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 1992
Light scattering study of attractive interactions in a model microemulsion system, Dawn M. Campbell
Interactive magazine design, Raymond V. Carlson
The Contemporary vessel, Alice Carroll
Performance of edge operators under varying imaging conditions, Ching-Wei Chang
Application of substructuring methods to the dynamic finite element analysis of a container refrigeration unit frame structure, Chung-Kang Chen
Computer improvisation of jazz solos, Daniel Chen
SGML-based publishing, Erinne G. Cheney
A Study on the servicing of culturally different guests for the hotel industry in the U.S., Ivan Shiou-Herng Chen
Senior Japanese tourists to Taiwan and their marketing potential: a case study, Nai-Chieh Jessie Chen
Atomic Force Microscope: System and applications, Yue Chen
Room dividers, Els Christensen
An investigation of inking adjustments versus their response time in a web offset press, Shiuh-Dong Chung
Rheumatoid arthritis and myasthenia gravis as examples of autoimmune diseases, Michael Collins
The RIT IEEE-488 buffer design, John Connor
The Design and implementation of an 8 bit CMOS microprocessor, Jeffrey Correll
Detection and estimation of outliers in low-resolution saturated factorial experiments, George F. Cretekos
Shifting reality, Nancy Crosby
A Computer program for the extraction of bipolar transistor SPICE models, Larry Duane Delaney
Spectral analysis of heart rate variability: Acquisitionalysis software development, David James DeLong
FrameMaker(TM) software applications handbook, Philip Dixon
The Early days of hotel sales: A Historical look at the development and growth of hotel business promotion, David C. Dorf
Applications of fourier-based features for classification of synthetic aperture radar imagery, David G. Ehrhard
Context sensitive optical character recognition using neural networks and hidden Markov models, Steven C. Elliott
Syntheses and comparative studies of 5-membered rig sulfone frameworks, David Engel
Ocular motility and associated eye disorders, Mabel Eng
New York state urban cultural park system, Jeanne S. Fagan
Fiber optic sensor based on dual ring resonator system, Chenjun Fan
Monster spells, Amy Fossaceca
Shadow puppets, Chuck Gamble
A Study of the factors used by foodservice brokers in the qualification of sales leads, Theodore Garofola
Projection of values through body ornamentation, Lydia Gerbig
On black-and-white paper image-stability enhancement, Christopher Gmuender
Achromatic perception in color image displays, Mark E. Gorzynski
Sam, Frances Grau
Red and green make yellow: An Interactive multimedia tutorial designed to teach the basic concepts of additive and subtractive color, Suzanne Grinnan
Sex, death, and the landscape, Bernard Gross
Set design for A Raisin in the Sun, Laura S. Gygi-Gamble
Line reproduction in mapping utilizing the four color process model, John R. Handy
Jan Tschichold: contrast in theory, Thérèse Hannigan
Everywhere and nowhere at once, George Holbrook Haupt
Animated electronic painting, Anne L. Henry
Process development of an analog/digital mixed-mode BiCMOS system at RIT, Karl D. Hirschman
Functional teapots, Michael R. Hughes
The Aqua-dock: A portable, submergible scuba diving platform, Louis Iannone
Integrating computer generated animation and videography, Annemaria Incorvia
Masters Thesis, Philip Jakubowski
Design and fabrication of an air-bridge microphone, Paul L. Jeran
Bispectral reconstruction of speckle-degraded images, Song Jin
Eco battery exchange system, Rit Kasetsuwan
Computers in college art and design programs, Marla Jo Keating
Application of technology in hotel industry, Bovornrudee Kongboonma
A Study of color image data compression, Vassilis Koutsogiannis
Wall works: Painting as record and revelation, Donna Kristoff
A Comparison between the staggered position one-angle screening method and the multi-angle screening method in terms of misregistration when printing process color on newsprint, Ivan M. Latanision
A Study investigating the impact women have on the bindery, Melanie Lee
Substituted aromatic polyesters: Degradation studies, Scott Lee
Sculpture in space, Jui-chang Liao
Detection of particles and estimation of size distribution in process fluids, Bo Li
CICC Information System, Chang-Mei Lin
Vibration analysis of a thin moving web and its finite element implementation, Gavin Chunye Liu
A Portrayal of biomechanics in equine locomotion, Elizabeth Lockett
Mathematical modeling of incompressible flow through a collapsible tube, Jennifer L. Lowdermilk
Student labor shortage in R.I.T. food service: A Three year study, Sonal Maheshwari
Muse as artist: Selected women artists past and present, Jennifer R. Mantooth
If i had one -- it would be huge, Melissa Lee Matthews
Implementation of national vocational qualifications in the UK utilizing Birmingham College of Food, Tourism, and Creative Studies as a systems model, Edward Forrester McIntyre
Two new Ramsey numbers, James N. McNamara
Enhancements to atmospheric-correction techniques for multiple thermal images, Robert J. Mericsko
An Analysis of how altering exposure effects color differences in critical color areas on electrophotographic off-press proofs, Jill Houghton Mudge
Dynamic analysis of an electromagnetic shutter system, Peter Newman
Addition of arenesulfenyl chlorides to quadricyclene, Robert J. Niger
A Buffer insertion priority mechanism based on the IEEE 802.4 priority scheme, Nicholas W. Oddo
Aberrations of thick phase holographic optical elements, Hong Ouyang
Green Design: A Guide to environmentally responsible graphic design, Jitinan Paisansathan
Automated knowledge acquisition for knowledge-based systems: KE-KIT, John Parsons Scott
A reference guide for desktop color reproduction, Steven Paul
A guide to computer-based training for the graphic arts industry, David E. Pease
Practical application of modal analysis techniques, James Perconti
The Human wrist, James A. Perkins
A Case study: The Queen Sirikit national convention center, Nongluk Pongcharoenkiat
N-Well CMOS process integration, David T. Price
Design planner: An Interactive guide for design planning, Roy J. Prochaska
Solving the solid waste problem: Pressure from the public sector for point source reduction, Richard Leonard Pryll
Biomechanics of corneal wound healing, James Charles Ramier
Validation of DIRSIG, an infrared synthetic scene generation model, Donna D. Rankin
Characterization of dichroism and linear polarization effects on colorimetric properties of plastic transmitting materials, Richard W. Riffel
Color logic: Interactively defining color in the context of computer graphics, Brian J. Rose
Sensual shrines, Sandra L. Santoro
NACA four-digit airfoil section generation using cubic parametric curve segments and the golden section, William T. Scarbrough
Descriptive study of Trinidad as a tourist destination, Leslie Desiree Schurland
PresentationMaker graphic design archive module 3.2, Jane Settergren
The design and construction of a hang glider flight simulator, Kim L. Sherman
A field emission transistor array for writing applications, Todd C. Sieger
Build it and they will come, Charles Edward Simon
The Interactive orientation module for the electronic archive resource of the National Graphic Design Archive, Cynthia S. Smith
The identification of criteria essential for the promotion of housekeepers: a pilot study, Natalie Daniels Smith
Points of departure: The Transformation of historic furniture into a modern vernacular, Stacey L. Smith
Classicism: Seen through contemporary furniture, Mark Joseph Spadafora