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
Thanks, but we would prefer our BS graduates stay here for their MS. Also, please send your BS graduates to do their MS here.
December 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Thanks, but we would prefer our BS graduates stay here for their MS. Also, please send your BS graduates to do their MS here.
After a long hiatus, I'm again scheduled to teach intermolecular/interfaces to graduate students @urchegrad.bsky.social. So excited about putting chalk to board that I may not even use my full complement of recordings youtu.be/7C1JyqgWZs4?...
Ep3 Thermodynamic considerations in intermolecular forces UCSD NANO 202
YouTube video by Darren Lipomi
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
After a long hiatus, I'm again scheduled to teach intermolecular/interfaces to graduate students @urchegrad.bsky.social. So excited about putting chalk to board that I may not even use my full complement of recordings youtu.be/7C1JyqgWZs4?...
The more valves and pipes and lubricant a trombone has, the more i can justify this activity as "chemical engineering"
December 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The more valves and pipes and lubricant a trombone has, the more i can justify this activity as "chemical engineering"
I now know what I'm demanding when I say "No, I will not pull your chestnuts out of the fire!"
December 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I now know what I'm demanding when I say "No, I will not pull your chestnuts out of the fire!"
The whole point of being a professor is to cancel terms like Zorro on an actual chalkboard. But only with Hagoromo chalk.
December 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The whole point of being a professor is to cancel terms like Zorro on an actual chalkboard. But only with Hagoromo chalk.
I've disproved the Pauli exclusion principle: there are apparently 63 servings in a can of whipped cream.
November 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I've disproved the Pauli exclusion principle: there are apparently 63 servings in a can of whipped cream.
Last week, we offloaded 421 chemical bottles from our collection of 600 in San Diego that we couldn't ship to Rochester. Labs were eager to take them. cen.acs.org/environment/...
The chemical storage graveyard has to go
Don’t keep lab materials around for just-in-case uses. Finding ways to share and conserve resources is a cornerstone of greening chemistry
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November 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Last week, we offloaded 421 chemical bottles from our collection of 600 in San Diego that we couldn't ship to Rochester. Labs were eager to take them. cen.acs.org/environment/...
"Reframe" is the new "delve" and it's--annoying--as hell.
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"Reframe" is the new "delve" and it's--annoying--as hell.
Why no court composer like Mozart or Salieri in the US executive branch? A Viennese tradition we must revive.
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Why no court composer like Mozart or Salieri in the US executive branch? A Viennese tradition we must revive.
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
youtu.be
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
youtube.com
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
youtube.com
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…
www.sciencedirect.com
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
youtu.be
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
open.spotify.com
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...