Jim Feast

W. James Feast
Born (1938-06-25) 25 June 1938 (age 86)
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
University of Sheffield
Known forthe Durham precursor route for creating polyacetylene
AwardsSwinburn Medal (1994)
Royal Society of Chemistry Interdisciplinary Award (2001)
Royal Medal (2007)
Scientific career
FieldsChemical synthesis
InstitutionsDurham University
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research

William James Feast CBE, FRS, FRSC (born 25 June 1938) is a British chemical scientist and academic.