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
The improvised line, Edward Buscemi
The Current and the String, Kristin C. Callahan
Proposed exergetic based leak detection and diagnosis methodology for automotive carbon dioxide air conditioning systems, Erin Canfield
Journal writing within deaf education, Clare Cassidy
Digital asset management system for small graphic design operations, Levy Chandra
Web Service infrastructure for supply chain, Pradip R. Chandratre
The Visualization of Time, Li Huai Chang
Modeling of diesel particulate emissions aftertreatment system using non-thermal plasma, Cheng Chen
Total Synthesis of Montiporyne E, Jian Chen
A Management System Approach to Operational Excellence in the Energy Industry, Mark Chichester
The Visual story of Exodus: Educational multimedia Bible, InWook Choi
A Simulation Study of Automated Material Handling Systems in Semiconductor Fabs, Julie Christopher
Active Barrier Packaging: Extending the Product Life of Orange Juice Packaged in Gable Top Cartons, Ann Marie Kenback Chuprevich
Object detection and tracking using a parts-based approach, Daniel S. Clark
Development of a porous silicon flow-through field effect sensing system for chemical and biological detection, Jeffrey Clarkson
Reading by sound, sign, or spelling, Jacqueline Clegg
Teaching science to deaf students: resources for teachers in kindergarten to fifth grade, Susan Coil
The Relationship Between Young Women's Large and Small Friendship Networks, Self-reported Preferences and the Influence of Popular Fashion Magazine Readership, Meghann E. Connor
Isoelectric point prediction from the amino acid sequence of a protein, Matthew Conte
Words and their primary associates: a comparison of deaf and hearing students, Carol Convertino
User considerations in graphic design, Neva Corbo-Hudak
RITSim: distributed systemC simulation, David Richard Cox
Asthma Brochure and Logo for Rochester General Hospital's Camp Bronchopower and Pediatric Associates, Christine Marie Curtiss
Grouping related attributes, Santosh Dawara
Neurodevelopmental Models of the Heterogeneous Syndrome of Schizophrenia, Gwen DeCelles
Multi-walled carbon nanotube electrodes for sodium borohydride fuel cell, Kedar D. Deshmukh
ADD and deafness: a qualitative study of professionals with background in ADD and deafness, Cynthia DiDonna
Deposition of inhaled particles in a symptomatic asthmatic human respiratory tract, John N. DiFlorio
Advancements and ethical issues surrounding genetics and deafness, Steve Distler
Black and deaf students: how can we, as educators of the deaf, improve their educational experiences, Avery Dominquez
M2MI service discovery middleware framework, Joel Donado
A comparative analysis between the RIT Contrast Resolution Test Target And the Gutenberg Test Target, Deepak Dubey
Internet as a crisis management tool: the preparedness of company websites, Verda Duygun
An Experimental Investigation into the Effect of Surfactants on Air-Water Two-Phase Flow in Minichannels, Nathan J. English
Teaching history to deaf students, Brooke Erickson
Leadership development curriculum for deaf and hard-of-hearing high school students, Erin Esposito
A meta-analysis of demographic characteristics and learning by deaf students, Megan Fabich
Pushing the limits of Hyper-NA optical lithography, Yongfa Fan
Therapeutic crisis intervention in emotionally and behaviorally disturbed deaf adolescent populations, Robert Feol
Awareness of false information: urban legends, Erin Fernsler
Interview, Stacy Finkelstein
Harbingers, Ilena Finocchi
College students' perceptions of the characteristics of effective teachers of deaf and hard-of-hearing students, Charles Fitch
Teaching American Sign Language as a language other than English: Level II curriculum, Anita Flannagan
A comparison of reputation-based trust systems, John Folkerts
Visual & imaging arts at RIT: a survey of NTID and CIAS students, Allen Ford
A Process Capability Index for Three-Dimensional Data with Circular or Ellipsoidal Tolerances., Veljko Fotak
Implementing standards and guidelines for C-Print in the secondary education of deaf students, Jason Franklin
The Necklace Illustrator Web Applet, David W. Fraser
Characteristics of schools for the deaf that offer comprehensive science programs: a descriptive profile, Patrick Freivald
Understanding the cognitive aspects of human error will increase the usability of user interfaces., Sara V. Fuller
TNM Visual Manual, Tiffany Gagnon
Buddy's Alphabet Adventure, Jeremy Andrew Galante
History of IDEA and the impact on deaf and hard of hearing students, Adam Garfinkel
Student outcomes assessment: NTID's business careers department, Kathleen Garlinghouse
Utilizing neural networks to proactively monitor energy usage in City of Rochester buildings, Brian J. Gillis
A study of perceptions of mathematics signs: implications for teaching, Paul Glaser
QoS multi meshed tree routing in tethered MANET, Vishal Gogula
The methods of teaching deaf children with ADD and ADHD disorders: the applications and the implications, Tasha Goodrich
Built-in-self-test of RF front-end circuitry, Anand Gopalan
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
