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 1982

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Towards a simplification in painting, Monica Smith

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The Aura of Femininity in Art, Linda Smolenski

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Alphabet soup, Beth April Smolev

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The effect of ink/fountain solution emulsion of paper permanence, Thomas H. Spotts

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An Investigation into the Effects of Dry Etching Techniques on Changing Halftone Dot-Sizes, Anthony P. Stanton

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Dancing on a wall, Jane Alden Stevens

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Nicaragua: a society in transition, James Mason Stillings

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Satellite channel sharing and its implications for computer networks, David Storch

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Analysis of Ink Film Thickness on Screenless Lithographic Plates by Microscopy, James Spruill Summers

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Optical Sculptures, Alexander Syndikas

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Haloid Camera xerography, Ronald Ruhl Talbott

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A Fool's paradise, Gary Todak

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A Survey of Twelve Factors Influencing Covering Power, Jeffrey Wagner

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The Hypoxia Screen as an Indicator of Alterations in the Number of Centeral Cholinergic Recpetors Inuduced by Chronic Acetylcholinestrerase Inhibition, Kathleen B. Wallace

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Means of Lowering the Contrast of Association Product Printing Plates, Ming-Hwa Wang

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The effects of mechanical stress on photographic emulsions, Dennis A. Weiss

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Digitization, testing, and evaluation of a device for rapid determination of rms granularity, Daniel J. Williams

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Bedouin textiles of Saudi Arabia, Celia Wright

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The application and analysis of an antireflection coating on a multilayer resist system to generate a 1.0 µm aluminum line over 0.5 µm SiO2 step, Chung-Ta Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 1981

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The use of the spline function in computer-aided type design, Kathleen Barry Albertini

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Research into lead glass, S. Leon Applebaum

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Correlation between maximum density and log exposure range of quality prints, David Baer

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Direct transfer positive preparation by the use of the Hell chromagraph dc-300 color scanner, Steven Berg

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An Investigation of the vapor cushion thickness, temperature, and vaporization time of Leidenfrost drops, Frank Bonsignore

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Generative systems & the sense of vision, James Bouchard

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Heightened realities, elevated views, Marilyn Christine Bridges

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Small area densitometry utilizing fiber optics, Eric D. Bruening

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First light, Dennis Burns

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The effect of band-passed spatial noise on the perception of grain, Wallace Carpenter

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An Empirical Approach to the Determination of the Optimum Mask Characteristics Required for Improved Color Reproduction in Direct-Screen Photomechanical Processes, Ben-shan Cheng

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Felt Vessels, Sherry L. Clark

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Stamping and embossing: a modern adaptation of Pre-Columbian metalworking processes, Richard Coble

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Tubular solar collector analysis and comparison with flat plate collectors in SDHW applications, Kevin A. Cole

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Draw-a-map: An Interactive graphical system using a relational data base, Ethel Comte

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Thermovacuum forming plastics for artistic endeavors, Rose E. Corcoran

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The Halftone effect in color photographic enlargements, Rick Crowsey

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Investigation into the mechanism of development to increase exposure latitude without loss of threshold speed, Susan A. Egnoto

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The evaluation of positive photoresist speed, Donis Flagello

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A visual synthesis, Mark Foster

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Selected influences in painting, Barbara Fox

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The Bausch & Lomb industrial design department identity program, Lorrie Frear

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Music Education Posters, Edith L. Freedman

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The Effect of camera motion on MTF and SQF for handheld camera at two weights, John Griffith

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Qualities of uncoated groundwood paper affecting adhesive binding strength, Kenneth S. Gross

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High temperature oxidation of sterling silver, Jon A. Hall

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A comparison of the random dot and the conventional halftone printing process with respect to color characteristics, Sanat Hazra

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The Graphic Design Career Kit, Sharon M. Heyenck

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An investigation of a mathematical model to characterize the nonlinear nature of a lithographic film system, David S. Holbrook

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The use of contour plots to optimize exposure and development time in the preparation of color correction masks with a three-aim-point control system, Ronald Irwin

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The biological and mathematical basis of L systems, Christine Kelly-Sacks

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Three dimensional resonant vibrations and stresses in turbine blade groups, Patrick J. Kline

