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 1990
Improving quality consistency and productivity of color separators utilizing the Dupont image manager, Enrique A. Arce B.
Color ink-jet printing: Evaluation of print quality on different paper substrates, Srikumaran Asokan
Exploiting implicit parallelism in SPARC instruction execution, Todd Michael Austin
Architecture and art, David A. Baird
Analysis of Umberger's theory for subtractive color reproduction, Paul R. Bartel
Preparation of a bank of cloned genes from the chromosome of Agrobacterium tumefaciens and the isolation of genes involved in DNA repair and genetic recombination, Geoffrey A. Bartholomeusz
More than a record: An analysis of the stylistic development in W. H. Jackson's Photography, Sarah Beckner
Time puzzle, Deborah Beyer
Repose, Diane Blazy
On axial vibration of a web-idle roller system, Richard Bomba
An Optimization model for selecting the economical cutting parameters in an external forward turning operation, Rose Bothner
Automated knowledge acquisition tool for identification of generic tasks, Arlene J. Buck
Investigation of an in-situ method for determining the modulation transfer function and its applications in a microlithographic wafer stepper, Steven D. Carlson
Transputer-based robot controller, Wei-Chieh Chang
Dziadziu: A Walk with my grandfather, Paul V. Chaplo
Modification of organic polymers with vacuum ultraviolet radiation from inert gas plasmas rotating in a magnetic field, Jian-Xin Chen
A Methodology for NMOS VLSI manufacturing: From design to test, Thecla Chomicz
Striking visual contrasts, Pei-Yung Chou
Parallelism in declarative languages, Catherine Eleftherios Chronaki
Conventional and differential scanning optical microscopy using higher-order Gaussian-Hermite beam patterns, Peter Chrusch
Hovering at a low altitiude, Hagit Cohen
Prediction of screener-induced moire in digital halftone pattern generation, Richard Comeau
Rug making: An exploration, Karen Breen Cooper
European immigrant designers and their influence on American graphic design: 1920-1950, Jerry W. Counselman
Fabric and paper: Expressive potentials in fiber, Rebecca Cunningham
A CCD based bidirectional spectral reflectance field instrument, Michael H. Davis
A Low cost charging system for the electrophotographic process, Michael DeCecca
The Integration of marketing concepts within the graphic design process, Michelle M. De Meyer
Internetworking: an analysis and proposal, Gary M. Diana
Painting perceptions, Jacqueline Domin
Word hypothesis of phonetic strings using hidden Markov models, Jeffery W. Engbrecht
Light, transparency and an appropriate image in furniture, John G. Erickson
The Effect of flexographic printing on the compression strength of corrugated shipping containers, Michael Reese Eyre and Nancy Kaczor
Spirit, vision, heart, Deane Colin Fay
Comparison of methods for generation of absolute reflectance factor measurements for BRDF studies, Xiaofan Feng
Expert systems in typography, David B. Fisher
Synthesis diamond films from low pressure chemical vapor deposition, Mathieu Freeman Jon
Automatic mesh generation, Ajay Garg
The Non-representational language, Andrea Geer
Historic graphic design at RIT, L. Clay Girouard
The Element of line in jewelry design, Benjamin A. Glover
A Wide view of a public market, Nelky Gonzalez
Drag reduction in pipe flows with polymer additives, Daniel W. Grabowski
An Alphabetical metamorphosis, Monica Granfield
Mind states, Susan Grinols
Model reduction and simulation of complex dynamic systems, Amit Gupta
Expressing imaging algorithms using a C++ based image algebra programming environment, Davender Nath Gupta
Exploring the future of compact disc-interactive, Patrick J. Haggerty
Body ornamentation, Barbara Heinrich
Distributed object-oriented discrete event simulation, Barbara Hendry
The Tug function: A Method of context sensitive dot structuring for digital halftones, Steven Hoffenberg
Collage and installations: Between the sky and the earth, Misun Hong
A Training module for the integration of text, scanned graphics, and computer-generated artwork into a page layout program on a Macintosh design system, Linda A. Jackson
American image, Eun-Hee Jeon
Various combinations of fibers and anodized aluminum, In-Won Jung
Kinetic studies of DNA interstrand crosslink by nitrogen mustard and phenylalanine mustard, Margaret I. Kaminsky
Trek: a real time multi-player game for Xerox networked workstations, John J. Kemp
Provocations: Raw constructs in mixed media, Heinrich Klinkon
Speech intelligibility estimation via neural networks, Stephen Knight
Bathrooms can be easier to use!, Kathryn Kochanowski
A Study of design parameters of a road racing endurance car, Donald N. Kords
Correlation of finite element and experimental eigenvectors, Derek J. Krebs
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning engineering and design, Kurt Kuegler
Aggression and symbols of power, Karen Kuhn
Graphic Design Archive prototype 3.0, David LaMarca
A Universal and personal art through tradition and invention, Pamela Marie Larkin
Quantitative determination of polymerase chain reaction product for HIV-1, David Brewer LaTart
Thin film adhesion measurement using excimer laser ablation test, Wen-Chieh Lee
Shaping wood/Naming shapes, Robert Thomas Leverich
CRT-based dialogs: Theory and design, Jonathan Levine
Measurement of thermal conductivities of polymer films with the TC-1000 thermal comparator, Dong Ming Li
Halogenolyses of tri-alkylborane, Qingyi Lu
Network security: Risk assessment of information systems, Sher Lurain
American dreams, Mark Lyons
Association for Retarded Citizen's Deliworks cafeteria, Suzanne Malo
Conformational studies of carboxymethylcellulose in aqueous saline solutions as a function of ionic strength, Donna M. Marcera
Transmogrification, Vincent Peter Massaro
Design and implementation of a systolic array to solve the Algebraic Path Problem with the specific instance of the transistive and reflexive closure of a binary relation, David Gene McCall
Ray tracing for constructive solid modeling, Anju Sharma McCanna
Study of marketing techniques involving color and texture associations as used in book publishing, Roxanne McClanahan
Nagual interpretations, Bernard C. Meyers
Laser diodes incorporating diffractive features, Mark Meyers
Relationship between chromatographic retention and donor and acceptor numbers, Peter J. Michelsen
Entrapment series: A Catalyst for response, Cynthia Jansen Miller
Free space laser communications on the Macintosh computers, Sohrab Modi
Statistical mechanics of neural networks and combinatorial optimization problems, David L. Morabito
The Art of rokusho, Mark Williams Morgan
Merging panchromatic multispectral images for enhanced image analysis, Curtis K. Munechika
Light and landscape, Stacey Neale
Sirens of the shoreline, Eugene Nieminen A.
Realistic emergence, Roger Otis
Modeling of light absorption in solid state imagers, Robert H. Philbrick
Images in felt, Lisa Popovics
Ornamentalism, Douglas B. Prickett
Mechanical properties of polymeric packaging films after radiation sterilization, Viriya Pungthong
Automated boundary detection of echocardiograms, Rolando Raqueño
A Packaging/foodservice analysis: a fruit-filling study, Damon Andrew Revelas
