[3] Bohn’s PhD training focused on the analytical chemistry of resist materials for x-ray lithography.
His research primarily addresses molecular nanotechnology, particularly nanofluidics, combined electrochemistry and fluorescence spectroscopy of low-volume samples, nanophotonic/nanoelectronic devices, such as the electrochemical zero-mode waveguide, and multimodal chemical imaging of microbial communities.
After finishing his PhD, Bohn worked at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey in the Special Materials Group from 1981 to 1983.
[4] Together with Xiuling Li, he developed metal assisted chemical etching (MacEtch) for the preparation of high aspect-ratio solid state nanostructures.
He also pioneered nanopore electrode arrays for single entity measurements as well as the electrochemical zero-mode waveguide.