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 1980
Encaustic Painting Revisited, Miriam S. Lapham
Art: Object, Process, and Reflection, Edward Lind
Use of gadolinium in 13C NMR studies, Barbara J. Luke
Oriental woodworking, Robert March
Signage System for Abuja Internation Airport, Abuja Republic of Nigeria, Hilary G. Marquis
Plate stability in screenless printing, Stephen E. Martin
The Synthesis of Dichotomous Influences, Wendy Maruyama
Recognitions, Elaine Matczak
Image deblurring using lensless Fourier transform holography, Gregory McCoy
A microprocessor based control system for an electric vehicle, Ronald C. Moffatt
Design and production of a comprehensive graininess scale for use in electrophotography, Susan B. Mueller
Illuminations, Judith Natal
Sacred space: Symbols and celebrations, Katherine Nicosia
Curriculum evaluation for graphic arts in secondary education in the Monroe County area of New York State, David S. Norton
Photo impressions: a family history, Helen Elizabeth Obermeyer
Greek revival architectural facades, Miranda Offen
Painted photographs, David Rickerd
Widestock exposure modification, Kurt D. Roberts
A survey Of radiographic films to determine autoradiographic image intensification capabilities, John Ross
Chromatic textures of realism, Suzanne Roth
Monumental wall reliefs, Susan Ferrari Rowley
Increased image resolution and film efficiency via vacuum platens and other mechanical devices, James A. Ruffing
Fowl beasts, the chicken and the egg, Pamela Schuyler-Cowens
The academic tradition of storage furniture: 1100-1800, John Seamster
Spatial frequency processing in the human visual system: a study of black versus white, Robert Seyfert
AgN03 and KBr reagent concentrations' effect on double-jet emulsion grain size dispersity, Daniel D. Siems
Trees, Stephen Small
Aesthetics for a working environment, Gail Fredell Smith
The measurement of RMS granularity of black and white photographic materials using a visual comparison technique, Jack C. Smith
A colorimetric investigation of color tolerances, Scott Stamm
Implementation of an LALR(1) Parser Generator, G. Svenheim
Corporate identity - "the school we have", Ann-Bonnie Swartz
Little Italy, Antonio Toscano
The effect of development temperature on Kodak PR 10 instant print product using a comparative system modulation transfer function for analysis, Jon E. Van Tassell
Spatial filtering of a projection printer, using partially coherent light, Leon Vlahakes
An Investigation of the Fog Problem in Autoradiographic Intensification Method, Lawrence Wheaton
An investigation on the applicability of multi-microprocessing in the two dimensional digital filtering problem, Timothy J. Whitcher
The limiting effect of the human visual system on image processing, Timothy J. Wilson
Color as a stimulus for design in metalsmithing, Stephen Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
The Editorial Decision in Photography, Lyn Adams
Concur: a High-Level Language for Concurrent Programming, Karen Anderson
The Development of Liturgical Metal Craft, William Barba
Evaluation of Turbine Blade Root Damping, Curtis Beck
Visual Movement Produced by Bobbin Lace Techniques, Marian Beil
Photography, Painting, and the Spirit World, Laura Bench
An Investigation of the Emotional Connotations of Printing Types, Michael Blum
The Role of Reliability in the Publisher/Supplier Relationship in Textbook Production, Steven Brenner
A Synchronous Data Compression System, Joseph Calcagno
The Modification of Simple Images by Fourier Transform Manipulation, Noel Chavez
Theories and experiments for determination of nonsteady loads on turbomachine blades, James F. Crofoot
Composite Illusionism, Barry Dalgleish
Crown Ether Complexes of Lanthanide Elements and Their Applications as Lanthanide Shift Reagents, Dale DeCann
Readability Determination Using Superimposed Random Noise Patterns, Michael Dennison
A Personal Exploration, Laurie Dill
Estimation of bore loads in quenching of rings by an expanding segmented die, Harry Dodd
On the Analysis of the Timoshenko Beam Theory With and Without Internal Damping, Chinubhai Doshi
Ambrotype Images, Thomas Feldvebel
Existential Man and the Creative Act, Lisa Finkel
Color me raku, Penelope Fleming
A spiritual song: a portfolio of multi-process prints, Donald John Forsythe
The Essence of Reality, Michael Geglia
Computer-aided graphic design, Donald Harbison
Control of a four-color lithographic press by monitoring the hue consistency of the reproduction with a densitometer, Chikashi Hashimoto
Decoration and Form, Holly Jones
Registration and Energies, Patricia Kinsey
Glass, Joseph Kivlin
Comparison of Bromide, Benzotriazole, and Phenyl Mercaptotetrazole and Their Effect on Photographic Development, James Kretchmer
Determination of the chemical spread function of Kodak High Contrast Copy 5069 Emulsion, J.N.A. Laitre
The Utica Club Show, Frank Leto
Design Considerations in Linear Microdensitometry, Thomas Lianza
May I have your attention please?, Priscilla Malone
The effects of polyethylene oxide on DMAAC's "B" type developer, Harold McCullough
Noise reduction by multiple image printing, William McDonnell
An electronic switching system: a computer model for traffic study, Richard McInnes
Design and Evaluation of a Stepped Diaphragm Intensity Scale Graphic Arts Sensitometer, Patrick Meehan
Found Television Images, Janice Hope Meyers
A software development system for the Motorola M6800, John Michael Moore
Lotte Jacobi: A Composite Portrait, Peter Moriarty
Modulation transfer function of image motion due to operator vibration, Venkatraman Nagaswami
Architectural Phantasm & Assorted Sundries, Jim Ninos
A Study of the Mechanism of the Sabattier Effect, Steven Oshry
A low frequency sine wave camera, Russell Palum
Image Quality Dependence on Partial Coherence in a Projection Printer, Bruce Radl
The AL Compiler, Kenneth Reek
Oil-Fired Pottery, Peter Regan
Paper Matrix, Janet Ruby
Minimization of Unwanted X-Ray Exposures on Conventional Photographic Films by Developer Modification, Michael L. Rudolph
Energy in Clay Forms, Aviva Schneider
... As a Dynamic Result of Gesture, Charles Slatkin
Electric field enhancement of efficiency in autoradiographic exposures, Harvey Smith
Eight hundred pounds of sand, two ping pong tables and..., Malcolm Spaull
Stereoscopic Analysis of Fatigue Products of Photochromic Triarylemethane Leucocyanide Dyes, Thomas Stanzione
Modifications of a Herrnfeld Sensitometer for Interimage Studies, Charles Tobin
The Effect of Photographic Reducers in Autoradiographic Intensification Method for Image Recovery of Incorrectly Exposed Radiographs, Donald Vachon
Determining the modulation transfer function of a lens-film combination using the diffraction effects of a coherent imaging system, Mark Washburn
Obscure Textile Techniques, Nancy Waterhouse
MTF Analysis of an Emulsion Used for Color Paper, C. Alan Way
A study of the effect of coating variations on tone reproduction in the Association Products Plate, Mark Woodhouse
