Leslie Jimison Hamilton

Leslie Jimison Hamilton is an experienced professional in the field of materials science, currently serving as Assistant Program Manager and Senior Scientist at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory since November 2013, where responsibilities include managing government-funded projects in biomaterials, biometrics, and signature science. Prior experience includes a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, focusing on conducting polymer actuators, and another at Centre Microélectronique de Provence, where research involved developing an organic electrochemical transistor sensor. Education includes a PhD in Materials Science from Stanford University, where research centered on the microstructure and charge transport in semicrystalline polythiophenes, and a Bachelor of Science degree from North Carolina State University, graduating Summa cum Laude as Valedictorian. Leslie Jimison Hamilton has also contributed as a consulting editor for technical papers in materials science, physics, and biotechnology.