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
Anisotropic acid catalyst displacement in a chemically amplified photoresist via application of an electric field, Ward A. Johnson
In memory of trauma, Amber Johnston
Designing for digital: skill sets needed to design for variable data, Jessica Jordan
Securing location discovery in wireless sensor networks, Wisam F. Kadhim
Design for Assembly Line Performance: The Link Between DFA Metrics and Assembly Line Performance Metrics, Krishna Kamath
Implementation of functional safety in a robotic manufacturing cell using iec 61508 standard and siemens technology, Darshana M. Kamtekar
Heart frontal section and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Robin Kang
The Seven prerequisites for life, Jon Karafin
A Study using a high-addressability Inkjet Proofer to produce amhalftone p roofs matching Kodak approval in color, screening, and subject moiré, Arvind S. Karthikeyan
Applications of Continued Fractions in Cryptography and Diophantine Equations, Aaron H. Kaufer
Direct occlusion handling for high level image processing algorithms, Carl Ryan Kelso
Adverse advertising: the impact advertisements have on webpage content retention, David P. Keppel
Recognition of human activities and expressions in video sequences using shape context descriptor, Natasha Prashant Kholgade
Chasing the moon, Yumi Kim
The relationship between hotel managers’ communication styles and subordinate employee attitudes and personal relationships, Tess Kittelberger
A Precise analysis of a class e amplifier, Brett Klehn
Scientific visualizations, Nick Kochakian
Synthesis of 5-halo-3-methoxy-salicylaldiminato nickel catalysts and their use for ethylene polymerization in organic and aqueous media, Nikhil Avinash Kolhatkar
Eating the allegory, Nicola Kountoupes
Eganwo: the graphic novel’s escape to digital media, Brian P. Kowalczyk
Gate-to-channel parasitic capacitance minimization and source-drain leakage evaluation in germanium PMOS, Raymond T. Krom
Face recognition with variation in pose angle using face graphs, Sooraj Kumar
Hyperspectral Clustering and Unmixing of Satellite Imagery for the Study of Complex Society State Formation, Justin Kwong
Cube attacks on cryptographic hash functions, Joel Lathrop
Longshi, Pei-Cheng Lee
Monitoring Reading Fluency Progress with the Use of Graphs, Emily Lewandowski
TelosRFID an ad-hoc wireless networking capable multi-protocol RFID reader system, Michael P. Lewis
Towards virtual machine integrity using introspection, Sammy Lin
The Lantern, Ting Liu
Computational analysis of ultraviolet reactors, Xiang Li
Chascript: A Chinese interactive typographic drawing application, Yiyi Lu
Applying the function and aesthetics of structure to furniture, Soohyun Lyu
Data center design & enterprise networking, Christian Mahood
We Support Our Troops, Javier Maldonado-O'Farrill
Unintended consequences of ethanol production: Geospatial lifecycle analysis, Amanda Louise Malone
Development and modeling of a low temperature thin-film CMOS on glass, Robert G. Manley
Optimal interpolation grids for accurate numerical solutions of singular ordinary differential equations, Michael Margitus
The Effect of training, aim pattern and target type on the ergonomics and efficiency of handheld scanners, Nicolette M. McGeorge
Extending the body: a niche design for seamstresses, Brandon McKean
Benthic macroinvertebrate diversity in a shallow estuary: controls on nutrient and algal dynamics, Natalie Ann McLenaghan
Range voting is resistant to control, Curtis Menton
Imaging schizophrenia: data fusion approaches to characterize and classify, Andrew M. Michael
Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling with multi-clock distribution systems on SPARC core, Michael Nasri Michael
Developing an imaging bi-spectrometer for fluorescent materials, Mahnaz Mohammadi
Radiometric modeling of mechanical draft cooling towers to assist in the extraction of their absolute temperature from remote thermal imagery, Matthew Montanaro
Music in motion: the synthesis of album design and motion graphics for downloadable music, Ryan Mott
Realization of CoFeB|MgO|CoFeB magnetic tunnel junction devices through materials analysis, process integration and circuit simulation, Sankha S. Mukherjee
3D head motion, point-of-regard and encoded gaze fixations in real scenes: next-generation portable video-based monocular eye tracking, Susan M. Munn
CACTUSS: Clustering of Attack Tracks using Significant Services, Christopher Thomas Murphy
Presenting budgeting and financial Management skills in the community, Beverly Murrell-Frasier
Disaster recovery heuristic, Sapna Guniguntla Murthy
Implementing QR Code Technology in Medical Device Pacakage, Manu Chakravarthy Kittanakere Naagaraj
Reducing changeover times in a web offset packaging environment, Prashanth Nagarajan
A study of outsourcing of premedia services to India by US companies , Rahul P. Nayak
Environmental enrichment effects on the activity of a nearctic river otter, Kenneth O. Nelson
Heirlooms, Tybre Newcomer
Modeling and control of an automotive fuel cell thermal system, John Nolan
Algorithms for testing equivalence of finite automata, with a grading tool for JFLAP, Daphne Norton
Modeling problems in mucus viscoelasticity and mucociliary clearance, Michael M. Norton
Visualizing threat and impact assessment to improve situation awareness, Michael Cooper Nusinov
Electro-osmotic actuation for micropump applications, Sean O'Brien
An Application of the Bass diffusion model to border security and illegal immigration, Ayeh Ohene-Asah
Gas-phase surface oxidation and chlorination of carbon nanotubes, Luciana C. Oliveira
A Symbol layout classification for mathematical formula using layout context, Ling Ouyang
The State of media education implementation in Rochester, NY K-12 Schools, Lydia S. Palmer
Poly[4(5)-vinylimidazole]/polyvinylidene fluoride composites as proton exchange membranes, Jingjing Pan
Improving electronics with use: design to wear, Sung Hye Park
Determining the effect of printing ink sequence for process colors on color gamut and print quality in flexography, Shachi Patel
Intelli MAC Layer Protocol for Cognitive Radio Networks, Rahul K. Patibandla
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
