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 1997
Indenting thin films using an atomic force microscope, Cheryl O'Neal
Sensori-neural deafness and the cochlear implant, Margaret Pence
Decision making in a nonprofit organization: A Case study, Mary J. Petersen
not me, Michele Petrulis
Technical challenges in multiple master font design with extreme form change, Thomas Phinney
Increasing suicide awareness through inservice training, Sara Piscani
"Be prepared." The Importance of crisis planning in the Schools., Jill Elizabeth Pratt
Segmentation of patient motion from other MRI system instabilities, Wayne Prentice
Breakfast for champions, Brenda Ragonesi
Three-dimensional acquisition and display system for ultrasonic imaging, Rajeev Raman
Applying a genetic algorithm to improve the lower bounds of multi-color ramsey numbers, Shardul Rao
Analysis of the thermoelastic response of a semi-space to a short laser pulse, Gary Renz
Recollection and memory, Kimberly Richard
Evaluation of two applications of spectral mixing models to image fusion, Gary Robinson
Kindergarten screening in New York State, Allison Rohrer
Wisc-III coding task and coding recall: A New approach for assessing short-term visual memory, Deirdre Rosenberg
Characterization of feedback sustained pulsation for WDM-SCM networks, David Sackett
Lateral guidance control of a low-speed vehicle, Haydar Sahin
The Effect of cyclic environment on the compression strength of curtain coated corrugated containers, Paijit Sangchai
Resolution enhancement of thermal infrared images via high resolution class-map and statistical methods, David Schlingmeier
Discounted art, Johnathon Schmuck
Mystery shopping as a service quality improvement tool: Developing a comprehensive program for an economy motel chain, Robyn L. Schultz
Interactive multimedia: Defining a place in history, Erika Sears
Evolution of solutions to real-time problems, Greg Semeraro
Transgressions and disturbance, Andrzej Siwkiewicz
The Future wave: Redefines contemporary meal preparation and food shopping protocols, George Sordoni
Free-fall drops, tosses and impacts measured in the small parcel international overnight air distribution environment, Ann Marie Stevenson
Twist, Takeshi Takamoto
Type in motion: Motion of typography and its effectiveness in communication, Anne Tolly-Wamsley
The Predictive validity of the Bender-Gestalt test emotional indicators, Jeffrey Torch
Assessment of aggression in children: The Use of human figure drawings, Jennifer Underwood
A Room with a bath, Joel Urruty
System identification and control of a 3D truss structure using PLID and LQG, Phillip Vallone
Degree of quantization and spatial addressability tradeoffs in perceived quality of color images, Alexander Vaysman
The New Thaipography, Chotima Vongviriyatham
Vision assisted robotic assembly of miniature parts, Guy Vottis
The Relationship between social intelligence and behavioral functioning in students with learning disabilities, James Vreeland
The Life cycle of moths and butterflies, Mary Walter
Women typeface designers, Laura Webber
Quiet beauty; A Contemporary vision of tea, James White
A Wearable communications device, John Phillip Williams
A Colorimetric investigation of soft proofing, Karl Williamson
Zero, Charles Wilson
Benchmarking cross-functional teams in the car rental industry, Iris Wolfson
A Catalogue of Mayan glyphs: A Study in information design, Timothy J. Wood
A Critical analysis of theatre posters, Pei-ying Wu
Service recovery: A Case study, Sharon Lynn Yockel
Student attitudes toward individuals with disabilities: Inclusive versus traditional classrooms in elementary school, Heather Young
A Sustainable Kitchen, Hyeon-Gyeong Yun
The Implementation of a recycling program by the Westin Hotel Ottawa Canada, Dean Zervos
Gender differences in learning styles of 5th, 8th, and 11th grade students, Leigh Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Synthesis and characterization of thermotropic liquid crystalline poly(ester-imide)s, Jinseo Ahn
The Symbolic use of sea shells in design, Sunah Ahn
A Quantitative analysis of the value added services produced by digital color printers as perceived by print buyers, Rawsam Alasmar
Organic psychology and the universe, Steven Alles
Balance in memory, Junichiro Baba
Endovascular Technology: The Palmaz intravascular stent and the Auth Rotablator, Thomas Barg
Modeling ventricular-vascular coupling in the developing embryo, Michael Bauman
Temporary labor: Issues of training, motivating, and retaining a temporary workforce, Kerry Beadle
A Buffering strategy for stabilizing network data rates, Brian Bell
Development of a predictive tool from a study of just in time programs within a manufacturing plant, Richard Bernier
Time-frequency distribution analysis of heart rate and blood velocity variabilities in stage 24/34 chick embryos, Andrew Bonacci
Ararat, Leah Bosworth
Color-appearance modeling for cross-media image reproduction, Karen Braun
A Petri net design, simulation, and verification tool, Richard Brink
Validation of the use of SHARC Hydrocode to predict explosion effects in vented chambers, Gary Bush
Visual-Based error diffusion for printers, Zhenping Bu
African ornamentalism, Jamie Cassavoy
The Dance is in the dancer as the dancer is in the dance, Iris Margot Castillo
Development of a synthetic polymer film as a replacement for cellophane, Sam Chebeir
Design of graduate program home page for the School of Food, Hotel and Travel Management, Mei-Jung Cheng
Image quality metrics and optimum focus criteria for visual optical systems, Xiaoxue Cheng
Museum of Formosan Aborigines, Yuan-Feng Cheng
Assessment of changes in the decision making environment in a Rochester, NY hotel: A 1996 Case study, Salaya Chermsirivattana
Teletype network communication device, Mark Clyman
The Effect of cylindrical obstructions on the fluid flow in narrow rectangular channels, Gary Compagna
Impact of a hospital-based department of food and nutrition newsletter in changing eating behaviors of hospital employees, Mary M. Crockett
Shooting the touchers / Documenting human capital, Marten Czamanske
In memoriam, Christian Edward Dailey
Gene therapy, Kerry Danaher
Scatterbrain, James Dingilian
Glass: Beyond the archetypal vessel, K. Richard Eckerd
DesignArchive online, Kimberly Edberg
A Study of presentation products for the HiMedia SOHO environment of the 21st century, Mine Ertan
Implementation of a real-time industrial web scanning system hardware architecture, Lowell Ferguson
A VHDL model of a superscalar implementation of the DLX instruction set architcture, Paul Ferno
An Investigation of air side heat transfer enhancement in multi-louver fins within automotive compact heat exchangers, Patrick Fix
Northwind, Steven Ford
Catalyzed additions to alkene double bonds: (I) Fumarase-catalyzed hydration of alkene double bonds (II) Alumina-catalyzed hydrochlorination of alkene double bonds, Charles Francavilla
Deconstruction, existentialism, and art, Ryutaro Furuhashi
Process improvement to the anodize line through design of experiments, Shantel Gammie
Performance differences between White, Black and Hispanic students, Jessica Gebhardt
Facsimile reproductions of art with the use of a digital camera system, Jamisen Gingerelli
Visual encyclopedia of art history, Danielle Goueta
Modeling of the radiometric characteristics of a simulated fluorescent imager, Alexander Granica
Embracing the celestial body, Suzanne Grantham
Pink, Melissa Grillo
Beef you feel good about, Courtney Grim
A Study of the relationship between optical dot gain and mechanical dot gain of AM and FM halftones, Eva Gronberg
