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.
To browse dissertations and theses by academic department or program, please go to the Colleges and Departments page.
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Data limitations can be overcome to move toward effective business system integration, Paul G. Ruganis
Rationale for user oriented design technique selection, Susan M. Saeger
Using system call analysis to stop evasion attacks in anomaly based Intrusion Detection System, Ashish Liladhar Samant
Brand color tolerances: A Comparison of memory color vs. paired comparison color matching, Allison K. Santoro
VHDL implementation and synthesis of adaptive thresholding, Nicholas P. Sardino
The east wing beat: The Changing role of first lady, Jacqueline M. Scheible
Efficient Human Facial Pose Estimation, James C. Schimmel
Experimental investigation of surface roughness microstructures and their effects on pressure drop characteristics in rectangular minichannels, Derek J. Schmitt
Linux kernel support for Micro-Heterogeneous Computing, Kim R. Schuttenberg
Refill system for laundry detergent, Sani Seesuchart
Adhesion of copper to UV photo-oxidized Kapton and Upilex-S polyimide surfaces, Ugur Sener
Extraction of frequency-dependent electrical characteristics of biological tissues using ultra-wideband electromagnetic pulse, Michael D. Seymour
Film vs. digital - A Simulation of diagnostic imaging systems in healthcare, Tamar S. Sinclair
A physics-based analytical model of an AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor, Jonathan Sippel
Vibration of hollow cylindrical shells with partial constrained layer damping, Nathan E. Smith
Chromatic noise perception in digital photography, Xiaoyan Song
Use of system dynamics and Easel for simulation of the software development process, Alicia Strupp
Service beyond the campus: An Evaluation of the customer service of UNIBE alumni office, Rochelli Subero
Proof of concept design and analysis of active flow control of a supersonic micro-nozzle, Christopher J. Szachta
Collapsible furniture for the contemporary work environment, Yoko Taniguchi
Electronic properties study of sensitizing centers in chemical sensitization, Ji Tan
HCC Architecture - Hormonal Communications and Control Architecture, Paul R. Thompson
Accessible Solutions: The Value of Accessible Web Design, Edwin L N Thoms
Art tales: Art as a communicator of New York State folklore, Erin Claire Tobin
Clarifying Meal Planning Information, John D. Tran
Single phase thermohydraulic performance analysis of microchannel flow geometry for direct chip cooling, Harshal R. Upadhye
Goal Directed Visual Search Based on Color Cues: Co-operative Effectes of Top-Down & Bottom-Up Visual Attention, Vishal S. Vaingankar
Mass-produced handmade ceramics, Cynthia Vardhan
Investigation of pulse compression technique and time-frequency analysis in medical ultrasound imaging, Shyam Venkataraman
Migration from Windows to Linux for a small engineering firm "A&G Associates", Trimbak Vohra
Design, Fabrication and Testing of Longitudinal Wind Tunnel Balances for Micro Air Vehicle Applications, Andrew T. Walter
Design for a motorized, wearable, and concept sports vehicle, Hung-Chih Wang
Perception of meaning and usage motivations of emoticons among Americans and Chinese users, Yujiao Wang
Running Head: Trademark Law and Keyword Advertising, Elizabeth Warner
User interface design: porting game technology concepts to applications, Angelia Wilson
Enhanced closed loop performance using non-dimensional analysis, Michael H. Wilson
Syntheses of polyphenylacetylene and poly-1-hexyene with single-site catalysts, Xiaohang Xie
Feature Extraction Methods for Character Recognition, Roman V. Yampolskiy
Modeling of probe-and-drogue part of an in-flight refueling system, Jie Yan
Efficient path search in intermodal transportation optimization, Daniel Y. Yankov
Generalized analytical model for RF planar inductors using a segmentation technique, Marie Yvanoff
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Mobile commerce business models and technologies towards success, Pinar Acar
Workplace violence prevention and systems management, Megan Ahn
