Alice Gast | |
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_at_Technology_Governance_Outlook_II.png) Speaking at the World Economic Forum's Global Technology Governance Summit 2021 | |
| 16th President of Imperial College London | |
| In office September 1, 2014 – July 31, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Keith O'Nions |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Brady |
| 13th President of Lehigh University | |
| In office 2006–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Gregory C. Farrington |
| Succeeded by | Kevin L. Clayton (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alice Petry Gast May 25, 1958 Houston, Texas, US |
| Spouse | Bradley J. Askins |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | London, England |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California (BS) Princeton University (MA, PhD) |
| Profession | Academic, researcher |
| Website | https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/alice.gast |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | chemical engineering |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | A study of polymer-induced phase transitions in colloidal suspensions (1984) |
| Doctoral advisors | William B. Russel Carol K. Hall |
Alice Petry Gast FREng (born May 25, 1958) is an American researcher, was the 16th president of Imperial College London, and sits on the board of directors of Chevron.[1][2] Gast was named one of the top 100 "Modern Era" engineers in the US under the category of "Leadership" by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
- ^ "Professor Alice Gast to become sixteenth head and first woman to lead Imperial - Imperial News - Imperial College London". Imperial News.
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