This collection includes theses and dissertations as well as some capstone projects and Master’s projects. RIT Scholar Works 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 2018
At The Fire: An Investigation in the Transformation of Matter, Darren T. Adair
Think and Stop: Share your knowledge to help others, Unez Akbar
In Sheep’s Clothing: Reflections on the Trickery of Nature, Moneerah Alayar
Alkali Activated Slag Characterization by Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Microanalysis, Najat A. Alharbi
How We Refactor and How We Mine it ? A Large Scale Study on Refactoring Activities in Open Source Systems, Eman Abdullah AlOmar
Advances and Challenges in Software Refactoring: A Tertiary Systematic Literature Review, Mazen Alotaibi
Tradiational Clothing of Kuwaiti Women, Montaha Alqattan
Effect of lead contaminated soils on lycopene and mineral contents of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum), Andrea T. Amati
Recommendations for Redesign: Revising the Rochester Museum and Science Center's "Native Peoples of the Americas" Exhibit, Jess Andrews
Modeling of a Dynamic McKibben Style Muscle System Using Material Properties, Alexander G. Arcus
How to Train Your Dog, Zihao Bai
Graphs with k-Uniform Edge Betweenness Centrality, Mariya Belchikova
An Approximation to a Bayesian Detection Statistic for Continuous Gravitational Waves., John J. Bero IV
College Students’ Use of Digital and Traditional Media: Uses and Gratifications Approach, Kelly M. Bodine
Contractive Autoencoding for Hierarchical Temporal Memory and Sparse Distributed Representation Binding, Luke G. Boudreau
Fabrication and Analysis of Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Electrical Conductors, Andrew Robert Bucossi
Design for Tea, Xiaoru Chen
Velleity, Yiyun Chen
Architectural Vulnerabilities in Plug-and-Play Systems, Taylor Corrello
Sustainable Learning Through Architecture Elementary School: A Synergy of Metrics, Anita Parvathi Darla
Claiming Space, Gwendolyn Anne Davies
The Influence of Tooth Surface Modifications on the Sensitivity of Involute Cylindrical Gears to Manufacturing Errors, Scott Eisele
Control of PV Connected Power Grid using LQR and Fuzzy Logic Control, Samar Emara
A Passive Solar Retrofit in a Gloomy Climate, James Russell Fugate
Eye Diagram Assessment Platform for Fiber-Optic Communications, Anurag Dattu Gaikwad
3D Printing of Transparent Materials for Optical Applications, Shaunak B. Gandhi
Additive Manufactured Microstructures and Designs for High Heat Flux Dissipation During Pool Boiling, Austin Hayes
Design Considerations for Training Memristor Crossbars Used in Spiking Neural Networks, Lydia M. Hays
Justice by any Means: The Relationship Between Societal Stress and the Rise of Vigilantism in Comic Books, Gregory Heerkens
A Study of High-Chroma Inks for Expanding CMYK Color Gamut, Sanyukta Sanjay Hiremath
Inspecting Nitrate Silent Cinema: Case Studies from the John E. Allen Collection of the George Eastman Museum, Lauren Hubbs
Compact Antenna with Artificial Magnetic Conductor for Noninvasive Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring, Meenakshy Iyer
From Cultivating Local Foods to Cultivating Local Audiences, K.T. Jackson
Assessing the Influence of Variable Cognitive Load on Fatigue Development and Recovery of the First Dorsal Interosseous Muscle, Sidharajsinh Jadeja
Catpanion: A UI/UX iOS-based App Design to support cat adoptions, Chenchen Ji
Identifying the Main Effects that Cause Spatial Variation in a Stereolithographic 3D-Printer with a Test Target and Graphical Analysis, Joseph V. Kain
Uses and Gratification of Posting Selfies on Social Media, Amanda Kearney
Making History Work: Corporate Archives and the Eastman Kodak Company, Emily King
Modeling Artist Networks at Artpark, 1974-1978, Angelina Konovitz-Davern
Comparing Cyber Defense Alternatives Using Rare-Event Simulation Techniques to Compute Network Risk, Alexander Leon Krall
Using High-Order Prior Belief Predictions in Hierarchical Temporal Memory for Streaming Anomaly Detection, Brody Kutt
The Story of a Blind Wolf, Jimeng Jasmine Li
VRENT: a new interactive & immersive rental space experience, Wenhan Lin
Share Food With Love, Bowen Liu
Somewhere Else, Xiaoxi Liu
Application of Convolutional Neural Network Framework on Generalized Spatial Modulation for Next Generation Wireless Networks, Akram Marseet
Design and Verification of a Pipelined Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Encryption Algorithm with a 256-bit Cipher Key Using the UVM Methodology, Devyani Madhukar Mirajkar
