Geoscience Research Institute
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The Geoscience Research Institute is a Seventh Day Adventist front organization which pushes a creationist agenda in Earth sciences. It is located on the campus of Loma Linda University[1], California.
The organization has a staff of six in the "Home Office".[2]
- L. James Gibson (Ph.D., Loma Linda University, the Director of the Institute, has research specialties in vertebrate biogeography.
- Benjamin L. Clausen (Ph.D., University of Colorado) has pursued research in nuclear physics.
- Raul Esperante (Ph.D., Loma Linda University) is pursuing paleontology research in Peru and Spain.
- Ronny Nalin (Ph.D., University of Padua) does research on limestone sedimentology in Italy.
- Tim Standish (Ph.D., George Mason University) has pursued research in molecular biology.
- Carol Olmo serves as Administrative Assistant.
The institute also claims to have "branch offices"[3] in France (European Branch Office), Argentina (South American Branch Office), Mexico, South Korea, and two offices in Brazil.[2]
[edit] Publications
GRI publishes four magazines which are freely available online:
- Origins
- Geoscience Reports
- Ciencia de los Orígenes (Spanish)
- Science et Origines (French)
There is no mention on how the organization is funded. The periodicals do not appear to be available as paid-for printed issues.
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[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ Loma Linda University - A Seventh-day Adventist Health Sciences Institution Integrating Health, Science, and Christian Faith
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 GRI- About Us
- ↑ In all probability, just someone's home