Robert P. Lattimer

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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.

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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] [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

He is a recipient of an Eagle Award from Eagle Forum and a Wedge of Truth Award from IDnet.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Citizens for Objective Public Education - Board of Directors". COPEINC.ORG. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
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  5. "Analytical Pyrolysis". grc.org. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  6. 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.
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  10. Hoff, David J. (September 18, 2002). "New Ohio Draft Ignores Alternatives to Evolution". EducationWeek. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  11. 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.