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

He is a recipient of an Eagle Award from Eagle Forum and a Wedge of Truth Award from IDnet.

References
  1. "Robert P. Lattimer". ohioresidentdatabase.com. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  2. "Familiar faces honored at Rubber Expo". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. Rubber and Plastics News. October 16, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  3. "Citizens for Objective Public Education - Board of Directors". COPEINC.ORG. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  4. Montaudo, Giorgio; Lattimer, Robert P. (October 29, 2001). Mass Spectrometry of Polymers. CRC Press. ISBN 9780849331275. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  5. "Analytical Pyrolysis". grc.org. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  6. "Ohio requests feedback on updated academic standards". eagleforum.org. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  7. Yonke, David (January 18, 2003). "Evolution controversy heads for classrooms". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  8. "KU profs support evolution skepticism". Lawrence Journal World. February 21, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  9. Hoff, David J. (September 18, 2002). "New Ohio Draft Ignores Alternatives to Evolution". EducationWeek. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  10. 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. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
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