Andrew D. Hamilton Explained

Andrew Hamilton
Office:16th President of New York University
Term Start:1 January 2016
Term End:1 July 2023
Predecessor:John Sexton
Office2:Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Chancellor2:The Lord Patten of Barnes
Term Start2:1 October 2009
Term End2:31 December 2015
Predecessor2:John Hood
Successor2:Louise Richardson
Office3:Provost of Yale University
Term Start3:1 October 2004
Term End3:1 October 2008
Predecessor3:Susan Hockfield
Successor3:Peter Salovey
Birth Name:Andrew David Hamilton
Birth Date:1952 11, df=yes
Spouse:Jennifer Letton
Education:University of Exeter (BS)
University of British Columbia (MS)
St John's College, Cambridge (PhD)
Successor:Linda G. Mills

Andrew David Hamilton (born 3 November 1952) is a British-American[1] chemist and academic administrator who served as the 16th president of New York University from 2016 to 2023. He previously served as vice chancellor of the University of Oxford from 2009 to 2015 and provost of Yale University from 2004 to 2008.

Early life

Andrew Hamilton was born on 3 November 1952 in Guildford, Surrey, where he attended Royal Grammar School.[2]

Hamilton received a first class Bachelor of Science with a major in chemistry from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom in 1974, a Master of Science from the University of British Columbia in Canada in 1976, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge (St John's College) in 1980.[3] [4]

He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France in 1981.[5]

Career

In 1981, he was appointed assistant professor of chemistry at Princeton University then in 1988 as professor of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. In 1997 he moved to Yale as Benjamin Silliman Professor of Chemistry and professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale University. Hamilton's research has spanned porphyrin, supramolecular, medicinal, bioorganic chemistry and chemical biology. His laboratory is most noted for the design of barbiturate hosts, farnesyl transferase inhibitors, protein surface binders, and helix mimetics.[6] [7] [8] In 2004 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[5]

He also served as provost of Yale University from October 2004 to October 2008 after his predecessor, Susan Hockfield, was appointed the 16th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He had previously served as Deputy Provost for Science and Technology for one year under Hockfield, and as chairman of the department of chemistry at Yale.[9]

On 3 June 2008, Oxford University announced Hamilton's nomination for the post of Vice-Chancellor. On 16 June, it was confirmed that he would succeed John Hood and assume the post for a period of seven years on 1 October 2009.[10] He is an Honorary Fellow of Harris Manchester College and Wolfson College at Oxford.[11] [12]

He received honorary doctorates from the University of Surrey, Tsinghua University, and the University of Exeter, among others.[13]

New York University

On 18 March 2015, New York University announced Hamilton's appointment to begin as the 16th President of the university. His duties began in January 2016.[14] [15] In his first year, the university paid him $1.8 million.[16] On 13 April 2022, Hamilton announced his intention to step down as president of the university after the 2022–2023 school year.[17] [18]

Personal life

Hamilton lives in a university-provided penthouse in Greenwich Village with his wife Jennifer. He has three children.

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hamilton . Andrew . A Message From NYU President Andrew Hamilton About the Recent Executive Order on Immigration . New York University . New York University . 7 August 2020 . 3 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210503181926/http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2017/january/a-message-from-nyu-president-andrew-hamilton-about-the-recent-ex.html . live .
  2. Web site: Professor Andy Hamilton OG 1971 . Royal Grammar School . 28 June 2022 . 9 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Andrew D. Hamilton . 2023-03-23 . as.nyu.edu . en-US . 8 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210508200655/https://as.nyu.edu/faculty/andrew-hamilton.html . live .
  4. News: Topping . Alexandra . 6 June 2008 . Profile: Professor Andrew Hamilton . The Guardian . 20 January 2015 . 20 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150120193016/http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2008/jun/06/highereducation . live .
  5. Web site: Professor Andrew Hamilton. The Europaeum. 10 November 2010. 14 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110814074812/http://www.europaeum.org/europaeum/?q=node%2F923. live.
  6. Web site: Andrew D. Hamilton . Department of Chemistry – Yale University . 26 October 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061030145018/http://www.chem.yale.edu/faculty/hamilton.html . 30 October 2006 . dead . dmy-all .
  7. Estroff . L. A. . Hamilton . A. D. . 10.1021/cr0302049 . Water Gelation by Small Organic Molecules . Chemical Reviews . 104 . 3 . 1201–1218 . 2004 . 15008620.
  8. Book: Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry. Knipe. Peter C.. Thompson. Sam. Hamilton. Andrew D.. 2016-08-08. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 9781119053859. Chichester, UK. 146–164. en. 10.1002/9781119053859.ch7.
  9. Web site: Andrew D. Hamilton, Ph.D. . 22 January 2022 . 23 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123010624/http://ursula.chem.yale.edu/~hamgrp/body1.html . live .
  10. Web site: Declaration of approval of appointment of Vice-Chancellor . 20 June 2008 . Oxford University Gazette . 19 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080629075012/http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2007-8/weekly/200608/acts.htm#6Ref . 29 June 2008 . dead .
  11. News: Fellows: Harris Manchester College, Oxford . 22 January 2022 . 23 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123012846/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fellows-harris-manchester-college-oxford-6qg79v60h3h . live .
  12. Web site: Andrew Hamilton . 22 January 2022 . 23 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123010625/https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/person/andrew-hamilton . live .
  13. Web site: Biography . 5 April 2021 . New York University . New York . 11 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411231739/https://www.nyu.edu/about/leadership-university-administration/office-of-the-president/andrew-hamilton-biography.html . live .
  14. Web site: Oxford University Administrator Named Next NYU President. 2015-03-18. 18 March 2015. 8 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161108165512/http://nyulocal.com/on-campus/2015/03/18/oxford-university-administrator-named-next-nyu-president/. live.
  15. Web site: NYU Names Andrew Hamilton 16th President. 18 March 2015. 30 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150330041914/http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2015/03/18/nyu-names-andrew-hamilton-16th-president.html. live.
  16. Web site: NYU's president was paid $1.8M his first year. 21 July 2018. 3 June 2021. 3 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603210753/https://nypost.com/2018/07/21/nyus-president-was-paid-1-8m-his-first-year/#:~:text=Andrew%20Hamilton%2C%20who%20took%20the%20helm%20of%20the,highest%20in%20the%20country%20for%20a%20university%20president.. live.
  17. Web site: Burt . Kristian . 2022-04-13 . Hamilton to step down as NYU president next year . 2022-04-13 . Washington Square News . 13 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220413155837/https://nyunews.com/news/2022/04/13/hamilton-resigns-as-nyu-president/ . live .
  18. Web site: Hamilton . Andrew . 13 April 2022 . A Letter from NYU President Andrew Hamilton . live . NYU . 13 April 2022 . 13 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220413181012/https://www.nyu.edu/about/leadership-university-administration/office-of-the-president/communications/a-letter-from-nyu-president-andrew-hamilton-041222.html#:~:text=On%20June%2030%2C%202023%2C%20I,professor%20in%20the%20chemistry%20department. .

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