Biography:Robert P. Lattimer

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Short description: American chemist (1945–2025)

Robert Phillips Lattimer (February 2, 1945 – October 12, 2025) was an American chemist who worked for Lubrizol as an Advanced Materials research and development technical fellow.[1] He was an advocate for including intelligent design in public science curriculum.

Early life and education

Lattimer was born in Missouri on February 2, 1945.[2] He attended the University of Missouri where he earned a B.S. in chemistry. Lattimer obtained his doctoral degree in 1971 in physical/analytical chemistry from the University of Kansas.[3]

Career

Lattimer worked for B.F. Goodrich and later Noveon[4] and Lubrizol as a research chemist. He retired as a Senior Technical Fellow following nearly 40 years of service. His published work on mass spectrometry and polymer characterization[5] and degradation have been widely cited. He was a Vice-President of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. Lattimer was Vice-Chairman of the 1985 Gordon Research Conference on Analytical Pyrolysis.[6] His most cited work treated the subject of mass spectrometry of transition metal macrocycles.[7]

Political Advocacy

Lattimer was a board member for the Eagle Forum of Ohio. He advocated for pro-family issues in the state, and was the Science Issues Chairman.[8][3] He advocated for including Intelligent Design in the Ohio Board of Education's state science curriculum.[9][10] Lattimer was a founder of the advocacy group Science Excellence for All Ohioans (SEAO).[11] He co-authored a book titled The Evolution Controversy.[12] He was a signer of A Scientific Dissent from Darwinism.[13]

Death

Lattimer died in Akron, Ohio, on October 12, 2025, at the age of 80.[14]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ↑ "Familiar faces honored at Rubber Expo". Rubber and Plastics News. Rubber and Plastics News (Crain). 16 October 2007. https://www.rubbernews.com/article/20071016/NEWS/310169996/familiar-faces-honored-at-rubber-expo. 
  2. ↑ "Robert P. Lattimer". https://www.ohioresidentdatabase.com/person/OH0010694203/lattimer-robert. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Citizens for Objective Public Education - Board of Directors". https://www.copeinc.org/board.html. 
  4. ↑ "B.F. GOODRICH CORPORATE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTER". CWRU. https://case.edu/ech/articles/b/bf-goodrich-corporate-research-development-center. 
  5. ↑ Montaudo, Giorgio; Lattimer, Robert P. (29 October 2001). Mass Spectrometry of Polymers. CRC Press. ISBN 9780849331275. https://books.google.com/books?id=SWKQngEACAAJ. Retrieved 1 September 2022. 
  6. ↑ "Analytical Pyrolysis". https://www.grc.org/analytical-pyrolysis-conference/1985/. 
  7. ↑ Scherson, D.; Tanaka, A. A.; Gupta, S. L.; Tryk, D.; Fierro, C.; Holze, R.; Yeager, E. B.; Lattimer, R. P. (1986). "Transition metal macrocycles supported on high area carbon: Pyrolysis—mass spectrometry studies". Electrochimica Acta 31 (10): 1247-1258. doi:10.1016/0013-4686(86)80144-X. 
  8. ↑ "Ohio requests feedback on updated academic standards". https://eagleforum.org/national-issues/science/ohio-requests-feedback-updated-academic-standards.html. 
  9. ↑ Yonke, David (18 January 2003). "Evolution controversy heads for classrooms". The Toledo Blade. https://www.toledoblade.com/Religion/2003/01/18/Evolution-controversy-heads-for-classrooms.html. 
  10. ↑ "KU profs support evolution skepticism". Lawrence Journal World. 21 February 2006. https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/feb/21/ku_profs_support_evolution_skepticism/. 
  11. ↑ Hoff, David J. (18 September 2002). "New Ohio Draft Ignores Alternatives to Evolution". EducationWeek. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/new-ohio-draft-ignores-alternatives-to-evolution/2002/09. 
  12. ↑ Sjogren, Jody F.; Lattimer, Robert P.; Rudy, Douglas D. (2005). The evolution controversy : understanding the basic issues in the debate between biological evolution and Intelligent design. Columbus, Ohio: Metamorphosis Studios, Inc. https://www.worldcat.org/title/778459572. Retrieved 17 September 2022. 
  13. ↑ "A Scientific Dissent from Darwinism". Discovery Institute. https://www.discovery.org/m/securepdfs/2023/05/Scientific-Dissent-List-05012023-2.pdf. 
  14. ↑ "Robert (Bob) P. Lattimer". https://www.redmonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/robert-lattimer. 



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