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 1997
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
An Image fusion algorithm for spatially enhancing spectral mixture maps, Harry Gross
Achieving customer delight through employee driven teams, Philip Guarno
Beyond traditions, Monica Guilian
Super scalar high speed 2(mew) N-well MOSIS CMOS digital halftoning processor, Anupam Gupta
Implementation of computer technology for more efficient industrial design processes, Kwang-Chul Ha
Passages: Forms for contemplation, Douglas Hallberg
Ontario superhost... What is its value to service providers?, Susan Hamer
Surface design combining various techniques, Mi-Hee Ha
Recursive analysis and estimation for the discrete Boolean random set model, John Handley
The Study of contrast, Ku-ho Han
A Study utilizing halftone based digital proofing systems in the flexographic printing process, William Hanna
Infrared wireless communication, Noor Haq
A Three-dimensional model of pulsatile flow at an arterial bifurcation, Andrew Hayes
Atomic oxygen resitant zirconium containing polyimides, Liling He
An Investigation into the accuracy of mid-range digital proofing to SWOP, Elizabeth Herman
Optimizing text-intesive documents for on-screen viewing using the model of the Portable Document Format, Erin Hickey
Digital archiving and reproduction of black and white photography, Susan J. Hicks
Investigation of nucleation and heat transfer during subcooled flow boiling on augmented surfaces, Matthew Howell
Communication devices for the hearing impaired, Yu-Chun Hsu
Adept robot vision system and magnet-type end effector used for integrated circuit component assembly, Yu-Hung Hsu
A Relationship in 2AFC experiment descovered using Monte Carlo Method, Dalei Huang
An Interview with Mac McGrew: American typeface historian and typographer, Karin Yvonne Hurlburt
Modular imaging spectrometer instrument (MISI) calibration using blackbody radiators, Emmett Ientilucci
Synthetic simulation and modeling of image intensified CCDs (IICCD), Emmett Ientilucci
A CFD study of fluid flow characteristics in the vicinity of a truncated sphere in a long, narrow channel, Chukwuemeka Ikenze
Myth Understanding, Chris Jackson
Measuring the effectiveness of service management on priority assessment: A Case Study for the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Andrew Jacobson
One, C. (Catherine Jaruzel
Cross-correlation: A Contrast method for studying fetal cardiovascular time series, Stacy Kalisz
Tashlich - "and you shall cast", Rachel Kanter
Post service customer satisfaction measurement, Jason Karr
VHDL implementation of an image processing chip, E. Michael Kelly
The Figure, emotion, and color, Kenneth Kenslow
Modeling of road vehicle lateral dynamics, Joseph Kiefer
Sub-micron PMOS transistor using electron beam lithography, Mark Klare
The Introduction and development of printing in Finland, 1631-1727, Esa-Mikael Kokka
Reaction of Boron Chloride with Methoxyamine Hydrochloride, Robert J. Konig