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Predicting color print filtration and exposure, James A. Klingshirn

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Depth of field in high magnification fine grain photography, Mark Konieczny

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Image restoration by selective short space spectral subtraction, Rose M. Korte

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The effect of temperature and relative humidity during drying on the covering power of processed x-ray films, John M. Lauffer

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The comparison of densitometric measurement with gravimetric measurement of wet-on-wet ink trapping, Kongsak Lawphongpanich

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The microdensitometry of image boundaries fabricated by the Color-Difference Blue-Screen Traveling Matte Process, Michael F. Lehman

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Digital image modeling of film granularity and effect on subjective pictorial quality, Jerold B. Lisson

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A study of the conventional method of producing spreads and chokes and the new technology by using orbital motion (micro-modifier), Sze-Men Lui

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Sam's Chance and other essays about art, Mary Lum

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Scene illuminate effect on additive two-color reproduction, John C. Manfredo

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Analysis on the Use of Viewing Filters to Determine Necessary Color Change in the Graphic Arts Industry, John W. McFarlan

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Campobello Island: far from the mainstream, Stephen O. Muskie

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Optical noise reduction using partial coherence in spatial filtering for image detail enhancement, Steven Lynn Musser

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Ceramic art: a vehicle for cultural awareness, Michael Olusola Olugbile

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Concentration and conductivity of fountain solutions: a study of the relationship between concentration of materials/electrochemical conductivity of Fountain Solutions and Offset Lithographic Plate Performance, Silva Ada Opusunju

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Cryptography and its application to operating system security, Michelle Painchaud

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Image degradation in a diffusion transfer process, Peter Petch

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Edward Steichen and World War II naval photography, Christopher Phillips

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Coherent optical linewidth measurement of thick films on integrated circuit wafers, Andrew Pomerene

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Small scale monumental sculpture, Henry Ponter

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Image enhancement in a microfilm projection printer utilizing partial coherence and spatial filtering, Donald Pophal

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Edge sharpness effects on computer-generated holograms, Clinton S. Potter

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Contemporary furniture and the pursuit of comfort, Joseph G. Prutch

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Gravity controlled pAg double-jet precipitations, Adam Pudnos

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Major Trends in Operating Systems Development, Margaret M. Reek

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Factors influencing the acceptance of computer assisted estimating, Sharon Ryan

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Quantification of the unsharp masking technique of image enhancement, Larry A. Scarff

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Projected reality, Richard E. Schneider

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A digital image processing system for slow scan television, James Schueckler

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Visual modulation transfer function as a predictor of acuity, Thomas A. Sebring

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Error of Photometric Dot Area Measurement Due to Arbitrary Placement of Halftone Image Relative to a Round Measuring Aperture, Franz Sigg

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Second nature, Joseph Solan

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The study of factors that affect cell depth during etching in direct transfer gravure, Somchai Sringkarrinkul

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For the table, Donald Stuart

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Similarities between Chinese Taoism and Western graphic design, Lillian Yin-Ling Sung

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Local Color, Gary Thomas Sutto

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A new correlation for heat transfer during flow boiling, Bhabesh K. Thakur

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Mise en Scene, Nelson Vigneault

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Spiritual and philosophical concerns, Frances Welles

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Simultaneous high performance liquid chromatographic determination of procainamide, N-acetylprocainamide, disopyramide, mono-N-dealkyldisopyramide, quinidine, and propranolol in serum, James F. Wesley

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Interpretation of Oriental Consciousness, Yu-ru Yeh

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Language processors for the Motorola M68000 microprocessor, Joseph Ziarko

Theses/Dissertations from 1980

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Guidelines to the implementation of printing vocational schools in Nigeria, Samuel Bademosi Adesorioye

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Modification of an automatic photographic exposure system, to correct for light source color-temperature variation, Jay Agular

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The determination of using the standard screening angles when printing with 400-count anilox rolls and 100 line images via flexography, John Ahrens

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A business primer for the artist/craftsman, Susan L. Alves

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Images in Glass, Douglas Anderson

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A study on the improvement of ROP newspaper color through modification of the reproductive curve to lighten the overall reproduction, Ronald Assoian

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The CMS-2 subset compiler, J. T. Badura