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.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Methods for the Detection of Subterranean Methane Leakage, Margot Accettura
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
Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy and Poetry as Geometry of True Morality, Badreyah Almuqhawi
Statistics Anxiety Towards Learning New Statistical Software, Shahd Saad Alnofaie
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
Traditional Clothing of Kuwaiti Women, Montaha Alqattan
Convex Optimization Approach to the Optimal Power Flow Problem in DC-Microgrids with Energy Storage, Abdullah Mohammed Alzahrani
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
Special Interest Magazine Publishers’ Digital Strategies for Reader Engagement, Patricia Axford
The Photometric Effect of Macroscopic Surface Roughness on Sediment Surfaces, Greg Badura
How to Train Your Dog, Zihao Bai
Compelling, Fatmah Bamashmous
Terra: The Earthen Refrigerator, Priyanka Bambarkar
Anatomy of the Rotator Cuff, Shevon Barnes
Graphs with k-Uniform Edge Betweenness Centrality, Mariya Belchikova
The List, Joseph C. Bellavia
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
A Quantum Simulation Study of III-V Esaki Diodes and 2D Tunneling Field-Effect Transistors, Patsy Cadareanu
Heaven & Earth, Nelson Caliguia Jr.
Perceptions of Non-Americans Towards American TV Series, Thaarika Charumathy Seetharaman
Stockholms: An Artifact of Kink as an Innocuous Method of Bolstering Kinkster and Fetishist Populations, Kenneth Jeremy Chen
Design for Tea, Xiaoru Chen
Velleity, Yiyun Chen
Cross Layer Routing in Cognitive Radio Network Using Deep Reinforcement Learning, Snehal Sudhir Chitnavis
Exploring High Level Synthesis to Improve the Design of Turbo Code Error Correction in a Software Defined Radio Context, Bradley E. Conn
Architectural Vulnerabilities in Plug-and-Play Systems, Taylor Corrello
The Lifetime Economic Burden of Monogenic Diseases And The Social Motivations For Their Treatment With Genetic Therapy, James P. Cummings
Sustainable Learning Through Architecture Elementary School: A Synergy of Metrics, Anita Parvathi Darla
Claiming Space, Gwendolyn Anne Davies
Fissures and Fractures: An Investigation in Natural Breakdowns, Joshua DeWall
Meta Learning for Graph Neural Networks, Rohan N. Dhamdhere
Incremental and Adaptive L1-Norm Principal Component Analysis: Novel Algorithms and Applications, Mayur Dhanaraj
Implementing a Database to Intervene in and Reduce Gun Violence in Rochester, NY, Audrey DiPoala
Self-Assembled Monolayers for Phosphorus Doping of Silicon for Field Effect Devices, Jenna L. Doran
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
Impact of SNAP Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Programs: An Analysis of USDA FINI Projects, Katherine Engel
Statistical Multi-way Relationships of Human Brain Activity, Chen Feng
A Passive Solar Retrofit in a Gloomy Climate, James Russell Fugate
Prognosis of Equine Limb Fractures Based on Type and Location, Megan Gaffney
Eye Diagram Assessment Platform for Fiber-Optic Communications, Anurag Dattu Gaikwad
3D Printing of Transparent Materials for Optical Applications, Shaunak B. Gandhi
Efficient Inventory Management of Hospital Supply Chains Using a Sim-Heuristic Approach, Siddharth Garg
An Analysis of the State Matura Exam in Kosovo, Vjolla Gashi
Electrical Demand Modeling of a Household at an Appliance/Occupant Level, Sanjairaj Gnanasundaram
Tree Based Modeling Techniques Applied to Hospital Length of Stay, Rupansh Goantiya
Holographic Generative Memory: Neurally Inspired One-Shot Learning with Memory Augmented Neural Networks, Dillon R. Graham
Novel Detection and Analysis using Deep Variational Autoencoders, Tucker B. Graydon
Wrought, Tim Grayson
Adjustment of Parametric Dynamic Scheduling Heuristics for Heterogeneous Systems to Account for Heterogeneity, Thomas G. Guerin
Accretion disks formed from tidally-disrupted companions inside AGB stars, Gabriel Colin Guidarelli
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics, Tanmayee Gupte
An Empirical Evaluation of the Indicators for Performance Regression Test Selection, Kevin Hannigan
Optimization of Dry and Wet GaN Etching to Form High Aspect Ratio Nanowires, Matthew Hartensveld
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
Cyclist Safety in Urban Areas, Limin He
A Study of High-Chroma Inks for Expanding CMYK Color Gamut, Sanyukta Sanjay Hiremath
Low-Cost Multiple-MAV SLAM Using Open Source Software, Andrew Hollenbach
Outsourcing in Kosovo: An analysis of Kosovo's comparative advantage and the potential for growth, Yllza Hoti
Amelia: An animated short film about giving and receiving help, Emma Yun-chieh Hsieh
Inspecting Nitrate Silent Cinema: Case Studies from the John E. Allen Collection of the George Eastman Museum, Lauren Hubbs
Face 2 Face, Joseph Hurley
Binary Black Holes in the Inspiral Regime: The E ect of Spins and Eccentricity on Spacetime Dynamics and Gravitational Radiation, Brennan M. Ireland
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
FlightFit: An Application Enabling Air Travelers to Do Stretches Onboard, Ninglin Jiang
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
Effects of Slips and Trips on Resultant Lumbar Kinematics, Lumbar Muscle Activity and Low-Back Loads, Kavish J. Kathawala
Uses and Gratification of Posting Selfies on Social Media, Amanda Kearney
Low-Shot Learning for the Semantic Segmentation of Remote Sensing Imagery, Ronald Kemker
Tear Film Model Formulation: A 1-D Exploration, Emily Kiesel
Making History Work: Corporate Archives and the Eastman Kodak Company, Emily King
Augmented Reality: Will Burtin - The Past Becomes the Future, John Edward Koegel
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
Characterization of Shear-Induced Hemolysis in Rotational Medical Devices, James A. Krisher
Using High-Order Prior Belief Predictions in Hierarchical Temporal Memory for Streaming Anomaly Detection, Brody Kutt
Fanciful Animals in Captivity, Kyle Lascelle
Urban Subterranean Space: A link between a ground level public space and underground infrastructure, Junghwa Lee
The Use of Predicates in FDA Regulation of Medical Devices: A Case Study of Robotic Surgical Devices, Charlotte Lefkovich
Measurement of Amplitude and Phase Pupil Variation for EUV Lithography Systems, Zachary A. Levinson
The Story of a Blind Wolf, Jimeng Jasmine Li
