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 2008

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Synthesis and characterization of photoplastic siloxane based thiol-ene polymer systems, Siddhesh Pawar

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Biologically inspired object categorization in cluttered scenes, Theparit Peerasathien

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Angle of repose, Toni Pepe

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Visual agreement of spot color overprints as displayed and as printed, Sri Hemanth Prakhya

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Hardware/software optimizations for elliptic curve scalar multiplication on hybrid FPGAs, Glenn Ramsey Jr.

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Multi-threat containment with dynamic wireless neighborhoods, Nathan Ransom

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Measuring and achieving quality customer service: a study on public sector in Malaysia, Muhammad Hafiz Rashid

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A study of Indian print exports to the United States, Karthik Narayan Ravi

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Adhesion of copper to photo-oxidized polyimides, Mayuri Razdan

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A Needs assessment & exploration for incorporating tablet PC technology to improve deaf and hard of hearing students cooperative learning experiences in the mainstream classroom, Sarah B. Remelt

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A computational investigation of graph reconstruction, David Rivshin

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Cancer rumor effects on sense making, Nicole M. Robinson

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A selection framework for derivative products: Development of an impact metric and platform value assessment methodology, Alvano Jose Rojas Arciniegas

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School Days, Hope Rovelto

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3d reconstruction of a female lung using the Visible Human Data Set to predict cigarette smoke particle deposition, Jackie Russo

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The manufactured experience, Debra Ruzinsky

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Effects of local-market radio ownership concentration on radio localism, the public interest, and listener opinions and use of local radio, Michael J. Saffran

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Hardware implementation of elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman key agreement scheme in GF(p), Zerene Sangma

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Perspectives on cochlear implants, Thomastine Sarchet

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Evaluation of the color image and video processing chain and visual quality management for consumer systems, Abhijit Sarkar

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Chemistry, Hiroki Sato

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The ephemeral form and objects of inspection, Desireé Rose Schanding

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The use of career assessments in transition planning: an exploratory study, Annmarie J. Schimmel

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The Academic english literacy acquisition experiences of deaf college students, Kathryn Schmitz

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Torn away, Jonathan Schnapp

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The viability of a thermoelectric fuel conditioning system for a diesel engine utilizing biodiesel, Timothy Schriefer

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The Effects of writing about positive reminiscence on happiness with adolescents, Alison M. Senter

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A Comparative Study of the Robustness of Voting Systems Under Various Models of Noise, Derek M. Shockey

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Microgripper force feedback integration using piezoresistive cantilever structure, Todd R. Simon

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Imaging the airways, Betsy Skrip

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Motion graphics documentary video of Deaf artists of the 21st century, Heather L. Smith

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Deep freeze and the NSSA Labs, Jay Snell

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Part I: Studies toward the total synthesis of Trocheliophorolide A. part II: Studies on the development of a palladium-catalyzed carbonylative cross-coupling towards the synthesis of alkenyl alkynyl ketones, William T. Spencer

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The study of the effect of oxygen permeation resulting from adding a high barrier shrink film to a PET beer bottle, Jeffrey T. Spiwak

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Vivum excoriari, Kristina Marie Stafford

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Spectral image utility for target detection applications, Marcus S. Stefanou

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XESS: The XML expert system shell, Robert J. St. Jacques

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YZGD pyridoxal phosphatase from P. thiaminolyticus; subcloning, expression, and purification for x-ray crystallography structure determination, Amanda M. Strassner

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Career aspirations: Similarities and differences between adolescence with learning disabilities and adolescence not receiving special education services, Cara A. Stromberg

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Counting points on elliptic curves over Zp, Suresh Sundriyal

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An FPGA architecture design of a high performance adaptive notch filter, Michael James Szalkowski

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Distributed pre-computation for a cryptanalytic time-memory trade-off, Michael S. Taber

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Recollection, Erika Tada

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Investigations of cellular automata-based stream ciphers, Joseph S. Testa

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Study of hardware and software optimizations of SPEA2 on hybrid FPGAs, Brad Theophila

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Indirect camera calibration in a medical environment, Bennet Tillapaugh

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Development, fabrication, and characterization of a vertical-diffused MOS process for power RF applications, Kazuya Tokunaga

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Elucidating the functional role of nitric-oxide in Bacillus subtilis by proteomic analysis, Erin R. Treece

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FuXi, TungTe Tsao

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A homography-based multiple-camera person-tracking algorithm, Matthew Robert Turk

