SOI CMOS fabricated at low temperature, Siddhartha Singh
Dynamic modeling and analysis of multiple SOFC system configurations, Andrew J. Slippey
Myoelectric control techniques for a rehabilitation robot, Alan Smith
Methodologies for power analysis attacks on hardware implementations of AES, Kenneth James Smith
An investigation into the viability of heat sources for thermoelectric power generation systems, Kevin D. Smith
Design for invisibility: designing a placing system through the study of user-object relationships in everyday life, Gahyung Song
Content-based addressing in hierarchical distributed hash tables, Joseph Srebro
Limiting transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions: the role of system interactions on policy portfolio effectiveness, Matthew Stepp
Computing laboratory sustainability & utilization: initiatives for a greener education, Kristian Stokes
Time delays and system response times in human-computer interaction, Noah Stupak
Co co nut, Jiunnfu Su
The Experience of grey, Andrew Super
Genesis, Xinxin Su
Alkali activated aerogels, Forrest R. Svingala
A Framework for data decay in client-server model, Matthew Taber
Evaluating the effectiveness of an intrusion prevention / honeypot hybrid, Lucas Tamagna-Darr
Inside all-optical networks, Sana Tariq
A graph-based factor screening method for synchronous data flow simulation models, Gregory Tauer
In silico drug design of potential novel anti malarial agents, Vishal Thovarai
True west, Chris Toalson
Project management: a simulation-based optimization method for dynamic time-cost tradeoff decisions, Radhamés A. Tolentino Pena
An Experimental study of differences in reading photo books by presentation media: print vs. screen, Ya-Fang Tsai
Investigation of tetrahedron elements using automatic meshing in finite element analysis, Gordon Bae-Ji Tseng
Scalable ray tracing with multiple GPGPUs, Rodrigo A. Urra
Analysis of virtual environments through a web based visualization tool, Ronald Valente
Fast unsupervised multiresolution color image segmentation using adaptive gradient thresholding and progressive region growing, Sreenath Rao Vantaram
Course grained low power design flow using UPF, Archana Varanasi
Fabrication and characterization of organic light emitting diodes for display applications, Omkar Vyavahare
Design, simulation, and fabrication of a flow sensor for an implantable micropump, Matthew J. Waldron
Personalized noninvasive imaging of volumetric cardiac electrophysiology, Linwei Wang
Network Defense: The Attacks of Today and How Can We Improve?, Martin S. Weiss
Evaluating the effect of peer feedback on the quality of online discourse, Timothy D. Wells
Investigation of defects formed by ion implantation of H2+ into silicon, Patrick Whiting
Psyche + Physique, Janet Winkie
The Relationship between Human Beings and Nature, Donghee Woo
Feature selection of microarray data using genetic algorithms and artificial neural networks, Paul Yacci
The Quest of childhood memory, So Yeon Yang
Assessing instructional strategies at Barbados Community College hospitality institute in a dynamic global environment, Juiann Young-Lovell
GPU-based implementation of real-time system for spiking neural networks, Dmitri Yudanov
Investigation of atmospheric microplasma jet for nanofabrication, Konstantin Yurchenko
A Segmented aperture space telescope modeling tool and its application to remote sensing as understood through image quality and image utility, Michael E. Zelinski
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Design, fabrication and applications of microplasma device, Koffi Abalo-Akuvi
Multispectral persistent surveillance, Andrew J. Adams
Modeling solutions and simulations for advanced III-V photovoltaics based on nanostructures, Ryan Aguinaldo
Evaluation of virtual routing appliances as routers virtual environment, Ahmed Al-Amoudi
Timing considerations in visual communication, Ahmad Eissa Aloumi
Breeding Bettas: an interactive study to the breeding and caring of Siamese fighting fish, Ali Alquraini
A study of production workflows, technology and hybrid printing models in small newspaper companies, Claudia Cristina Alvarez Casanova
On rational functions with Golden Ratio as fixed point, Edgar Gilbuena Amaca
Face recognition in low resolution video sequences using super resolution, Somi Ruwan Arachchige
An Overview of packaging sustainability topics, Alexandros Astropekakis
Reincarnating the micro universe, Jeong Ah Bae
Automated processes for Sarbanes-Oxley risk management in a UNIX environment, Matthew Bahrenburg
A preliminary analysis of PET barrier technologies and mechanical performance related to a 3L PET wine bottle, Colleen K. Baude
Multimodal breast imaging: Registration, visualization, and image synthesis, Karl Baum
Lockers, Ander Bergstrom
Target detection using oblique hyperspectral imagery: A Domain trade study, Josef Bishoff
Human activity recognition using limb component extraction, Jamie Boeheim
In all directions: an investigation of multidirectional camera-centric rigs in hypothetical space, Brendan Bond
Pottery, the multi-sensual medium, Ryan Bothamley
Role-based file archiving, Jean Paul Bourget
Experimental investigation on the effects of surface roughness on microscale liquid flow, Tim Brackbill
Sub-Urbana, Alexander J. Breger
Physical-virtual workspaces, Samuel Breneman
Studying a Virtual Testbed for Unverified Data, William Carl Bridges
Hardware study on the H.264/AVC video stream parser, Michelle M. Brown
Real-time fusion and projection of network intrusion activity, Stephen Reed Byers
Scanning tunneling optical resonance microscopy applied to indium arsenide quantum dot structures, Daniel P. Byrnes
