Alice Gast
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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.
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Alice Gast | |
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16th President of Imperial College London | |
In office September 1, 2014 ā July 31, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Keith O'Nions |
Succeeded by | Hugh Brady |
13th President of Lehigh University | |
In office 2006ā2014 | |
Preceded by | Gregory C. Farrington |
Succeeded by | Kevin L. Clayton (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Alice Petry Gast (1958-05-25) May 25, 1958 (age 66) 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 |
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