Convergence Technology Council - CTC

Professor and "Founding Faculty" Member
CSUCI - California State University, Channel Islands

Dr. Hampton received his Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from St. Olaf College in 1984 and pursued graduate study in Chemistry at Stanford University from 1984 - 1989. In 1989, he was awarded two successive one-year Dr. Chaim Weizmann Postdoctoral Fellowships to perform postdoctoral research at the California Institute of Technology. From 1991 through 2001, Dr. Hampton was a faculty member in the Chemistry Department at the University of New Mexico (Assistant Professor, 1991 - 1997, Associate Professor, 1997 - 2001). In 2001, he became one of the thirteen "founding faculty" members at California State University (CSU) Channel Islands and was promoted to Full Professor in 2002. Since starting as a faculty member at CSU Channel Islands, Dr. Hampton served two years as the Chair of the Liberal Studies Program (2002 - 2004), the Interim Director of Faculty Development (2004 - 2005), and the Chair of the Chemistry Program (2005 - 2007). Dr. Hampton was the recipient of the Maxiumus 2004: Students Honoring the Greatest Faculty Member of CSUCI presented by the Associated Students organization. He was also a recipient of a 1996 Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Teaching and Service to Students presented by the Alumni Association of the University of New Mexico.