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 1984
A View of the creative process influenced by the philosophy of Susanne K. Langer, Robert E. Sitro and Robert Johnston
The Vitality of portraiture, Diana Smolenski
A Microprocessor based hybrid system for digital error correction, Peter H. Sohn
The fabrication and testing of thick gold Fresnel zone plates for high energy x-ray and charged particle imaging, Gary F. Stone
Experimental Quantification of the Image Quality Loss Due to the Effect of Screen Ruling, Chantana Tangseree
Untitled, Gerry Thies
GPSS Compiler/Simulator, Jacquelyn Van Dellon
Reliable file transfer across a 10 megabit ethernet, Mark Van Dellon
A Study of Color Change With Respect to Dot Misregister in Dot-On-Dot Multicolor Halftone Printing, Christopher Vasko
Non-linear principal component analysis (approximation by a second-order Taylor series), John Viggiano
The Problem of gelling when silicates are substituted for gum arabic in lithographic fountain solutions, David Wang
Night fever, Anthony Ward
A study of the influence of mesh on light reflection in exposure of photosensitive screen printing stencils, Suzanne Wheeler
Seakindly furniture designs for yacht interiors, Steve White
A signal-to-noise ratio analysis of an autoradiographic image enhancement process, Donald R. Williams
Color vision tests using a calibrated color monitor controlled by a microprocessor, David Wolf
Towards a post modern aesthetic, Barry Yavener
The Changes in Ink Tack and Paper Picking as Effected by Ink Viscosity, Chih-Chao Yeh
Hindsights, Felix Zapata
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Investigation of the radiometric integrity of the theogram after its raster scan lines are removed through spatial filtration, Joan Allamena
A comparative study of concurrency control algorithms for distributed databases, Fabio Aparicio
The effects of impurities in papain on triarylmethane photochromism, Jon H. Austin
Cabinet-making and the contemporary imagination, Daniel Bailey
The pot as nurturer: an approach to functional pottery, Marian L. Baker
What every designer should know about visual semiotics: A Videotape presentation, Anne Elizabeth Battle
Intimations, Scot Bennett
A limited comparison of ultraviolet curing and convection drying on paper permanence, Nancy Bittner
Photographs 1982-1983, Barbara Bosworth
Commemorative Pottery, Jo Brenner
Interactive computer program, Bruce Howard Browne
An investigation of film and contact screen effects in the halftone dot system, Michelle Bushnell
Emotion as visual image, Beth Buvarsky
A comparison study of atmospheric radiometric calibration methods for aerial thermograms, A. E. Byrnes
A constant force bicycle transmission, Thomas Chase
Artists and their dream art, Christine Clark
Linearity of an Electrophotographic Image Reproduction System, Lloyd Clark
Optical spectrometry via photoelectron spectroscopy, Marshall Clemens
Form, Donna Colebeck
Observing influences on Korean pottery: Historically, culturally, environmentally, and personally, Jack E. Corle
Nightstands, Charles Costantino
Comparison of Methods of MTF/OTF Analysis for Optical Systems, Jean Croteau
Saints and pagans, Laurence K. Daughters
Industrial art materials, Frank S. DeFrancis
Landscape/mindscape: a partial inventory of influences, Janelle Delicata
A Mathematical model of halftone reproduction including the effects of optical and chemical spreading, Cort Demmert
Synthesis of mono- and dialkyl catechol ethers, Sujitra Dhumrongvaraporn
Variations in image magnification due to mask repositioning in a 1:1 projection printer, Sarah M. Dolan
Fabric constructions, Joanna Dunkin
Painted Conversations, Deborah J. Felix
A Resource system package for reservation systems, Gary Foley
Bookworks, Edith Louise Freedman
A Study of the Halftone Dot Characteristics of Rapid Access Halftones, John Gilliatt
Brushwork on bowls, Elizabeth Gordon
Second order coherent power spectra, Brian A. Gorin
A Study of comparable identifiably predictions of some resolving power targets by Fourier spectra considerations, James Greene
A model to predict the reflectance from a concrete surface as a function of the sun-object-image angular relationship, George C. Grogan
The Contemporary Platinotype, John Hafey
Technology in the late twentieth century: humanism versus technocracy, a philosophical inquiry, Peter Moss Handler
Geometric abstract design, Sanghye Han
Book Design: A Study in Communicating Information Within the Field of Music, Leith A. Harbold
Sounds in clay: a study of vibrating ceramic sculpture, Ward Hartenstein
A Marketing plan for the graduate computer graphics design program at RIT, Gary Hemdal
Computer game playing: the game of Twixt, James R. Huber
Determining spectral sensitivity of Kodak Micro Positive Resist 820, Matthew L. Huck
To the best of my abilities, Barry Warren Kaiser
Bon mot and other confections, Darla J. Kalman
Basket forms: one woman's cure, Virginia Kirtland
Utilizing attached microprocessors under UNIX*, Hsiao-Hwa Shirley Ko
Garbage Collection of Linked Data Structures: An Example in a Network Oriented Database Management System, Delphine T H Kung
East Hill Farm, Stephen Kurtz
Variations, an analysis, Janet Lauroesch
Effect of Plate Surface Characteristics on Image Reproduction in Electrostatic Planographic Platemaking, Sung Jae Lee
Synthesis of 1-Aryl-3-Pyrazolidinones through 3-(2'-Arylaminoethyl)-1,4,2-Dioxide-5-one intermediates, David G. Lincoln
Photo constructions, Silvia Lizama
The print as Proustian Madeleine, Brigid A. Mast
The effects of shadow visibility on image interpretability, Lawrence A. Maver
Landscape: Inside and Out, Linda E. McCausland
Perception of graininess in complex photographic images through objective and subjective comparison, Glenn E. McNeill
Radiation heat transfer analysis of a Czochralski furnace with a radiation shield, Frederick A. Merz
Anagenesis: Rebirth of a School into a Residential Facility, Susan Michel
The dream: Artists within universities, James A. Mirabito
The effects of agitation in positive photoresist image quality when using a bubble development system, Keith D. Mogerley
The right mood, Mary Pat O'Brien
A Performance evaluation of rounded and backed books vs. square backed books, David Harlan Parisi
Process, color, form, space and motion, Susan Pineo
An application of multi-dimensional scaling to the re-examination of preferred tone reproduction, David J. Porter
Development of syntax-directed editor for Pascal, Chintana Promphan
A literature review on radioactive interactions with real molecular gases in laminar and turbulent flow in circular pipes, Robert P. Quinn
The Design and Construction of a Hand Lithography Press, Inexpensive to Make and Easily Transportable, Susan Raab
Rehabilitation financing, Charles Rattigan
It's in my hands now, Jennifer B. Reed
The Effect of microscope scale reticle design on variance of measurement, David D. Rockafellow
Chasing Daguerrean eidothaumata, Grant Romer
Design Sketch to Presentation: The Computers' Role, James III W. Ross
Hammocks: a new vision, Laura Rowell
Dream images, John Nasif Samaha
Borinquen, Reynaldo I. Santiago Morales
An implementation of four of Ledgard's mini-languages, Piyanai Saowarattitada
An investigation of the effects of fabric and stencil on resolution and registration in the screen printed circuit board, Jeffrey Paul Sauser
