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 1986
An Assessment of the Suitability of Nebula as a Target for C, John DiNovo
Recognizing promises, advice, threats and warnings in natural language discourse, Kevin Donaghy
A semiotic approach to the study of symbols, Susan Dosick
Forced plasma oxidation of reactively evaporated indium as a transparent antistatic coating for ponyethylene terephthalate, David Dawson Elli
Evaluation of flash and fluorescent sources with respect to recommended ocular exposure thresholds, Mark Fairchild
Porcelain tableware, Geoffrey R. Flickinger
A Study of the Xerox XNS Filing Protocol as Implemented on Several Heterogenous Systems, Edward Flint
Distributed file systems for Unix, Edward Ford
Micro computer animation, Peter Sterling Franks
The Invisible people: An Installation of documentary photographs, videotapes and text, Suzanne Frew
An extended relational data base management system for engineering design, Charles Fung
Assembly cell design for the canister control valve, Alfred A. Gates
Family album, Julie Gelfand
A party to all secrets, Jacqueline Gentile
Attributes of fault-tolerant distributed file systems, Frank Goetz
A variant of tale-spin with independent data and rule bases, Laxmi Gupta
Steady state stress distribution and force transmissibility of a rotating disk of variable thickness, John Ole Hansen
Felted Constructions, Hollie Heller
Against the wall, Arthur Hynes
An investigation of flexographic duotone reproduction with variations in press pressure settings, Hirohiko Itoh
Software simulation of MC68000, Ramakrishnan Iyer
Sequence: strategies for order, David J. Joseph
Storage of Information on Color Photographic Materials with Applications to Optical Memory Disks, Andrew Juenger
Muscle in motion: four of the most common overuse injuries of the bicyclist, Carol France Kalafatic
The computer as a fine art tool, Edward Kinney
Vector Quantization of True-Color Images, Stephen H. Kristy
La bella del interno, M. Renee Kroner
DIVA, a data flow language, Edith Lawson
Combined query language (CQL): an interactive query language with procedural features, Ilia Levi
SPLCHK: A VAX/VMS spelling checker and corrector utilizing a trie-structured dictionary, Roman George Lewyckyj
Computer Aided Industrial Design, Chang-Young Lim
Resonant DC/DC Converters: Modeling, Control Strategies, Simulation, and Experimental Studies, Yung-Lin Lin
Synthesis and characterization of copoly (amide-imide-sulfonamides), Stephen C. Liptak
Temporal Synergy: multi-system animation of computer generated imagery, Chad List
Mythography, Christopher Losee
Genre painting: personal significance of the environment, Leslie Loving
Effect of center of gravity location on optimum performance of random vibratory vehicle suspension, Daniel Mahar
Robotic work cell for packing canisters, Robert J. Makar
Graphic design archive on videodisc marketing and communication programs, John Benton Malinoski
Etching and Passivation Downstream of an O2-CF4-Ar Microwave Plasma, Edward Matuszak
A comparison of two computer graphic systems, Andrew L. Mayer
Human Ecology, Bill McDowell
Spectrophotometric studies of individual components of a cupric chloride etchant used in printed wiring board manufacturing processes, Christine Mee
Analysis of compliant pins subjected to plastic deformation, Lincoln Miller
The eroticism of presence (allusion to the essence of an object), Eric Mosher
Rose-Marie Hicks (Drac): a photographic documentation, Susan Myers
The Development of a modular poster design, Paul Hamilton Neville
The relationship between average color difference and 3-channel colorimetric quality factor for a simple additive color system, Stefan Pabst
My pursuit of a successful glass business, Margery Pearl
PMOS digital structures, Robert Pearson
Fiber optic garments, Heather Pedersen
Diverse realities, Julia Dutton Peterson
Fertile ruin, Elizabeth Quackenbush
A cost and performance analysis of the three electronic communication systems currently in use in the printing and publishing industry, Susan Richards
Determining and producing an optimum photographic print for photomechanical reproduction, Terri L. Romanik
Moody atmosphere of the self, Kurt Ruff
An exploration of triarylmethane leucohydroxides, Mahin Sadrai
An Implementation of the Chor-Rivest Knapsack Type Public Key Cryptosystem, Robert Jr T. Salamone
TCS: a version control system, Rosita Caridi Scheible
Comparative study of networks using packet and circuit switching within a single network, Suman Sharma
A sentimental journey, Rose Marie Sherwood
Computer assisted instruction for students studying basic logic at the 9th grade level, Edith Shortt
The photographic snapshot, Michael Simon
An Analysis of Electronic Color Scanning Techniques for Application to the Dye Transfer Process, William Allan Six
Imaging land/water demarcation lines for coastal mapping, Kirk Smedley
JMSL - a language derived from APL, John Mark Smeenk
The design and construction of furniture for mass production, Kevin Stark
Linkage kinematics sketchpad, Michael St. Jacques
Investigation of the control information content in the transient regime input/output data, Matthew Strack
Pattern within porcelain, Virginia Carol Swisher
Brighton Beach -- An Interaction, Dory E. Thanhauser
Nouveau deco, Jodie Traugott
A learning program for the game of 'Go-Moku', Dong-Ming Wang
"Enchanted spaces: shelters of Block Island", Judith Watts
Collage, and transposing space, David King Werberig
A modular approach to communication using prediction, James Wilson
Film Granularity and the Effect on Subjective Image Quality, James A. Wisner
Addition of Structured Records to the UNIX™ and MS-DOS™ File Systems, Nancy Wisotzke
Design of an expert system to perform cladistic analysis, Walter Wolf
Proper spaces, Karen Wollins
An agreeable truth: facts and faith in nineteenth century photography, David Wooters
A study of the relationship between the black and white solid ink density and image quality in lithography, Chia-Wei Wu
Computer vision of a moving square using a two-level data hierarchy, David Zokaites
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Criteria for selecting materials suitable for application to modified atmosphere packaging of fish, Yvonne Allen
Access control models: Authorization mechanisms for database management systems, Diana Anglero
Attitudes and Evolution; A Profile of My Work, Amy Ellen Anthony
Landscapes, Willard R. Barnes Jr.
The Image and Its Pot, Gary Baxter
The determination of metameric mismatch limits of industrial colorant sets, Michael Beering
Simulation of an open-loop stepping motor system, Gregory Bell
Identity Mark Evaluation and Organization Project, Brian Bennett
Mathematical Modeling of the Nikon Lampas Reflection Measuring Microscope, William O. Bennett
Image reconstruction using Wiener filtering and unsharp masking: a computer model, Jay Berman
Workings of a male hegemonic discourse: representations of women in Life magazine around WWII, Lisa Bloom
The Romance and Reality of Art and Laundry, Susan Blumendale
Using natural language for database queries, Mikel J. Brown
