HeyJaredMolecular 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.
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#107 – How much money and time it takes to write a book and get on podcasts (and do a good job while there) (opens the original)
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This is an unguarded "open mic" type event I did at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in Chicago. The topic was how to write a book and how to (and not to) be successful as a podcast guest and interviewee on TV and the radio. My name is Darren Lipomi, professor and chair, Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering, University of Rochester. Please consider supporting my public advocacy for science by purchasing my book, from $9.99 and up, here: https://a.co/d/0akwfp3y Avai
#106 – What I learned as associate dean at UCSD & department chair at U Rochester (opens the original)
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What I've learned as associate dean at UC San Diego and department chair at University of Rochester. I recently sat down with a colleague, Emily, for an interview tied to her doctoral research on leadership in higher education. Specifically, the pathways and training that prepare faculty to lead. Her work centers on three questions: how department chairs and program directors describe their preparation for leadership, what challenges they encounter navigating faculty management, communication, a
#105 – Starting companies and using AI effectively in academia - Ben Wiley, Duke University (opens the original)
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Duke University's professor Ben Wiley shares insights on his journey in science and startups in consumer electronics, 3D printing, and biomedical implants. Then, he and I discuss using AI in teaching and research.
#104 – Defending science on AM radio: How (or not) to communicate to the public (opens the original)
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Lately I've been doing a lot of early-morning AM radio spots in local markets: 700WLW in Cincinnati, WCUB in Wisconsin. I posted "my side" of what these radio hits look like. The prep, the environment, the difficulty of coming up with answers which are do not sound canned. I think science, particularly in the US, needs defenders. I'm just experimenting with the best way to do this and letting you in on the process. Cheers!**Correction: 600 thousand papers per year published in the US; not 600 :
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