Lipomi, Darren
Mechanically compliant electronic materials for energy and healthcare
Mechanically compliant electronic materials for energy and healthcare
Contact Information
Assistant Professor, NanoEngineering and Chemical Engineering
Affiliate Faculty, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Affiliate Faculty, Materials Science and Engineering
Office: SME Bldg 242H
Phone: 858-246-1227
Email: dlipomi@ucsd.edu
Web: group.darrenlipomi.com
Affiliate Faculty, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Affiliate Faculty, Materials Science and Engineering
Office: SME Bldg 242H
Phone: 858-246-1227
Email: dlipomi@ucsd.edu
Web: group.darrenlipomi.com
Education
2012 Postdoc, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
2010 PhD, Chemistry, Harvard University
2005 BA, Chemistry, Boston University
2012 Postdoc, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
2010 PhD, Chemistry, Harvard University
2005 BA, Chemistry, Boston University
Appointments
2012 Assistant Professor, University of California, San Diego
2012 Assistant Professor, University of California, San Diego
Awards and Academic Honors
2015
NIH Director's New Innovator Award
2014
Best Teacher of the Year, Department of NanoEngineering
2013
NSF BRIGE Award
2013
AFOSR Young Investigator Program Award
Research Interests
Professor Lipomi is interested in the overlap between three areas: energy, compliant materials and devices for healthcare, and green chemistry and nanomanufacturing. We are interested in fundamental and applied studies that relate molecular and nanoscale structure to function, and in devices that incorporate new physical effects to solve real-world problems. What motivates us is the potential of new materials and new forms of old materials to produce, store, and save energy, and to improve human well-being.
Interdisciplinary interests
Materials
Synthesis
Macromolecular Structure
Synthesis
Macromolecular Structure
Outreach Activities
Prof. Lipomi is the Diversity Officer in the Department of NanoEngineering and a member of the Executive Advisory Committee for the Center for Inclusion, Diversity, Excellence, and Advancement (IDEA Center) in the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego. In this role, he organizes laboratory tours, outreach events, and special seminars for UCSD and the San Diego community.
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Organic electronic materials whose mechanical properties are dictated by the molecular structure have applications in stretchable and ultra-flexible devices for energy conversion and healthcare.
Organic electronic materials whose mechanical properties are dictated by the molecular structure have applications in stretchable and ultra-flexible devices for energy conversion and healthcare.