Darren Lipomi
Darren J. Lipomi is the department chair and professor of chemical engineering at University of Rochester. From 2012-2024, he was a professor in the Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering at UC San Diego, where he also served as Associate Dean for Students. He earned his PhD in chemistry from Harvard University in 2010 (with George Whitesides) and was an Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University from 2010-2012 (with Zhenan Bao). He currently directs a research group that works in the areas of soft electronics for solar cells, biosensors, and artificial touch. His research group's website can be found at http://lipomigroup.org.
What's the REAL purpose of science research? Knowledge? Training opportunity? Intellectual property?
When a scientist gets an award from the White House: Personal reflections
What I wish I knew about money when I was in graduate school
Cuts to federal grants for science & engineering research in universities: Reactions of 2 professors
Research funding as national capacity building, and how funding agencies 10x returns to society
How to stay healthy while in grad school: Panel Discussion
Exercise, semiconductors, personal history, thoughts on artificial intelligence for research
Haptic materials for "tricking" the sense of touch - Darren Lipomi, University of Rochester
What questions to ask at a GRAD SCHOOL VISIT? Yourself, the students, the PI
Playing a trombone mouthpiece with light! Quick demo of the photoacoustic effect
Applying to grad school follow-up FAQ
Applying to grad school in STEM fields: to reach out to the PI or not?
How professors manage their grant funding
Human perception of properties in materials science: The power of the brain and nervous system
Should you major in chemical engineering, chemistry, or environmental science for sustainability?
Chemical Engineering at University of Rochester: Initial Thoughts as new Department Chair
My wife interviews me about startups, business, & how STEM students can be entrepreneurial (excerpt)
Basics of forces and interaction energies between atoms, molecules, and nanoparticles (1 of 2)
Diet and exercise for grad students, postdocs, & early career researchers--fitness for nerds ;)
Changing your PI / advisor: How you know you may have to do it and how to find a new one
How all engineering fields relate to "nano" (2 of 2)
Nanoengineering: At the Center of It All (1 of 2)
Why I wrote the book Introduction to Nanoengineering and how to use it - my attempt at narration
The formerly DAUNTING challenge of writing a book: From paralysis to progress
My first book was published! Initial thoughts and announcement
Chemistry vs. chemical engineering, art in STEM, & most embarrassing interview moments: PodCAT xover
Finding a postdoc advisor, pushing your research boundaries, & other topics on PodCAT!
The story behind my career move from San Diego to Rochester
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How to use ChatGPT and LLMs in college and academia