Darren Lipomi

58:04

What's the REAL purpose of science research? Knowledge? Training opportunity? Intellectual property?

21:53

When a scientist gets an award from the White House: Personal reflections

18:20

What I wish I knew about money when I was in graduate school

39:29

Cuts to federal grants for science & engineering research in universities: Reactions of 2 professors

13:07

Research funding as national capacity building, and how funding agencies 10x returns to society

51:08

How to stay healthy while in grad school: Panel Discussion

39:08

Exercise, semiconductors, personal history, thoughts on artificial intelligence for research

38:16

Haptic materials for "tricking" the sense of touch - Darren Lipomi, University of Rochester

15:15

What questions to ask at a GRAD SCHOOL VISIT? Yourself, the students, the PI

1:32

Playing a trombone mouthpiece with light! Quick demo of the photoacoustic effect

5:21

Applying to grad school follow-up FAQ

12:51

Applying to grad school in STEM fields: to reach out to the PI or not?

36:32

How professors manage their grant funding

1:00:20

Human perception of properties in materials science: The power of the brain and nervous system

9:32

Should you major in chemical engineering, chemistry, or environmental science for sustainability?

15:07

Chemical Engineering at University of Rochester: Initial Thoughts as new Department Chair

32:19

My wife interviews me about startups, business, & how STEM students can be entrepreneurial (excerpt)

15:15

Basics of forces and interaction energies between atoms, molecules, and nanoparticles (1 of 2)

26:05

Diet and exercise for grad students, postdocs, & early career researchers--fitness for nerds ;)

24:18

Changing your PI / advisor: How you know you may have to do it and how to find a new one

30:50

How all engineering fields relate to "nano" (2 of 2)

36:27

Nanoengineering: At the Center of It All (1 of 2)

14:33

Why I wrote the book Introduction to Nanoengineering and how to use it - my attempt at narration

10:46

The formerly DAUNTING challenge of writing a book: From paralysis to progress

5:10

My first book was published! Initial thoughts and announcement

54:54

Chemistry vs. chemical engineering, art in STEM, & most embarrassing interview moments: PodCAT xover

52:44

Finding a postdoc advisor, pushing your research boundaries, & other topics on PodCAT!

49:32

The story behind my career move from San Diego to Rochester

18:40

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41:31

How to use ChatGPT and LLMs in college and academia

45:04

Startups, patents, small businesses, personal finances, and risk tolerance

46:47

Learning & studying strategies in college: top-down, active, context, team-based, time management

32:11

Networking for introverts: overcoming anxiety & impostor syndrome, what to say, & why it's important

33:38

How to get an internship, what it is, and how to succeed at it

42:34

What is research and how to get a position as an undergraduate

47:15

What is an R1 university? Mission, revenue sources, personnel. Tools for transfer students (1/10)

18:28

14/15 Concepts in Nano: Nanoscale characterization, spectroscopy, microscopy, SEM, TEM, NMR, XPS

11:58

13/15 Concepts in Nano: Bottom-up self-assembly, synthesis, & applications in cancer nanotechnology

10:41

12/15 Concepts in Nano: Photolithography, e-beam, printing, molding, thin-film deposition

12:34

11/15 Concepts in Nano: Applications in energy technologies, including catalysis and batteries

10:43

10/15 Concepts in Nano: Size confinement, surface area to volume & strength to weight ratios

17:09

9/15 Concepts in Nano: Solar cells, p-n junctions, display technologies, tandem, LCD, OLED

18:49

8/15 Concepts in Nano: Photophysics, absorption, fluorescence, scattering, particle in a box

11:02

7/15 Concepts in Nano: Electronic polymers: semiconductors, photoresists, and actuators

14:14

6/15 Concepts in Nano: Polymer Crystallization, Stress-Strain Behavior, Glass Transition Temperature

14:36

5/15 Concepts in Nano: Organic Chemistry for Engineers, Polymer Structure, Molecular weight

10:59

4/15 Concepts in Nano: Surface Energy, Tension, Laplace Pressure, Capillary Forces, Sand Castles

13:02

3/15 Concepts in Nano: Forces between particles, Lennard-Jones, Electric Double Layer, DLVO, sterics

20:34

2/15 Concepts in Nano: Forces, Energies, van der Waals, London Dispersion, why study Nano? UCSD

58:22

Solid-Phase Processing Techniques of Materials for Photovoltaic Applications - Guillermo Esparza PhD

13:03

1/15 Concepts in Nano: Nanoengineering and its relationship to other fields. Darren Lipomi UCSD

56:48

Beyond Stretchability: Strength, Hardness and Resilience in Semiconducting Polymers - Alex Chen, PhD

17:36

Managing your relationship with your PI / PhD advisor in graduate school - Darren Lipomi UCSD

