Darren Lipomi
@dlipomi.bsky.social
chair of chemical engineering at U Rochester, dad, professor, youtuber, materials scientist, wannabe neuroscientist, trombone enthusiast, fair weather vegetarian, fan of 90s music, video games, and Stars of both the Wars and Trek variety
Every Wednesday I do the dance of taking half a leftover seminar donut pretending like I'm not gonna go back five minutes later for the other half.
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Every Wednesday I do the dance of taking half a leftover seminar donut pretending like I'm not gonna go back five minutes later for the other half.
As an aspiring author, I can tell you that professors have nothing on them in terms of rejections and unanswered queries.
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
As an aspiring author, I can tell you that professors have nothing on them in terms of rejections and unanswered queries.
Friends at AIChE in Boston: today, Sunday, 11/2, please join our 110th anniversary of Chemical Engineering @ Rochambeau on Boylston from 7:30-9:30. And, the transformation of the department to Chemical and Sustainability Engineering! Free drinks of all types and dinner-sized bites! No RSVP required.
November 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Friends at AIChE in Boston: today, Sunday, 11/2, please join our 110th anniversary of Chemical Engineering @ Rochambeau on Boylston from 7:30-9:30. And, the transformation of the department to Chemical and Sustainability Engineering! Free drinks of all types and dinner-sized bites! No RSVP required.
Surprised James Cameron hasn't sued the internet for the sudden popularity of the Homer/hedges clip.
October 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Surprised James Cameron hasn't sued the internet for the sudden popularity of the Homer/hedges clip.
I predict that they're going to start injection molding kids toys to look like they've been 3D printed.
October 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I predict that they're going to start injection molding kids toys to look like they've been 3D printed.
Thanks to Andrew Akbashev for the chance to share my comprehensive, unvarnished thoughts about PhD admissions to STEM programs in the US. youtu.be/4btUrU0Z9SA?...
PhD Admissions in USA: What No One Tells Applicants [2025]
YouTube video by Andrew Akbashev
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October 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Thanks to Andrew Akbashev for the chance to share my comprehensive, unvarnished thoughts about PhD admissions to STEM programs in the US. youtu.be/4btUrU0Z9SA?...
What's the difference between environmental engineering and sustainability engineering? Environmental engineering is downstream of the pipe; sustainability engineering is upstream of the pipe. Both are needed. youtube.com/shorts/7Ej_L...
Chemical and Sustainability Engineering at URochester (2/2)
YouTube video by Darren Lipomi
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October 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
What's the difference between environmental engineering and sustainability engineering? Environmental engineering is downstream of the pipe; sustainability engineering is upstream of the pipe. Both are needed. youtube.com/shorts/7Ej_L...
Some of the story behind our name: Chemical and Sustainability Engineering at URochester. Few high schoolers know what ChemE is unless they have a family member. "Chemical Engineering" was used 50y before people knew there were molecules! youtube.com/shorts/TaHuv...
Chemical and Sustainability Engineering at URochester (1/2)
YouTube video by Darren Lipomi
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October 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Some of the story behind our name: Chemical and Sustainability Engineering at URochester. Few high schoolers know what ChemE is unless they have a family member. "Chemical Engineering" was used 50y before people knew there were molecules! youtube.com/shorts/TaHuv...
Thanks to @lukeauburn.bsky.social for this article explaining our renaissance as the Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering. www.rochester.edu/newscenter/f...
Forming bonds between chemical and sustainability engineering
Rochester's newly renamed Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering signals a commitment to shaping the future of the field.
www.rochester.edu
October 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Thanks to @lukeauburn.bsky.social for this article explaining our renaissance as the Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering. www.rochester.edu/newscenter/f...
It's website-and-email-signature official! After 110 years as just "Chemical Engineering," we are now the Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering at University of Rochester.
September 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It's website-and-email-signature official! After 110 years as just "Chemical Engineering," we are now the Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering at University of Rochester.
ACS publications need to add something useful to the first sentence of the body of their emails. In the summary column, all I ever see is "To improve and transform your experience..." According to my records, they have been improving and transforming for well over a year.
September 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
ACS publications need to add something useful to the first sentence of the body of their emails. In the summary column, all I ever see is "To improve and transform your experience..." According to my records, they have been improving and transforming for well over a year.
The *word* for a color is almost as good as the *perceived* color in touch-color associations of engineered materials. Our case study with an individual with loss of color vision. Collab w Romke Rouw Edward de Haan, Nina Vreugdenhil, Laura Becerra et al. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Exploring Touch-Colour Associations in Achromatopsia: A Case Study
Crossmodal correspondences – systematic mappings between stimulus attributes in different modalities – are ubiquitous in the general population. For e…
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August 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The *word* for a color is almost as good as the *perceived* color in touch-color associations of engineered materials. Our case study with an individual with loss of color vision. Collab w Romke Rouw Edward de Haan, Nina Vreugdenhil, Laura Becerra et al. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Thinking of getting a Lafufu as a loss prevention device for the communal undergrad lab key.
August 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Thinking of getting a Lafufu as a loss prevention device for the communal undergrad lab key.
