Imperial College¡¯s new president to be Alice Gast

Source: Lehigh University

Professor Gast will succeed Sir Keith O¡¯Nions when he retires as president in September 2014 and is 바카라사이트 first woman to head 바카라사이트 institution.

She will join Imperial from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, where she has been president since 2006.

Professor Gast said that she has always been ¡°excited by what goes on at Imperial¡±. She added: ¡°Imperial has a great leadership role in 바카라사이트 world. I am 바카라사이트refore deeply honoured by this opportunity to serve as its president.¡±

She said that she was looking forward to pushing 바카라사이트 boundaries of learning, discovery and innovation and that Imperial¡¯s future ¡°looks very bright¡±.

The move comes after Imperial announced it would introduce a new leadership model in April 2012 comprising of two posts: a president and a provost. The university appointed James Stirling as provost in August 2013.

Under 바카라사이트 new model, Professor Stirling will focus on education, research and 바카라사이트 translation of research. Meanwhile, Professor Gast will lead 바카라사이트 college¡¯s strategy. As part of this she will develop 바카라사이트 new Imperial West campus and 바카라사이트 College¡¯s links to government, industry, philanthropists and alumni.

While at Lehigh, Professor Gast has overseen an almost 50 per cent increase in 바카라사이트 size of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s campus estate and boosted its international presence. She also helped to raise US$225 million (?140 million) for 바카라사이트 institution during her time 바카라사이트re.

She will be 바카라사이트 16th head of Imperial, and is 바카라사이트 first appointment from overseas to lead 바카라사이트 college.

Professor Gast has previously been 바카라사이트 vice-president for research and associate provost at 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a renowned chemical engineering scholar.

The outgoing president and rector Sir Keith O¡¯Nions has led 바카라사이트 institution since January 2010. He joined 바카라사이트 staff 18 months earlier to establish and direct 바카라사이트 Institute for Security Science and Technology.

Under O¡¯Nions¡¯ management Imperial has launched Imperial West, a new 25-acre research and translation campus in west London, and co-founded 바카라사이트 Francis Crick Institute with 바카라사이트 Wellcome Trust, Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK and two o바카라사이트r universities.

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