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American Sign Language: an influence on graphic design problem-solving, Allison Ucci

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Polymerization of methyl acrylate and as comonomer with ethylene using single-site catalysts, Sameer S. Vadhavkar

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Implementing efficient 384-Bit NIST elliptic curves over prime fields on an ARM946E, Tracy VanAmeron

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Bystander, Paul D. Van Hoy

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Script: Handful of Fate, Ali Vatansever

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Automated grazing management, Gregory J. Von Pless

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A content analysis of black female athletes and white female athletes in sports magazines, Amanda N. Wade

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Advanced correlation-based character recognition applied to the Archimedes Palimpsest, Derek J. Walvoord

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Realistic texture in simulated thermal infrared imagery, Jason T. Ward

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Perceptions of privacy on Facebook, Elizabeth A. Warfel

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Robust longitudinal rate gyro bias estimation for reliable pitch attitude observation through utilization of a displaced accelerometer array, Ryan Weisman

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Differential selective pressures acting on the Influenza A genome: A Comparative study, Melissa Wilbert

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Aspects of hardware methodologies for the NTRU public-key cryptosystem, Kyle Wilhelm

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The botanical thread, Kaitlin Wilson-Bryant

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Sculptural jewelry in line composition, Jaesun Won

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Elucidating the degree of selectivity for NLO surrogate attachment to model compounds and a co-polyimide using the Mitsunobu reaction, Timothy E. Woods

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Elliptic curve cryptography: Generation and validation of domain parameters in binary Galois Fields, Peter Wozny

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Classification algorithms on the cell processor, Mateusz Wyganowski

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Uniform color spaces based on CIECAM02 and IPT color difference equations, Yang Xue

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Barriers for telecommunication accessibility and needs assessment of video relay services (VRS): Utilization of VRS for the deaf community, Minoru Yoshida

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Computational model of MST neuron receptive field and interaction effect for the perception of self-motion, Chen-Ping Yu

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Communication strategies of successful coaches: a content analysis of books by coaches about coaching, Fredyne Yust

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LC Sensor for biological tissue characterization, Marie Yvanoff

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Reasons for the low usage of scheduling software and the difference in production performance between users and nonusers of scheduling software from a lean manufacturing perspective, Sandra Yveborg

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FPGA design and performance analysis of SHA-512, whirlpool and PHASH hashing functions, Przemyslaw Zalewski

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Color in scientific visualization: Perception and image-based data display, Hongqin Zhang

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Image segmentation and pigment mapping of cultural heritage based on spectral imaging, Yonghui Zhao

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Element analysis of the green building process, Richard Zigenfus

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Establishing universal screening risk indicators using reading curriculum-based measurement and the developmental reading assessment, Adrienne M. Zonneville

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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Responses to significant personal experiences, Mazin Siraj Adam

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An analysis of connectivity, Tayeb Al Karim

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MAC/Routing design for under water sensor networks, Yamin Al-Mousa

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An SOA-based tennis club reservation system, Alan Amin

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Nanomaterials for Organic Solar Cells, Annick Anctil

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Assisting small and medium enterprises establish procedures for verification, management review and continual improvement of ISO 14001, Parimala Anthony

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VTAC: Virtual terrain assisted impact assessment for cyber attacks, Brian Argauer

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Educational needs of late-deaf learners, Mitchell Bacot

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Technology bridge to employment: A Community technology initiative, Rosalind Bain

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Simulation analysis of capacity and scheduling methods in the hospital surgical suite, Sarah Ballard

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The Manta Project: Conception, Implementation, and Reflections on a Cable Array Robot and its Interfaces, Brian Ballsun-Stanton

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Into the Shell, Jee Hee Bang

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Experimental and numerical evaluation of single phase adiabatic flows in plain and enhanced microchannels, Akhilesh V. Bapat

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Improvement of retrieved reflectance in the presence of clouds, Brent Bartlett

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Images in Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS): An Eye Tracking Study, Niyati N. Bedekar

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The Integration of Graphic Communication and Educational Tools for Children with Dyslexia, Amar Abdulla Behbehani

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Prepare to Board! Creating Story and Characters for Animated Features and Shorts, Nancy Beiman

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Hardware and software optimization of fourier transform infrared spectrometry on hybrid-FPGAs, Dmitriy Bekker

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Artfully Concealed, Athesia V. Benjamin

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Sift the Rabble, Stephanie Benvenuto

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Light pollution: a case for federal regulation, Timothy Berthaume