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 2002
"fluid", Jill Galloway
How substance abuse affects sibling relationships: A Qualitative study, Kellee Garney
Residence of memory, Peter Glasheen
Effect of Tyvek porosity rates on burst testing of flexible medical device pouches, Thomas Golinski
Three stories toward creation, Rodrigo Gomez Claros
The Marsh, Joshua Gramse
Virtual electro-photographic printer model, Sunadi Gunawan
The Design and construction of furniture to enhance love making, Martin Hahn
A Study of clutter reduction techniques in wide bandwidth HF/VHF deep ground penetrating radar, Darien Hammett
Solution-phase synthesis of tertiary amines via reductive amination-alkylation with ethyl p-aminobenzoate, Kristen Harwood
The Effects of Life Space Crisis Intervention training on levels of teacher stress and time-out room referrals, Michele Helfand
The Function of canines in saber-tooth tigers, Colleen Hogan
Meeting Places, Christine Holtz
Inspiration, Yu-Chen Hsieh
Absent, Shu-Jin Huang
Publication of an Internet-accessible database resource for Arts et Metiers graphiques, Amelia Hugill-Fontanel
Restaurant management in Lebanon: Current trends and future concerns, Carine Issa
Study of the crystallization behavior of polyethylene oxide in compatibilized and uncompatibilized polypropylene/polyethylene oxide blends, Subramanian Iyer
Let sleeping turtles lie, Jason Jarvis
A Three-dimensional ray tracing simulation of a synthetic aperture ground penetrating radar system, James III Jeter
5 Photographs, Jim Johnson
The Genetic toolbox: An Exploration of genetic manipulation through glass sculpture, Heather Jones
A Novel test bed and stochastic vibration diagnostics for assessing the condition of constant velocity joints, Gregory Kacprzynski
Fiber reinforced composites of a novel pendent polyimide: Optimum processing and mechanical properties, Akshay Kamdar
Analyzing the costs/tradeoffs involved between layer 2, layer 3, layer 4 and layer 5 switching, Gautam Kapur
The Future of data communications system design, Kenneth Kellow
Asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL) an in-depth study, John Kernan
Switching voltage of micro-beam actuators - Analysis, fabrication and test, Eui-Shin Kim
Food chain, Eunsoo Kim
A multi-user network game for learning English, Moon Jung Kim
Experiencing discovery: Designing for visual delight, Sandy Knight
Chip-package co-design of a low voltage operational transconductance amplifier, Prachi Kulkarni
Single wall carbon nanotube-nafion composite actuators, Brian Landi
Southco Windscreen 2 project evaluation, Richard Langkamp
"Flora" and digital imaging, John Latimer
Masters thesis, Sarah Laveck
Clarias, Jeonglok Lee
Imaging the garden, Mark Leibert
Teacher perceptions of the New York State regents requirements: A Pilot study, Jennifer Lerner
Mobile computing & law enforcement: An Examination of its application in the field and its consequences, Lanny Lockhart Jr
A New electronic image array: The Active pixel charge injection device, George Lungu
The Collaborative learning handbook: A Best practices guide, Sameer Malhotra
Analysis and hardware implementation of color map inversion algorithms, Michael Martin
Derivation of the required elements for a definition of the term middleware, Maya Mathew
Day in, day out; What makes a man a man?, Justin McMillen
spring-, Andrew McPherson
Analysis of the droplet size reduction in a pMDI to the addition of a turbulence generating nozzle, Michael Medlar
Response surface methodology of Die-Sink-Electro-Discharge machined surfaces, Bhairav Mehta
Modeling polarimetric imaging using DIRSIG, Jason Meyers
Net.Sense, John Mikucki
An Investigation of trace cache organizations for superscalar processors, Edward Mulrane Jr
Polycrystalline silicon thermal actuators integrated with photodiode, Kevin Munger
Making connections: A Study and application of Christian hospitality, Dennis Murphy
Zr-pendent polyimide carbon/glass composites and their property comparisons with the corresponding non pendent polyimide composites, Sangeeta Nangia
Variable bit rate video time-series and scene modeling using discrete-time statistically self-similar systems, Rajesh Narasimha
Throughput control for a many-to-many system, Ravi Nareppa
Power distribution design for high-density packages, Ghanshyam Nayak
Picasso: The use of network delay compensation to improve the response of a Tele-robotic application, Sara North
Images with meaning: a critical study of the Polish Poster Collection at the Rochester Institute of Technology Archives and Special Collections, Kristin O'Loughlin
Understanding business consortium approaches to privacy: What does the Customer Profile Exchange Specification truly mean for personal privacy?, JoEllen Osburn
Precious, Amy O'Shaughnessy
Analysis of accident cost and comparison with available research, Michael Osterhaudt
Systems integration using Siemens' PC based automation technology, Adwait Palsule
An Investigation into the sources of vehicle tire noise, John Paoff
Dependence of VCO jitter on coupled noise, Harikrishna Parthasarathy
Photometric stability and subpixel sensitivity of a back-illuminated CCD, Albert Piterman
A Child's 1st Interactive Travel Guide: To Exploring the Culture of Western Europe, Julie Popken
Development of a travel web site on a corporate internet, Deborah Prosinski
Evaluation and optimal design of spectral sensitivities for digital color imaging, Shuxue Quan
Global dynamic E-marketplaces, and their role in the internet-based economy, Mehdi Rafi
Providing telecommunication to the tea plantations in Bangladesh, Anika Rahman
A Self regenerating diesel emissions particulate trap using a non-thermal plasma, Bryce Rampersad
Deep structures wet etched into lithium niobate using a physical mask, Andrew Randles
Packaging process: When should it occur, Paula Raney
Text and image, David Reed
A Demonstration in communication and task completion between two autonomous robots, Adam Renzi
Found sound: Music from non-traditional sourttce, Jonathan Rodgers
Simultaneous multithreading: Operating system perspective, Vyacheslav Rubinfine
Manifestations of a social addiction: forms of despair and desire, Jose Santisteban
Aisimam - An Artificial immune system based intelligent multiangent model, Srividhya Sathyanath
Efficient Utilization of Fine-Grained Parallelism using a microHeterogeneous Environment, William L. Scheidel
Information Technologies for the Healthcare Delivery System, Gary Scialdone
Reflection, Melissa Sciera
Automatic indoor/outdoor scene classification, Navid Serrano
Actuate, Tracy Shell
Friends, family, and fiction, Derica Sonnon
Intelligent life, Jeff Spoonhower
Optimal design of a 2.4 GHz CMOS low noise amplifier, Sharmila Sridharan
Heat transfer, pressure drop, and dissolved gas effect during flow boiling in microchannels, Mark Steinke
Vehicle simulations of fuel economy for an automatic transmission and a ratio limited continuously variable transmission, Hemant Suthar
Reconstructing the Boundary of a Web Document, James Sweet
True nature, Thawatpong Tangsajjapoj
Passive amplitude-modulated microwave backscatter modulation system, Aaron Thompson
Design verification of expansion joints using finite element, Khoi Trinh
