1. Mechanistic and Synthetic Approaches to Nanoparticle Growth and Assembly Open Access Author: Bevilacqua, Sarah C Title: Mechanistic and Synthetic Approaches to Nanoparticle Growth and Assembly Area of Honors: Chemistry Keywords: transition metal nitrideshybrid materialsnanoparticlesself-assemblyspatially selective nanoparticle synthesis File: Download Bevilacqua_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Raymond Edward Schaak, Thesis SupervisorRaymond Lee Funk, Thesis Honors AdvisorBenjamin James Lear, Faculty Reader