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Research Assistant · SUNY Polytechnic

Rob Bohl

B.S. Electrical Engineering Technology, SUNY Polytechnic, December 2025. Now a research assistant in the nanotechnology lab: AFM, thin-film deposition, and cleanroom work. I also build things on the side.

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Background

Research assistant and builder.

From community college mechatronics to a nanotechnology cleanroom at SUNY Poly — the path kept getting more interesting. I work alongside postdoctoral researchers on thin-film devices and surface characterization, and was featured in The New York Times for work at Dutchess Community College.

When I'm not in the lab I'm building embedded projects or spending time outside.

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Robotics Embedded systems, motion control, sensing
Automation PLC, ladder logic, industrial control
Nanotechnology Thin films, AFM, cleanroom processes
Clean Tech Solar, energy monitoring, efficiency
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Work

Recent Projects

Thin-Film Solar Cell

Thin-Film Solar Cell

Fabricated a CuO/ZnO heterojunction solar cell on FTO glass using electrodeposition, thermal oxidation, and sputtering. Characterized with AFM, SEM, and a Keithley solar simulator.

Nano Clean Tech AFM
Arduino RC Car

Arduino RC Car

DCC Capstone 2024. Two-Arduino RC system with NRF24L01 wireless comms, obstacle detection, ultrasonic distance feedback on an LCD, and custom 3D-printed chassis parts.

Arduino RF Comms 3D Printing
AFM Scan to 3D Print

AFM Scan → 3D Print

Pipeline to convert nanoscale AFM surface scans into STL files and 3D-print physical models of surface structures that would otherwise be invisible to the naked eye.

AFM 3D Printing Nano
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Contact

Get in touch

Open to research questions, project ideas, or general conversation. Find me on LinkedIn or YouTube.

Or reach me directly at robbohlwebsite@gmail.com