Robert P. Lattimer Explained

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.

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] His most cited work treated the subject of mass spectrometry of transition metal macrocycles.[6]

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.[7] 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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert P. Lattimer . ohioresidentdatabase.com . 17 September 2022.
  2. News: Familiar faces honored at Rubber Expo . 10 August 2022 . Rubber and Plastics News . Rubber and Plastics News . Crain . 16 October 2007.
  3. Web site: Citizens for Objective Public Education - Board of Directors . COPEINC.ORG . 17 September 2022.
  4. Book: Montaudo . Giorgio . Lattimer . Robert P. . Mass Spectrometry of Polymers . 29 October 2001 . CRC Press . 9780849331275 . 1 September 2022.
  5. Web site: Analytical Pyrolysis . grc.org . 17 September 2022.
  6. Scherson . D. . Tanaka . A. A. . Gupta . S. L. . Tryk . D. . Fierro . C. . Holze . R. . Yeager . E. B. . Lattimer . R. P. . Transition metal macrocycles supported on high area carbon: Pyrolysis—mass spectrometry studies . Electrochimica Acta . 1986 . 31 . 10 . 1247-1258 . 10.1016/0013-4686(86)80144-X.
  7. Web site: Ohio requests feedback on updated academic standards . eagleforum.org . 17 September 2022.
  8. News: Yonke . David . Evolution controversy heads for classrooms . 17 September 2022 . The Toledo Blade . 18 January 2003.
  9. News: KU profs support evolution skepticism . 17 September 2022 . Lawrence Journal World . 21 February 2006.
  10. News: Hoff . David J. . New Ohio Draft Ignores Alternatives to Evolution . 17 September 2022 . EducationWeek . 18 September 2002.
  11. Book: Sjogren . Jody F. . Lattimer . Robert P. . Rudy . Douglas D. . The evolution controversy : understanding the basic issues in the debate between biological evolution and Intelligent design . 2005 . Metamorphosis Studios, Inc . Columbus, Ohio . 17 September 2022.

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