Design and Verification of a Dual Port RAM Using UVM Methodology, Manikandan Sriram Mohan Dass
A New Graphene Quantum Dot Sensor for Estimating an Antibiotic Concentration, Nuzhet Nihaar Nasir Ahamed
Geometric Properties and a Combinatorial Analysis of Convex Polygons Constructed of Tridrafters, Trevor Nelson
Eighteen Mile Creek, Allison Nichols
Analysis of Grape Berry Epiphytic Microbiomes via QIIME, Isabelle O'Bryon
Post Millennium Tension, Dylan Peter Obser
The Cost of Clean Space- A Study of the Additional Fuel Costs of Launching Above Low Earth Orbit, John O'Gorman
Consumer Preferences in Food Interactive Packaging, Nuchjarin Pareeratanasomporn
UVM Verification of an SPI Master Core, Deepak Siddharth Parthipan
What the Smell? An Empirical Investigation on the Distribution and Severity of Test Smells in Open Source Android Applications, Anthony Shehan Ayam Peruma
Microfluidic Study of Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) Transport Modeled on the MSN-DA Neuron Pathway, Carrie A. Phillips
BATSEN: Modifying the BATMAN Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks, Nelson Henry Powell III
Hangout! A Comprehensive Outdoor Activity Planner & Information Sharing Platform, Yani Qu
System Level Impacts of V2X Enabled Vehicle Control Strategies, Viabhav Rungta
Learning to Rank Relevant Files for Bug Reports Using Domain knowledge, Replication and Extension of a Learning-to-Rank Approach, Nasir Safdari
Tracing Vulnerabilities Across Product Releases, Adriana Sejfia
Communicating History: Podcasts as Public History, Alexandra Serpikov
Learning from the Past: An Analysis of the Sustainable Features of Hakka Tulou, Bixiao Shen
I Need You, Hao Shen
Comparative Transcriptomics of Grapevine Powdery Mildew, Christopher Wayne Snyder
Discriminative Feature Extraction of Time-Series Data to Improve Temporal Pattern Detection using Classification Algorithms, David Stolze
AEVUM: Personalized Health Monitoring System, Abhishek Swaminathan
Young Cash Karen, Jade Thiraswas
Piggy Pennies: An Interactive Piggy Bank to Help Children Learn Money Management, Yao Tong
Modeling Health Effects of Particulate Matter Emissions From Heavy Duty Diesel Trucks Involved in High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing with BenMAP-CE, Katelijn Van Munster
The Design of a Debugger Unit for a RISC Processor Core, Nikhil Velguenkar
Online News Coverage About Fraud and Self-Defensive Behavior in China, Congxi Wang
Team Queue: A mobile application which provides a third party stage for an E-Sports service provider, Mengying Wang
CMOS Integration of High Performance Quantum Dot Lasers For Silicon Photonics, Zihao Wang
Verification of SD/MMC Controller IP Using UVM, Tejas Pravin Warke
Evaluation of the Implementation of the New York State (NYS) Concussion Management and Awareness Act, Elise Wilcocks
Active Oxygen Scavenging Film for Sliced Bread Packaging, Chayanit Wongpradit
Dream, Dongyi Wu
C H R O N O S P A C E Living in the Moment: Metaphorical Motion Design, Guan-Huei Wu
Stage, Ying Xu
Protein Vaccines Against Acute Otitis Media Caused by Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in a Murine Model, Mark Zavorin
Ancient Chinese Tombs: Western Han Dynasty Chapter, Yaling Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
A Privacy-Preserving Method with Flexible Charging Schedules for Electric Vehicles in the Smart Grid, Sabrina Afrin
Re-envisioning Kindergarten Learning Spaces in the U.S Education System, Suhina Agarwal
Efficient Error detection Architectures for for Low-Energy Block Ciphers with the Case Study of Midori Benchmarked on FPGA, Anita Aghaie
Determining the optimal stockpile level for combination vaccines, Sheetal Aher
Efficient Template-Based Nanomanufacturing of Carbon Nanotube Arrays for Cell Applications, Adeel Ahmed
Applying Data Analytics to Improve Multi-Asset Portfolio Performance, Amrith Akula
Finding Practical Way to Minimize the Time and Space Needed at the Temporary Donation Places, Reema Aldossari
Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Created Wetlands: How Management Techniques Impact Emissions and Implications for Climate Change, Thulfiqar Ali Jasim Al-Graiti
Symbol Synchronization Techniques in Digital Communications, Mohammed Al-Hamiri
360° View Camera Based Visual Assistive Technology for Contextual Scene Information, Mazin Ali
Dusty Donuts: Modeling the Reverberation Response of the Circumnuclear Dusty Torus Emission in AGN, Triana R. Almeyda
Comparison of visual programming and hybrid programming environments in transferring programming skills, Hussein Alrubaye