1:02:06

How to write proposals for fellowships and grants - Darren Lipomi UC San Diego

50:06

How a University is Financed: Research, Grants, Endowment, Salary, Tuition, Overhead: Darren Lipomi

27:17

How to Learn and Study in STEM Classes - Potentially useful riffs by Darren Lipomi @ UC San Diego

45:22

Hip Hop Scientist Maynard Okereke: Engineer to Science Communicator, Musician, & Video Personality

33:20

Applying to Grad School: How to write a winning Statement of Purpose – Darren Lipomi, UC San Diego

49:31

How do you know when you have enough data to publish? Plus, how to manage conflict with co-authors

20:09

Should humans be modified? How about plants or animals? The Environment? Q&A on bioethics

41:45

Irene Reizman: Engineering Professorships & Education Innovation at Undergraduate STEM Institutions

55:38

Major life transitions: Undergrad/classes to grad(postdoc)/lab + tips on research & publishing

56:25

Darren's Talk w/ Physical Chemist & Successful Tech Entrepreneur: SK Sharma, Ingrooves Music Group

15:02

Ask a professor: how to vet applicants, deal w/ criticism, strategy in academia, & research funding

46:40

What I wish I knew before becoming a professor: How to combine research, teaching, and service

22:03

Managing Stress, Burnout, Anxiety, & Mental Health Challenges in Grad School in Academic Research

19:29

How I run my lab: check ins, hiring students, and promoting good culture and climate

51:32

Review: Code Breaker (Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR)–What Isaacson gets right/wrong on scientific research

45:07

All the Questions I Ever Wanted to Ask an MD but Have Been too Embarrassed: Roy Arjoon, MD, Penn Med

58:20

Andrew Kleinschmidt's PhD defense: Quantification and Modeling of Rigidity in Conjugated Polymers

1:00:41

Beril Polat's PhD defense: Epidermal Sensors for Monitoring Liquid Swallowing Behavior

1:05:24

Rory Runser's PhD defense: Deformable Semiconducting Polymers for Organic & Perovskite Solar Cells

52:23

Mental health challenges in grad school in STEM: From stress to distress to disease to crisis

25:57

Teaching and Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic: One Professor's Reflections, Darren Lipomi, UCSD

54:59

From the Caribbean to Computation: Chemistry, Engineering, & Nanoscience. Prof. Tod Pascal, UCSD

30:30

Public Speaking in Science & Engineering and Other Topics: Teach the Geek Podcast Appearance

57:49

How to get a postdoc, a faculty position, & why you might or might not want one - Darren Lipomi UCSD

46:24

How to explain a jail sentence on your resume: Dr. Brandon Marin

52:24

Haptics & Haptic Biomaterials: Organic Structures for Understanding, Manipulating the Sense of Touch

33:01

Is Organic Chem Necessary for Engineering? Chemistry vs. Chemical Eng, Flipped Classrooms & Teaching

46:22

Mentoring undergraduate researchers

1:06:33

Raychelle Burks: Science of crime investigation, consulting for Hollywood, & inclusive teaching

38:25

How to ask for letters of recommendation for grad school, research positions, scholarships, & jobs

56:21

Harvard Mechanics Prof. Zhigang Suo, master scientific storyteller

52:34

Eric Mazur: Flipped Classrooms, Peer & Active Learning, Textbooks vs Videos, & Remote Education

48:41

Malika Jeffries-EL on being an insider, outsider, and increasing access to grad school (bonus)

57:06

Bonus episode: Andrea Armani on teaching, mentoring, applying to grad school, & recruiting students

1:08:02

Brian Keating - Into the Impossible: Thinking Like a Nobel Laureate

20:49

Why do professors travel so much? And, why I am trying to give most of it up (hint: baby and Covid).

39:10

Strategy, misunderstandings, & frustrations of publication & peer review & why we do it anyway

49:13

Choosing a grad school and a lab + Q&A, Darren Lipomi, UCSD

14:12

My best advice on writing: the "garlic, shallots, and butter" of effective scientific prose

1:11:06

Teaching, research, and podcasting – My interview on The Soft Matter Show with Amal Narayanan

29:04

Do I regret going into academia? Financing a lab, and can a lab go bankrupt?

16:25

What does a professor do? What is nanoscience? And video lab tour. Introduction for high-schoolers

26:27

Ask a Prof. Anything 5: Public speaking, giving talks, Zoom vs live, and fidget items

27:02

Ask a Professor Anything 4: Thoughts on Writing and coming up with new ideas in research

18:40

Conversation about stretchable polymer electronics and scientific legacies

41:14

Ask a Professor Anything III: Research values, advice from George Whitesides & Zhenan Bao, & Passion

24:49

Ask a Professor Anything II – Getting letters of rec, choosing a lab, dealing with frustration