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.
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]
Lattimer worked for B.F. Goodrich and later Noveon [4] 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 [5] 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. [6] His most cited work treated the subject of mass spectrometry of transition metal macrocycles. [7]
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. [8] [3] He advocated for including Intelligent Design in the Ohio Board of Education's state science curriculum. [9] [10] Lattimer was a founder of the advocacy group Science Excellence for All Ohioans (SEAO). [11] He co-authored a book titled The Evolution Controversy. [12] He is a signer of A Scientific Dissent from Darwinism. [13]