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Darren Lipomi
@dlipomi.bsky.social
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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
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · 7d
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.
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · 13d
This change represents a rebirth of one of America's first chemical engineering departments at a time when 6 of our 12 tenure-track faculty are new in the last 2.5 years.
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · 13d
Far more than a cosmetic change, the new name reflects the activities of our alumni, our coursework, undergraduate research scholarships, and academic offerings (our minor in EnvironE [with EES department] & MS degree in Sustainability & the Environment), and the research portfolios of our faculty.
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · 13d
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.
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · 21d
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.
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Sep 4
Omg brilliant!!!
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Aug 29
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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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Aug 28
Thinking of getting a Lafufu as a loss prevention device for the communal undergrad lab key.
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Aug 20
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?
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Aug 19
I like Anderson Cooper just fine but I wouldn't want him to double check my NOESY.
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Aug 15
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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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Aug 14
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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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Aug 9
But is 05 > 3?
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Aug 9
I sometimes listen to "The Battle in the Snow" on repeat in my car.
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Aug 9
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)
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Aug 8
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
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Aug 8
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
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Aug 8
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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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Apr 28
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
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Apr 25
Yup, and the perennial question of how transferrable is PhD training? My answer would be "quite" but it depends on whose hands the training is in. I have met PROFESSORS who say they no "nothing" about ALD because they did their PhD in "[some form of CVD very similar to ALD]"
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Apr 24
You're right, I'm not accounting for the PhD premium, nor the fact that a combination of the student and the public paid for the BS education/training as well. On the other hand, the salary reflects only a fraction of the economic activity generated by the employee.
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Apr 24
So difficult as to be impossible, especially given the differential time horizons and the fact that some research projects will be dead ends, minus the investment in human captial
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Apr 21
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
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Mar 9
Can't we just give the economy an NSAID? I've heard they reduce inflation. 
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Darren Lipomi @dlipomi.bsky.social · Mar 7
Is saving 0.15% of your budget the excuse for having no study sections or council meetings the last 6 weeks?
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