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 2005
Fears, Vincent Carl Gothard
Comparison of Hyperspectral Imagery Target Detection Algorithm Chains, David C. Grimm
0.18?m high performance CMOS process optimization, Zeki Gurcan
The importance of mental calculation skills: a review of the literature, Robert Gusty
Sexual orientation issues in English literature curriculum, Michael Haddix
The environmental gradients and plant communities of Bergen Swamp, N.Y., U.S.A., Aaron Hall
A formal process for the testing of servers, Scott Hancock
PLTW/CIMS Workcell Design, Brett Handley
Developing performance measures for a health, safety and environmental performance report for General Mills, Inc., Jeffrey L. Hanratty
Silicon-on-insulator waveguide structures for electro-optic applications, Christopher Harvey
Free vibration of sandwich plates with viscoelastic cores, Devlin Hayduke
Bridging communication within the mainstream, Kellie Hayes
Securing Peer-to-Peer Overlay Networks, William Heinbockel
Time, Heat and Pressure, Tabbatha Henry
Effective practices in classroom management: a literature review, Marlene Hentschel
Belief in a Just World, School Stress and Academic Success, Elizabeth A. Hepworth
Parts-based object detection using multiple views, David Higgs
Bilingual education: is it feasible in deaf education?, Kristina Himmelsbach
A source classification algorithm for astronomical X-ray imagery of stellar clusters, Susan Hojnacki
Security in serverless network environments, Carl Holtje
Making sustainable and environmental improvements through focused factories, Kyle Hurst
Hyperspectral sub-pixel target detection using hybrid algorithms and Physics Based Modeling, Emmett J. Ientilucci
The effects of exposure to role models on the self-esteem of deaf students, Maria Interlandi
A curriculum for teaching black history: Civil Rights Movement to middle school students using technology, Rukiya Isoke
Modification of a single-solvent-based gravure ink for enhance wettability and substrate adhesion, Wiphut Janjomsuke
Hardware and Software Multi-precision Implementations of Cryptographic Algorithms, Muhammad A. Janjua
Hardware Software Synthesis of a H.264 / AVC Baseline Profile Decoder, Stephen P. Joralemon
Agrarian way, Daniel D. Josh
O ( Circle of Life), Keum-Taek Jung
New approaches in optical lithography technology for subwavelength resolution, Hoyoung Kang
Query engine of novelty in video streams, James Kang
Structural advances for pattern discovery in multi-relational databases, Juveria Kanodia
An advanced specular and diffuse Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function target model for a synthetic aperture ground penetrating radar, Robert M. Kapfer
An Investigation of Verbal Versus Visual Persuasive Elements in Travel and Gambling Pop-Up Advertisements, Elizabeth Karras
The relationship between preferred language/communication modality and english literacy among deaf first-year college students, Matthew Kelly
Philosophies and characteristics of bilingual/bicultural programs of the deaf, Paul Kelly
An interactive bilingual/bicultural approach to literature comprehension, Laurie Kettle
Exploration of the correlation between non-objective painting and sculpture in the round, William A. Keyser Jr.
