Patrick D. Gallagher | |
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 Gallagher in 2013 | |
| 18th Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh | |
| In office August 1, 2014 – July 17, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Nordenberg |
| Succeeded by | Joan Gabel |
| Acting United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce | |
| In office June 1, 2013 – July 24, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Rebecca Blank |
| Succeeded by | Bruce H. Andrews |
| 7th Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology | |
| In office November 5, 2009 – June 19, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | William A. Jeffrey |
| Succeeded by | Willie E. May |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 29, 1963 Albuquerque, New Mexico, US |
| Alma mater | Benedictine College (BS) University of Pittsburgh (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | The interaction of colloidal polystyrene latex spheres with a critical binary liquid mixture (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | James V. Maher |
Patrick David Gallagher (born March 29, 1963) is an American physicist and former chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh. He previously served as acting United States deputy secretary of commerce from 2013 to 2014 and director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology from 2009 and 2014.
Following his resignation from the chancellor position at Pitt in 2023, he joined the university's Department of Physics and Astronomy.