Aircraft landing gear simulation and control, Sanoopkumar Ambalaparambil
Steady-state and transient analysis of electro-thermal microactuators using finite element methods, Amarendra Atre
Out, out..., Charles Bandla
Small intimate affairs, Alice R. Barry
Teaching critical reading to deaf college students, Maureen Barry
Differences in Privacy Policies Among Commercial, Educational and Governmental Web Sites: A Cross-Sectional Content Analysis, Rashad Bayramov
Environmental information design; the traveler's wayfinding experience, Lyndsay Beauchamp
Human-IntoFace: The Face as Communication Technology, Troy Bennett
Equivalent circuit models for package level discontinuities and chip-package intersonnects, Maulin Bhagat
Exploration of an electroactive polymer actuator for application in a grasshopper inspired pneumatic robotic hopper, Christie Bielmeier
Development of a technique to measure the MTF of a transducer used in an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, Laura Blair
Stuttering awareness, Joshua Bodman
Analysis of space employee risk acceptance, Aliya Bostubayeva
Optical properties of materials for 157 nm lithography, Anatoly Bourov
Environmental graphic design program for the 220th anniversary of Rochester, New York, Nataya Brahmacupta
The U.S. M-Business Market: Fad or the future, Gary Brennan
The pigeon and the mouse, Elsi Caldeira Mendes
Experimental study of heat transfer, pressure drop, and critical heat flux in an oil heated minichannel, Levi Campbell
A Framework to assess the value of web services, Robert Campbell
Seeing, sensing, and selection: modeling visual perception in complex environments, Roxanne Canosa
A flexible hardware architecture for 2-D discrete wavelet transform: design and FPGA implementation, Richard Carbone
When traditional advocacy goes high-tech, Teresa Carroll
Animal Kingdom "Re-Creation", Rattapol Chaiyarat
Analysis of hotel rates in four cities: New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and Atlanta, Hui Ping Chang
Integrating diverse digital elements and DVD authoring to design a promotional interactive DVD media, Kai-Yi Chen
A Synthesizable single-cycle multiply-accumulator, John Childs
The interaction of human form with functional jewelry, Chih-Wen Chiu
A Hybrid mosaic and vice versa, Jinhwan Choi
Variable temperature NMR studies on 3-imino-2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutanones: Gibbs free energy for inversion of groups on nitrogen, Hing-Lun Chong
An Approach to operational control determination for the small or medium size organization, Dawn Collins
The Inclusion of students with an emotional and behavioral disturbance (EBD) in regular education classrooms: A Survey of school psychologists in the United States, Kathryn Crane and Larry Scott
Biomorphic abstractions: exploring the relationship between two dimensional and three dimensional art forms, Paula Crawford
Maximizing the capability of wireless sensor networks, Cory Cress
Effective packaging-related specification management software for a packaging documentation system, Gregory Cullen
Development of a fully-depleted thin-body FinFET process, Branislav Curanovic
Monster maker, Eddie iii Davis
Filter Selection for Spectral Estimation Using a Trichrmatic Camera, David C. Day
The Effects of Multi-channel Visible Spectrum Imaging on Perceived Spatial Image Quality and Color Reproduction Accuracy, Ellen A. Day
Technology as a scapegoat, Wendi B. Denman
Identification and prediction of nonlinear dynamics, Andrew Dick
Techno-Whimsy, Liz Dodds
An investigation into the effectiveness of PDF/X premedia workflows, Nicholas E. Doyle
Manifestations of desire, Angela Duron
Pattern in painting, Barbara Elsenheimer
Continuing a study of place, Brian Emery
Design for sensitive topics: Empowering the teen, Alison Fichter
Interpersonal communication training at the CIA, Jerry Fischetti
Some limitations and possibilities of image and form, Susan Forster
The natural center, Brian Frus
Photo binge, Colette Fu
Process development of a novel pseudo two-phase CCD pixel using transparent conduction oxide electrodes, Daniel Fullerton
