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 intelligent design in public science curriculum.
Bildung
editLattimer 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
editLattimer 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] His most cited work treated the subject of mass spectrometry of transition metal macrocycles.[6]
Political Advocacy
editLattimer 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.[7][3] He advocated for including Intelligent Design in the Ohio Board of Education's state science curriculum.[8][9] Lattimer was a founder of the advocacy group Science Excellence for All Ohioans (SEAO).[10] He co-authored a book titled The Evolution Controversy.[11]
Awards and recognition
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Robert P. Lattimer". ohioresidentdatabase.com. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "Familiar faces honored at Rubber Expo". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. Rubber and Plastics News. October 16, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Citizens for Objective Public Education - Board of Directors". COPEINC.ORG. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ Montaudo, Giorgio; Lattimer, Robert P. (October 29, 2001). Mass Spectrometry of Polymers. CRC Press. ISBN 9780849331275. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Analytical Pyrolysis". grc.org. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ohio requests feedback on updated academic standards". eagleforum.org. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ Yonke, David (January 18, 2003). "Evolution controversy heads for classrooms". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "KU profs support evolution skepticism". Lawrence Journal World. February 21, 2006. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ Hoff, David J. (September 18, 2002). "New Ohio Draft Ignores Alternatives to Evolution". EducationWeek. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ 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.