Alice Gast
Alice Gast | |
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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. 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.