On January 1, 2016, Andrew Hamilton took office as the 16th president of New York University. He brings to the office more than ten years of administrative experience, as the former vice-chancellor of Oxford University and provost of Yale University. He also brings more than thirty years of experience as a professor of chemistry–Dr. Hamilton’s research specializes in molecular recognition, particularly toward combating disease. His research team at Yale partnered with Moffitt Cancer Center to develop cancer treatments. Born in Guildford, Surrey, the United Kingdom, with a bachelor’s degree from Exeter University, a master’s degree from the University of British Columbia, and a Ph.D. from St. John’s College at the University of Cambridge, President Hamilton has led a widely-successful career as a scholar, garnering such recognition as an Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society in 1999 and a fellowship in the Royal Society in 2004. On taking office as President of NYU, Dr. Hamilton had this to say:
“I have been a keen observer of NYU, its accomplishments, and its trajectory for some time. It is difficult not to take notice of an institution that has proven itself again and again to be a game-changer in a field in which that is uncommon. I am honored to have been named president of such a wonderful university. I am looking forward with great eagerness to working with NYU’s faculty, students, administrators, and staff, and to joining a university that is so manifestly energetic, innovative, and successful.”
As an accomplished chemist, President Hamilton’s home affiliation, like our own, is within Arts & Science. The MCAA, like so many others, is watching President Hamilton’s work with great interest and high hopes for the continued flourishing of New York University, the Graduate School of Arts and Science, and the Master’s College Alumni Association. For more insight into the research of Professor Hamilton, see his numerous published works: http://hamilton.chem.ox.ac.uk/index3.html
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