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 1978
The Monoprint: Techniques and Translations, Alice Kreit
The effect of dopants SiO2, GeO2, and SnO2, on the microstructure and magnetic properties of Mn-Zn ferrites, Santosh Kumari
A general purpose sensitometer for routine sensitometric testing, John Lumia
The practical use of the astrolabe: sculpture/poem, Robert C. Malone
Dumb pictures: an exploration, Richard Margolis
A comparison of sulfur sensitization on silver bromide and silver iodobromide emulsions, Frederick Marland Jr
Rya Wall Hangings: Creation and Flame Retardation, Shelley Matthews
Production of a Micro-Scale Linear Density Wedge, Lawrence Mattison and Roger Triplett
The use of Fourier analyzed square waves in the determination of the modulation transfer function of photographic materials, David Moffett and John Stanton
An Investigation of the Design and Execution of Large Scale Studio Paintings, Dennis Morgan
Structural Forms in Stress, Robert Nicoll
Fatigue stress analysis, William Nowak
Interimage Effects and the MTF of a Color Reversal Film, Joel Panning
A synthesis: mood, creation and theory, Sfona Pelah
Cold emulsion polyvinyl bindability criteria, James Stuart Rich
Mechanical furniture, Michal Rosen
A pursuit of unobtrusive painting: a study of oneself, George Schluederberg
Psychical Distance in Photography, Hildred Scott
A printmaker's interpretations in mystery and fantasy, Lois Shaffer
Inner city sanctuary: the history and theology of Rochester's Black Jews, Ira Srole
Sensitometric Study of Io-bromized Daguerreotype Plates, Mark Stebbins
A study of the effect of fabric structure and mesh count variation in indirect stencil preparation in a school graphic arts laboratory, James Tenorio
The Investigation of Metameric Grays for the Testing of Spectral Changes in the D5000 Standard Illuminant, Chun-Fai Alexander Wat
Optical Line Width Measurement Using Spatial Filtering, Suzanne Weaver
Superstructures in Wood A Sculptural Application of Woodworking Techniques, Christopher Weiland
Determination of unknown photographic processing solutions through buffer curve analysis, Richard Winslow
An Experimental Comparison of Emulsions of the Same Type of Different Iodide Levels, Seilay Wong
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
The Effect of Silicic Acid in the Fountain Solution, Kayode Ajibade
A Modification of the Fourier Transform Model in Visual Perception, Bruce Apgar and William Harris
A production of discharge prints created with tie-dye/stencilling and their photographic comparisons, Paxton Sholademi Aremu
Quantitative Analysis of Phenidone and Derivatives in Photographic Developing Solutions, Charles Augello
Comparison of YMCA Operations in the United States with Those in Sweden, Paul Baker
The Design of Fail-Safe Logic, Harvey Becker
A study of the effect on direct stencil edge definition of emulsion thickness, screen mesh count, fabric thread thickness and coater blade thickness, George Bedirian
Sharpness Ratings of a Complete Imaging System, David Blanchard
Checks & Balances, Henry Blaustein
A sense of self, Diane Brawarsky
The Quantitative Identification of E-6 Chemical Processing Errors, Peter Buck and Donald Betz
Correlation Study Between Subjective and Objective Scene Classifications, Craig Campbell
Illumination, Charlotte Yale Chamberlain
Color Photographs, Kathleen Collins
Textile Conservation: Deterioration of Materials, Gayle Corah
Interaction of bromide and organic antifoggants in development, Miriam DeCastro and Kim Eisenberg
Myself & My Space, Jennifer Dossin
Direct Measurement of the Optical Modulation Transfer Function of Non-Developed Emulsions, Glen Elie
Painting with air, John Eoff
Modulation of cyclic amp phosphodiesterase, Gary Fouquet
Christian Art in the Twentieth Century, Jane Fretz
Image Intensification by Superimposed Vesicular Images Generated by Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide, William Grabenstetter
Gesture Pots, Barbara Hancock
Photo Abstraction: A Camera Vision, John Head
Visual concepts developed through Kafka, Denise Heischman
A digital signal processing system developed for the optimal use of high density magnetic storage media, Victor Hernandez
An outpatient environment for fetal monitoring, Claude Hutcheson Jr
Chemical and physical properties of nitryl chloride, Andreas J. Illies
Computer Recognition of Various Aspects of a 35-Lead Electrocardiogram, Mitchell Janoff
Quality aspects of holographic image deblurring, Robert Kalita and Lawrence White
An evaluation of the Sherwood S-12 system for use with the SMA 12/60, Thomas Kankoski
Sculptural Constructions, Robert Kirchmyer
Characterization of a Contact Screen System as Used in the Graphic Arts, Arthur Kliman
Mountain, James Kwiatkowski
Movement of Colors and Forms, Sun Young Lee
Thermalhardening Offset Lithographic Printing Plate, Eric Leonard
Lanthanide shift reagents involving crown ethers, David J. Long
Multiple Component, Ceramic Sculpture, Theodore Lossowski
Punctuation Frequency in Selected American Daily Newspapers, Andrew Malcolm
Operation Bookwatch, Vivian Mallison
Design of a Stepped Diaphragm Intensity Scale Sensitometer, Patrick Meehan
A marketing communications program for Whillock Brothers' Men's Furnishings Store, Robert Meyer
Pepperoni on one half, mushrooms on the other, Tobi Miller
A communication program for television, James Palmer
Symbol making and the creative process, Paula Pate
An investigation into the effects of gloss and smoothness on legibility, Donald Perlman
Infrared In-Process Densitometer, Miroslav Piskacek
Animal and other fibers, Anna Polesny
A static stress analysis of the glass metal truss-type column of the Van De Graaff Accelerator, Rudolf Prechter
Increasing Visual Detectability in Reduced Exposure Mammography by Contrast Adjustment, Stuart Richer
The effects of reduction atmospheres upon feldspathic glazed porcelain forms, John Richmond
A graphic identity program for the Judicial Commission, Julie Roehm
Animal, vegetable and womenal, S. Lee Rothschild
Art, Dream and Spontaneity, Karen Schory
Laser Imaging With a Holographically Produced Lens, Eric Schwartz
The question of style in daguerreotype and calotype portraits by Antoine Claudet, Linda Vance Sevey
MTF and Adjacency Effects of Vesicular Film, Timothy Sewell and Paul Willig
On Surface Embellishment, John Shedd
Naksha-I-Gashta: A Changed Design, Philip Smith
My Snapshots, Arnold Sorvari
Finite Element Analysis and Program for Stokes Fluid Flow, Jeffrey Steele
Raku: The Gentle Art of Violence, Carl Stockwell
An Analysis of Kirlian Electrophotography, Robert Suba
Copper Physical Development of Copper Latent Images, Gregg Tashker and Peter Schreiber
Frederic W. Goudy Correspondence 1935-1946, Anne Thomen
Natural forms in clay, Karen Tretiak
Structured spacial concepts, James Veatch
The Frame of a Painting, A Cultural Insight to Man, Robert Whiteside
Electron microscope investigation of silver halide crystals, R. David Williams