Have a high school student interested in having an impact in energy, materials, and sustainability? Should you major in chemical engineering, chemistry, or environmental sc... youtu.be/Tyx_oT9CoCk?... via @YouTube
Should you major in chemical engineering, chemistry, or environmental science for sustainability?
YouTube video by Darren Lipomi
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August 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Have a high school student interested in having an impact in energy, materials, and sustainability? Should you major in chemical engineering, chemistry, or environmental sc... youtu.be/Tyx_oT9CoCk?... via @YouTube
Academic research is a lot of things. Do you have a primary motivation? open.spotify.com/episode/3N2U...
#92 – What's the REAL purpose of science research? Knowledge? Training opportunity? Intellectual property?
Molecular Podcasting with Darren Lipomi · Episode
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August 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Academic research is a lot of things. Do you have a primary motivation? open.spotify.com/episode/3N2U...
The lack of production values in my videos about STEM academia is a feature…not laziness :-) open.spotify.com/episode/32If...
#94 – The best SciComm is unfiltered: Darren interviewed by Univ. of Rochester colleague Jeff Koslofsky
Molecular Podcasting with Darren Lipomi · Episode
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August 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The lack of production values in my videos about STEM academia is a feature…not laziness :-) open.spotify.com/episode/32If...
How companies start in university labs: My wife interviews me about startups, business, & how STEM students become entrepreneurs. youtu.be/yZRB2B13cho?... via @YouTube
My wife interviews me about startups, business, & how STEM students can be entrepreneurial (excerpt)
YouTube video by Darren Lipomi
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August 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
How companies start in university labs: My wife interviews me about startups, business, & how STEM students become entrepreneurs. youtu.be/yZRB2B13cho?... via @YouTube
Meet candidate for AIChE president (and Rochester grad) Brian Davison! Here, we spoke about opportunities in chemical & biological engineering at a National Lab, along with leadership and community building youtu.be/pKp3PtveQF4?... via @YouTube
Chemical & biological engineering at a National Lab: leadership, communication, & commercialization
YouTube video by Darren Lipomi
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August 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Meet candidate for AIChE president (and Rochester grad) Brian Davison! Here, we spoke about opportunities in chemical & biological engineering at a National Lab, along with leadership and community building youtu.be/pKp3PtveQF4?... via @YouTube
What's the REAL purpose of science research? Knowledge? Training opportunities? Conversation with @marcporosoff.bsky.social
What's the REAL purpose of science research? Knowledge? Training opportunity? Intellectual property?
YouTube video by Darren Lipomi
https://youtu.be/a-TMrQt1Tnk?si…
August 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM
What's the REAL purpose of science research? Knowledge? Training opportunities? Conversation with @marcporosoff.bsky.social
Congrats Robert and Andrew: sometimes semiconducting polymers fold like a book instead of twist like an axle. Does it matter? Quantifying the Effect of Intermonomer Improper Angles on Electron Delocalization in Conjugated Polymers
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Quantifying the Effect of Intermonomer Improper Angles on Electron Delocalization in Conjugated Polymers
Electron delocalization between monomers in conjugated polymers influences both the charge transport and the mechanical properties of this class of materials. While this delocalization is generally un...
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August 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Congrats Robert and Andrew: sometimes semiconducting polymers fold like a book instead of twist like an axle. Does it matter? Quantifying the Effect of Intermonomer Improper Angles on Electron Delocalization in Conjugated Polymers
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Candid conversation with my colleague @marcporosoff.bsky.social on effects of real and coming cuts to academic research laboratories. youtu.be/RLVWA3lqYPA?...
Cuts to federal grants for science & engineering research in universities: Reactions of 2 professors
YouTube video by Darren Lipomi
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April 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Candid conversation with my colleague @marcporosoff.bsky.social on effects of real and coming cuts to academic research laboratories. youtu.be/RLVWA3lqYPA?...
This was a fun exercise as an antidote to misinformation about the role of federally funded research in the economy, regardless of human capital and the creation of knowledge youtu.be/sQwvuoTLrIg
Research funding as national capacity building, and how funding agencies 10x returns to society
YouTube video by Darren Lipomi
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April 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This was a fun exercise as an antidote to misinformation about the role of federally funded research in the economy, regardless of human capital and the creation of knowledge youtu.be/sQwvuoTLrIg
Can't we just give the economy an NSAID? I've heard they reduce inflation. 
March 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Can't we just give the economy an NSAID? I've heard they reduce inflation. 
Is saving 0.15% of your budget the excuse for having no study sections or council meetings the last 6 weeks?
March 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Is saving 0.15% of your budget the excuse for having no study sections or council meetings the last 6 weeks?
Thanks for the opportunity to be involved! The article is thorough and it also aimed for a broad audience. Check it out!
Check out our article on multi-sensory haptic wearables in Nature Reviews Bioengineering! Led by @marcieomalley.bsky.social with @dlipomi.bsky.social and other collaborators. @riceneuro.bsky.social @ricegradschool.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
March 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Thanks for the opportunity to be involved! The article is thorough and it also aimed for a broad audience. Check it out!