Professor of Chemistry
CSU Channel Islands
Contact Information:
Email: philip.hampton@csuci.edu
Phone: 805-437-8869
Office: Solano Hall 1173
Background:
Professor Phil Hampton received his B.A. in Chemistry from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Stanford University, Stanford, CA. After completing his graduate studies, he held a two-year postdoctoral position at California Institute of Technology. He started his academic career as an assistant professor (1991 – 1997) in the Chemistry Department at the University of New Mexico and was promoted to associate professor (1997 – 2001). In 2001, he accepted the opportunity to be a founding faculty member of CSU Channel Islands (CI, 2001) and worked with twelve other founding faculty members to plan for the opening of CI as a campus in Fall 2002. He was promoted to full professor in 2002. He maintains an active research program with CI undergraduate students.