Alice Gast
Alice Gast | |
|---|---|
Gast in 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, U.S. |
| Died | October 27, 2025 (aged 67) Carperby, North Yorkshire, England |
| Spouse | Bradley J. Askins |
| Children | 2 |
| 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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Alice Petry Gast (May 25, 1958 – October 27, 2025) was an American researcher who was the 16th president of Imperial College London, and sat on the board of directors of Chevron. Gast was named one of the top 100 "modern era" engineers in the U.S. under the category of "leadership" by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.