Adolescent girls, Chae Kihn
Digital sketchpad: A Portable scetching device, Jung-Hwa Kim
Corporate identity: The Reasons for change, Kwiryun Kim
An Ultra Low Power Digital to Analog Converter Optimized for Small Format LCD Applications, Imre Knausz
Profiles of deaf and hard of hearing individuals who pursue English as a career, Margaret Knigga
On the Way to Oz, Mark R. Knox
Novel VLSI Architecture for Quantization and Variable Length Coding for H-264/AVC Video Compression Standard, Suneetha Kosaraju
Designing Medical Legal Exhibits: A Guide to Creating Successful Presentations, Sara M. Krause
Deaf students and the language of mathematics: a teacher training proposal, Mary Krieger
History textbooks: modifying so that each deaf student may learn with ease, Jason Kulchinsky
Integration of micromachined thermal thermal shear stress sensors with microchannels - design, fabrication and testing, Vinod Dilip Kulkarni
A movement towards a new modernism, Ira Kusnetzky
Business Graduate Studies in Croatia: An Exploration of Educational Needs of Working Professionals in the City of Zagreb, Milena Kuznin
Alternative choices for the deaf high school student, Angela Laguardia
Compact Realizations of Embedded Filters in Organic Substrates, William Lambert
Guiding object recognition: a shape model with co-activation networks, Timothy Lebo
Breeding Contempt, Amanda C. Lee
New Readings, Gi Dong Lee
Coexisting, Hyun Jung Lee
SOHO design in the near future, SooJung Lee
Deployment Experiments for Ballooning on Mars (DEBOM), Aimee Nicolette Lemieux
Teaching strategies, learning strategies, and communication in the mainstream biology classroom. A study of the perspective of deaf students, Denise Lengyel
Illegal file-sharing in the academy: assessment, implications, and policy responses, Eric S. Linden
Al2O3 hosted attenuated phase shift mask materials for 157 nm, Yang Liu
The Prince Frog, Chi-Shiuan Lu
Social issues facing deaf students in mainstream education, Jennifer Lunney
Isolation and characterization of hydrocarbon degrading bacteria from environmental habitats in Western New York State, Katarina Malatova
An Integrated Six-Sigma and CMMI framework for software process improvement, Nitin Malhotra
Reconfigurable elliptic curve cryptography, Aarti Malik
Deaf students and problem solving in mathematics, Heather Maltzan
Grant proposal for a study on moral development of deaf children, Amber Marchut
Evaluation of remanufacturing as a production alternative to reduce the magnitude of environmental impacts using TRACI, Marielk del Mariano Martinez
In search of delicious, Ariya Martin
Deafness in Rochester: a proposal to improve understanding through the development of a comprehensive website, Allison Masteller
Characterization of the class I Major Histocompatibility Complex of the Macaca fascicularis, Gregory Matuszek
Data Aggregation and Cross-layer Design in WSNs, Carter May
Expert Object Recognition in video, Matthew S. McEuen
An Evaluation Of A Multigrid Algorithm Error Spike Correction Method, Erika L. McMichael
Nanotechnology: An assessment of current occupational health and safety issues, Brian McShane
Development of Control Algorithm and a Simulation Tool for Self-Assembly of Microsystems Based on Swarm Technology, Siddharth Mestry
Art and authenticity, Akihiko Miyoshi
Vision application of human robot interaction: Development of a ping pong playing robotic arm, Kalpesh Prakash Modi
Operating, testing and evaluating hybridized silicon P-I-N arrays, Andrew C. Moore
Torque Retention with Polypropylene Bottles, David Garrett Moszak
Science assessment of deaf students: considerations and implications of state accountability measurements, Julie Mountain
Formulation and Implementation of Environmental Strategies in Printing Firms: A Comparison between the U.S. and Germany, Diana B. Mross
A testing procedure to characterize color and spatial quality of digital cameras used to image cultural heritage, Erin Murphy
Analyzing deaf artists' artworks: a curriculum for middle school students, Cheryl Murray
ElGamal-type signature schemes in modular arithmetic and Galois fields, Gerard Nealon
The effective management of a recycling program at a large manufacturing facility, Michael D. Nersinger
Chasing the track, Tony Nicholas
Transformable shoes, Wannida Nivartvong
Neural networks to intrusion detection, Dmitry V. Novikov
A resource directory for Hispanic/Latino parents of deaf and hard of hearing children, Christina Nunez
Investigation of a coupled duffing oscillator system in a varying potential field, Joseph Patrick O'Day
Detection and identification of effluent gases using invariant hyperspectral algorithms, Erin O'Donnell
Cochlear implants: a tips & reference guide for teachers working with students using CIs, Thomas Ohl
Developing a spectral and colorimetric database of artist paint materials, Yoshio Okumura
