Peter Thrower

Peter Thrower (born 1938) is a professor emeritus of materials science and engineering at Pennsylvania State University,^[1] and is editor-in-chief of the scientific journal Carbon,^[2] a post he has held since 1982. He also edited the review journal Chemistry and Physics of Carbon from 1973 to 1998.^[3] He is a specialist on carbon in all its forms.

Thrower studied physics at the University of Cambridge. He then took up a position at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment (Harwell, UK) before moving to Pennsylvania State University, where he remained until he retired in 1998.^[3]

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^ Emeritus faculty listing, Materials Science & Engineering, Penn State University, retrieved 2011-02-18.
^ Carbon editorial board, Elsevier, retrieved 2011-02-18.
^ ^a ^b Speaker biography from Carbon Journal Workshop on Carbon Materials for Energy Storage and Generation, retrieved 2011-02-18.

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Name	Thrower, Peter
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Short description	Materials scientist
Date of birth	1938
Place of birth	Ludham, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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