Holden Thorp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American chemist
Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1964
Place of Birth: Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
Profession: chemist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Holden Thorp
- Herbert Holden Thorp (born August 16, 1964) is an American chemist, inventor, musician, professor, and entrepreneur.
- He served as the tenth chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Thorp assumed the position of chancellor on July 1, 2008, succeeding James Moeser, and, at age 43, was noted at the time as being among the youngest leaders of a university in the United States.
- At the time of his selection as chancellor, Thorp was the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and a Kenan Professor of chemistry at the university.
- Thorp is a 1986 graduate of UNC; he later earned a Ph.D in chemistry from California Institute of Technology, and was a postdoctoral associate at Yale University.In September 2012, Thorp announced his intention to resign effective 30 June 2013, and to return to teaching in the Chemistry department at UNC, following a scandal involving the NCAA.
- Shortly thereafter, in February 2013, he announced his decision to leave the University and take up the job of provost at Washington University in St.
- Louis.
- Thorp took over as provost on July 1, 2013, replacing Dr.
- Edward Macias who had served in that role for 25 years. On Monday, August 19th Thorp was announced as the new editor-in-chief of the renowned Science Magazine.
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