Molecular Podcasting with Darren Lipomi

About 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

Publisher

Darren Lipomi

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Jun 2020

Latest episode

4 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

10 of 107 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   4 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #107 – How much money and time it takes to write a book and get on podcasts (and do a good job while there)

   Professor and Chair Darren Lipomi shares insights on the financial and time investments required for book writing and effective podcast appearances in this interview.

2. 

   2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #106 – What I learned as associate dean at UCSD & department chair at U Rochester

   Darren Lipomi, Professor and Chair at the University of Rochester, shares leadership lessons learned as an associate dean at UCSD and department chair, interviewed by Emily about faculty leadership preparation and challenges.

3. 

   31 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #105 – Starting companies and using AI effectively in academia - Ben Wiley, Duke University

   Host Darren Lipomi interviews Duke University professor Ben Wiley about his entrepreneurial journey and leveraging AI in academic research and teaching.

Inside a recent episode

#107 – How much money and time it takes to write a book and get on podcasts (and do a good job while there)

Published 4 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Podcasts, up to one hour or longer, they can be quite as long to sit through and talk. My voice is always forced at the end. Even though I know the microphone is doing the job for me, I tend to like shout. In any case, if you're on a podcast that's well subscribed, you can expect there to be quite a long delay in before that podcast episode actually comes out. This is something I didn't quite realize. Probably should have started the media outreach earlier so that they would have hit when the book came out. Hosts tend to be good at banter. So I did like six podcasts only combined with a bunch of radio shows that were published as podcasts. […]

Who has been a guest on Molecular Podcasting with Darren Lipomi

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ben Wiley
• Jen Heemstra
• Jeff Koslofsky
• Brian H Davison
• Marc Porosoff

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

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Quality

50

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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