Biography:Robert P. Lattimer
Robert P. Lattimer (February 2, 1945 - [1]) is a retired chemist who worked for Lubrizol as an Advanced Materials research and development technical fellow.[2] He is an advocate for including the pseudoscience of intelligent design in public science curriculum.
Education
Lattimer attended the University of Missouri where he earned a B.S. in chemistry. He obtained his doctoral degree in 1971 in physical/analytical chemistry from the University of Kansas.[3]
Career
Lattimer worked for Noveon 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[4] and degradation have been widely cited. He is a past Vice-President of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. Lattimer was Vice-Chairman of the 1985 Gordon Research Conference on Analytical Pyrolysis.[5]
Political Advocacy
Lattimer is a board member for the Eagle Forum of Ohio. He has advocated for pro-family issues in the state, and he has been the Science Issues Chairman.[6][3] He advocated for including Intelligent Design in the Ohio Board of Education's state science curriculum.[7][8] Lattimer was a founder of the advocacy group Science Excellence for All Ohioans (SEAO).[9] He co-authored a book titled The Evolution Controversy.[10]
Awards and recognition
- 1990 - Sparks–Thomas award
- 2008 - Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award from the ACS Rubber Division
He is a recipient of an Eagle Award from Eagle Forum and a Wedge of Truth Award from IDnet.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Robert P. Lattimer". https://www.ohioresidentdatabase.com/person/OH0010694203/lattimer-robert.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Citizens for Objective Public Education - Board of Directors". https://www.copeinc.org/board.html.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Analytical Pyrolysis". https://www.grc.org/analytical-pyrolysis-conference/1985/.
- ↑ "Ohio requests feedback on updated academic standards". https://eagleforum.org/national-issues/science/ohio-requests-feedback-updated-academic-standards.html.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "KU profs support evolution skepticism". Lawrence Journal World. 21 February 2006. https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/feb/21/ku_profs_support_evolution_skepticism/.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
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