Paul Bohn

Biography

Appointments

Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame (2006-present)
Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1992-2006)
Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1989-1992)
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1983-1989)
Member of Technical Staff, Special Materials Groups, Bell Laboratories (1981-1983)

Research Interests

Dr. Bohn’s research interests include: (a) integrated nanofluidic and microfluidic chemical measurement strategies for personal monitoring, (b) chemical and biochemical sensing in mass-limited samples, (c) smart materials, and (d) molecular approaches to nanotechnology. 

Recent Publications

Branagan, S.P.; Bohn, P.W.  “Plasmonic Response of Electrified Metal-Liquid Interfaces during Faradaic and non-Faradaic Reactions by Enhanced Optical Transmission,” Analyst 2012, 137, 3932-3939. [DOI 10.1039/c2an35488h]

Gibson, II, L.R., Branagan, S.P.; Bohn, P.W.  “Convective Delivery of Electroactive Species to Annular Nanoband Electrodes Embedded in Nanocapillary Array Membranes,” Small 2012, online. [DOI 10.1002/smll.201200237]

Branagan, S.P.; Contento, N.M.; Bohn, P.W.  “Enhanced Electron Transfer Reactions at Annular Nanoband Electrodes Embedded in Nanocapillary Array Membranes,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 8617-8624. [DOI 10.1021/ja3017158]

Hwang, T.W.; Bohn, P.W. "Robust Au-Ag-Au Bimetallic Atom-Scale Junctions Fabricated by Self-Limited Ag Electrodeposition at Au Nanogaps," ACS Nano, 2011, 5, 8434-8441. [DOI 10.1021/nn203404l]

Zhao, J.; Branagan, S.P.; Bohn, P.W. "Single Molecule Enzyme Dynamics of Monomeric Sarcosine Oxidase in a Au-Based Zero-Mode Waveguide," Appl. Spectrosc., 2012, 66, 163-169. [DOI 10.1366/11-06464]

Contento, N.M.; Branagan, S.P.; Bohn, P.W. "Electrolysis in Nanochannels for In Situ Reagent Generation in Confined Geometries," Lab on a Chip, 2011, 11, 3634-3641. [DOI 10.1039/C1LC20570F]

Duan, B.; Zhang, J.; Bohn, P.W. "Conductance-Based Chemical Sensing in Metallic and Metal-Semiconductor Nanostructures," Analyt. Chem. 2012, 84, 2-8. [DOI 10.1021/ac201240w]

Shi, P.; Bohn, P.W., “Electrochemical Control of Stability and Restructuring Dynamics in Au-Ag-Au and Au-Cu-Au Bimetallic Atom-Scale Junctions,” ACS Nano 2010, 4, 2946-2954. [DOI 10.1021/nn1003716]

Li, Z.; Chu, L.-Q.; Sweedler, J.V.; Bohn, P.W., “Spatial Correlation of Confocal Raman Scattering and Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometric Molecular Images of Lignocellulosic Materials,” Analyt. Chem. 2010, 82, 2608-2611. [DOI 10.1021/ac100026r]

Branagan, S.P.; Bohn, P.W., “Wavevector-Resolved Monochromatic Spectral Imaging of Extraordinary Optical Transmission Through Subwavelength Aperture Arrays,” Opt. Express 2009, 17, 18995-19005. [DOI 10.1364/OE.17.018995]

Shannon, M.A.; Bohn, P.W.; Elimelech, M.; Georgiadis, J.G.; Mariñas, B. Mayes, A.M. "New Science and Technology for Water Purification in the Coming Decades," Nature, 2008, 452, 301-310. [DOI 10.1038/nature06599]