Molecular Podcasting with Darren Lipomi

This podcast lifts the veil on all topics related to STEM in academia: research, teaching, writing, speaking, and other professional topics. Darren Lipomi is a professor of nanoengineering, chemical engineering, and materials science at UC San Diego. He obtained his PhD in chemistry from Harvard in 2010 (w/ George Whitesides) and was a postdoc at Stanford in chemical engineering from '10-'12 (w/ Zhenan Bao). He is a recipient of the PECASE and became full professor in 2019. Thanks to NSF CBET-1929748 for support. Views don't necessarily reflect those of NSF or UCSD. Cover art bkg: Sam Root

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Molecular Podcasting with Darren Lipomi

Episodes

#97 – How much money do PhD students make? Lifetime earnings vs. pursuing a passion

#96 – The $60 Billion System Nobody Understands: University research and the engine of discovery

#95 – What no one tells PhD applicants to US universities when they're preparing their applications (interviewed by Andrew Akbashev)

#94 – The best SciComm is unfiltered: Darren interviewed by Univ. of Rochester colleague Jeff Koslofsky

#93 – Chemical & biological engineering at a National Lab: leadership, communication, & commercialization

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

#91 – Health and wellness for grad students (panel discussion)

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

#89 – How to get RICH with a PhD

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