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 1999
The wavelength dependence of the Yule-Nielsen factor, Joseph Janiak
Noise reduction in digital images, Lana Jobes
Loaf, C. Michael Johnson
Phoebe, Julie Jurgens
Graphic design and architecture at their intersection, Kathleen Kaminski
Broadcast logo animation, Yoon Kang
William Wheatley: A Retrospective, Melissa K. Kaup
A Study of package handling drops in the United States postal service, Thomas Kausch
Leadership characteristics in an organizational transformation, Edward Keyes
Effective management of EFL(Executive Floor): An Investigation into quality-management on service, Keon-Wuk Kim
Drug use and pregnancy, Kimberly Klapmust
Vespers, Alec Knox
Development and testing of improved spectral unmixing techniques, Daisei Konno
Self-Similarity in a multi-stage queueing ATM switch fabric, Adam Lange-Pearson
A Study of key factors affecting the degree of job satisfaction of tour guide in Bangkok, Thailand, Thareethip Laowirojanakul
Interior design and multipurpose furniture for the collegiate apartment at RIT, Woranooch Leelapattanaputi
The Use of silica and alumina to catalyze the addition of hydrogen chloride to alkenes, Ying Liu
A Windows program for airfoil design using B-splines, Matthew MacLean
A Trip to the building, Zachary Margolis
Synthesis of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) and characterization of pyrolysis products, Graeme Matthews
Fragmentation and presence: Direction of the emotive moment, Michelle Mazurek
The Design and implementation of a virtual type specimen, Keli McCreadie
Investigation of on-demand digital printing for the needs of Mine Safety Appliances co., Cathy McDonald
Deconstructing Pandora, Katherine Mervine
Reliability and validity of the "Organizational Team Survey" when used at the level of line-workers, Satoko Murata
Tourists' satisfaction levels on destination facilites of Phuket and thier potential interest in casino gambling, Narathip Naina
Careers for women in design, Nitza Nater Arvelo
Judged, Lawrence Neuberger
Evaluation of stepwise spectral unmixing with HYDICE data, Daniel Newland
Interactive and zero-knowledge proofs, Molli Noland
Lost eyes, Chris O'Connell
Experimental investigation of electromechanical surface damping, Rolf Fisher Orsagh
Evolution in the first person, Elouise Oyzon
Outdone, Daniel Pejril
An Experimental investigation of the flow boiling heat transfer and critical heat flux in a vertically oriented heated tube, Dominic Peters
Effect of participation in a self-understanding curriculum on the academic self-concept of children with learning disabilities, Naomi Peters
Multiple document detection with ultrasonics, Daniel Phinney
Assessment of changes in the decision making environment in a Rochester, NY hotel: A 1999 Case study, Porn-u-ma Phoonphiphattana
Digital Image access in an educational environment, Patricia Pitkin
Packaging development process for a wholesale club pack of flea and tick topical treatment for dogs, Carol Pregger
Design and implementation of page based distributed shared memory in distributed database systems, Padmanabhan Raman
Assessing career value of hospitality management curriculum from program alumni, James Reid
Measurement of residual stress in electrodeposited nickel films, Gary Richardson
La Pipistrello, Maria Rosini
CASCADE: Computer aided synchronization of code and documentation, Mark Roth
A la conquista, Carlos Ruiz-Valarino
Characteristics of prosperity: Building tourism on a solid foundation - Frankenmuth, Michigan, Annette Rummel
Rock teapots, R. Preston Saunders
Typeface design for a Thai context: An English typface with Thai stylistic considerations, Napawan Sawasdichai
Using product architecture to maximize environmental performance, Jeffrey Sciortino
IP and ATM integration: A New paradigm in multi-service internetworking, Remesh Shanmuganathan
Evaluating the 1931 CIE color matching functions, Mark Shaw
Volatile corrosion inhibitors technology for protection of machined metal parts during storage and distribution, Alexander Sobkin
A Study of replacing PVC with PEGT plastic bottles due to recycling concers for PVC, Manpreet Soch
Signiture analysis of fetal blood velocity waveforms, Ronald Soule
Reassembly, George Stankevich
A Study of the stability of a hydraulic actuator system, Paul Stoelting
Computer multimedia in the development of interactive courseware: The Cornell University soil and water management learning module, Charissa Sullivan
Fabrication of phase masks and microlenses using binary optics, Joseph Summa
Explorations in silk painting, Kaori Tajima
A File preparation tutorial to digital printing for graphic designers, Jose Talhami
Investigation of a simultaneous multithreaded architecture, Marc Torrant
The goddess sells: the impact of archetypes in visual communications, Martha M. Torres Donovan
Mechanical properties of polystyrene and polypropylene based materials after exposure to hydrogen peroxide, John Torres
Cross-Cultural visual communication, Chia-Wen Tsao
Spectral-based color separation algorithm development for multiple-ink color reproduction, Di-Yuan Tzeng
Nuclear magnetic resonance microscopy, Stefanie VanGorden
The Layered patination of copper, Ronald VanOstrand
High frequency ultrasonic characterization of carrot cell texture, Christopher Vick
Researching potential partners for an equestrian learning center in Frankenmuth, MI, Tracy Weber
An analysis of folding carton stock for frozen fish sticks, Benjamin L. White
Consequence of human greed, Bok Won
Analysis customer satisfaction of food service in Commons at RIT, Yi-Heng Wu
Typography on the web: Direct movement as an element of information structuring, Yueh-fang Wu
Zirconium pendent poly(amic acid) and polyimide based on 3,4'-ODA and ODPA, Kanwen Yang
Transcendence, Neal Yanoff
Employee satisfaction of hotel industry: A Case study of the Grand Hotel Taipei, Yenting Yeh
Reverie and the image making process, Yea-Ryung Yoo
Human sensibility - Alienation, Hyuejin You
Increasing awareness of recycling programs for elementary aged children through interactive multimedia, Ik-Dong Yu
PoV: The Development of a vision, John Yung
Protective adaptations, Melissa Zegarelli
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Characterization of a hybrid tracking system, Holly Adams
Strange bed fellows: A Case study of merging departments through employee participation, Eugene Alibrio
Beyond buttons: Explorations in creative storytelling, Dominic Amatore
Error characterization of the alpha residuals emissivity extraction technique, Michael Baglivio
The Effects of inorganic complexes or ions on the mechanical properties of nafion, Jennifer Berdine
Experimental study of performance of minimum spanning tree algorithms, Alec Berenbaum
The Effects of the architectural design, replacement algorithm, and size parameters of cache memory in uniprocessor computer systems, Eric Berzofsky
Characterization of Kapton polymer containing an inorganic additive, Juan Betancourt
Is a World Wide Web home page site successful in producing room sales in hotels?, Poonyathorn Bhenbhargkul
Egyptian Art, Ekrem Bigat
Modeling the MTF and noise characteristics of complex image formation systems, Brian Bleeze