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Aaron, Benjamin L.[1] ICR Medicine Pre-Med, University of Missouri. M.D., University of Texas.[2] Retired Professor of Surgery at George Washington University. Member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Creation Research. He has the unusual distinction of having had operated on both Ronald Reagan and Dick Cheney.[3] A doctor of medicine, not related to evolution or a young earth. No longer practices medicine.[4] 1997 (27 YA)[5] Unknown[note 1] No (Field)
Abraham, Thomas DI Medicine Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences/Pharmacology, East Tennessee State University. B.S., Chemistry, Mars Hill College. Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Campbell University School of Pharmacy (a religious university).[6] Has some publications in unrelated fields.[citation needed] A doctor of medicine, not related to evolution or a young earth. 2003 (21 YA)[7] Unknown[note 1] No (Field)
Achtemeier, Gary DI Earth Science Ph.D. Meteorology, Florida State University. Previously worked with the USDA Forest Service, doing (genuine) research on smoke management and air quality.[8] Has dedicated himself to "removing stumbling blocks that keep God's people from coming before his throne,"[9] and written a book, "Cultural Espionage", on the "evolution-creation controversy".[10] A doctor of meteorology, not related to evolution or a young earth. 2011 (13 YA)[11] ID[10] No (Field)
Ackerman, Paul D. AIG, CMI, ICR Medicine B.S. Psychology, University of Kansas. M.A. Psychology, University of Kansas. Ph.D. Psychology, University of Kansas.[12] Is the Chair in Psychology at Wichita State University. Frequent lecturer for AIG, but lectures only on the history of the movement, the history of "Darwinian" research and philosophical questions about why humans search for unanswerable answers. Rejects any scientific discussions at his lectures.[13] A doctor of medicine, not related to evolution or a young earth. On ICR's "physical scientists" list; isn't a physical scientist. 1976 (48 YA)[14] YEC[15][16][17] No (Multiple: Field, LP)
Adams, Joel DI Mathematics Professor of Computer Science, Calvin College.[18] Has some publications, mostly on curriculum development. A doctor of mathematics, not related to evolution or a young earth. 2013 (11 YA)[19] No (Field)
Adams, Marshall DI Biology Ph.D. Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Currently Director of the Biological Indicators research program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.[20] 2004 (20 YA)[21] Unknown Yes
Adrian, Neal DI Biology Ph.D. Microbiology, University of Oklahoma. Owner of Adrian Environmental LLC (improving indoor air quality) and certified mold remediator. Has apparently done some research, but in unrelated fields.[citation needed] Yes
Aerden, Domingo DI Earth Science Professor of Geology, Universidad de Granada. Does research in unrelated fields.[citation needed] Yes
Agard, E. Theo AIG, CMI Medicine Medical Physics. According to Dr. Agard, his subscription to creationism can be "largely summarized"[22] by ignorance about whether the chicken or the egg came first. "My belief in the supernatural creation of this world in six days is summarized largely in the following points: the theory of evolution is not as scientifically sound as many people believe."[23] A doctor of medicine, not related to evolution or a young earth. No (Field)
Ahmed, Rafi DI Mathematics Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Florida. Consulting Member at Oracle. No peer-reviewed research publications found.[citation needed] A doctor of mathematics, not related to evolution or a young earth. No (Field)
Alcocer-Ruthling, Mauricio DI Biology PhD, Plant Science, University of Mexico. Director of Graduate Studies, Autonomous University of Guadalajara.[24] Apparently sympathetic to the idea that the creation myths of Mexico are evidence for the Christian God and Trinity.[25] Has some podcasts attacking evolution.[26] 1992 (32 YA)[27] ID[28] No (LP)
Alexanian, Moorad DI Physics Theoretical physics. Ph.D. Indiana University. M.S., Indiana Univeristy. B.S. University of Rhode Island. Professor of Physics, University of North Carolina, Wilmington.[29] Plenty of legitimate publications, interleaved with plenty of publications in places such as "Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith".[30] Thinks that evolution is unfalsifiable.[31] Thinks that Biblical literalism in regards to Genesis is the only acceptable view, that evolution is "naturalistic" in a bad way, that evolution is a "forensic" science, that evolution is an atheistic religion, and that the United States is a Christian nation in a letter[32] dissected here. Thinks that evolution and morality are linked (in a bad way).[33] Thinks that science doesn't know everything and so God of the gaps is needed.[34] Incidentally, a Trump supporter.[35] 2015 (9 YA)[30] YEC No (Field)
Alfred, Braton DI Biology Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, University of British Columbia. Has claimed that he tried systematically to indoctrinate students with evolution for 33 years before he discovered and was converted to Intelligent Design.[36] Did some research, in anthropology, in the 1970s, but his work from the last 30 years seem primarily to be concerned with ID apologies published through non-scientific venues.[citation needed] Yes
Allen, Wesley D. DI Chemistry B.A. (Chemistry & Physics) Vanderbilt University, 1983. Ph.D. (Theoretical Chemistry) University of California, Berkeley, 1987. Professor of Computational Quantum Chemistry, University of Georgia.[37] A doctor of theoretical chemistry, not related to evolution or a young earth. ID[38][39] No (Field)
Allan, James CMI Biology Ph.D., Genetics, University of Edinburgh, Scotland. M.S., Agriculture, University of Stellenbosch. B.S., Agriculture, University of Natal. Subscribed to creationism in part because, when you extrapolate the rate of population growth from 1500-1997 backwards, it implies that there was only 1 human in 2000 BC.[40] Unpublished geneticist and cattle breeding consultant.[41] YEC[40] Yes
Allwine, Gail H. DI Engineering Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, 1974. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1965. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, 1961.[42] Professor of Electrical Engineering (retired), Gonzaga University.[43] Published only in electrical engineering.[44] A doctor of engineering, not related to evolution or a young earth. 1974 (50 YA)[44] ID[note 2] No (Multiple: Field, LP)
Ambriz, Jesus DI Medicine Professor of Medicine, Autonomous University of Guadalajara. No research record found.[citation needed] A doctor of medicine, not related to evolution or a young earth. No (Field)
Amemiya, Yoshiyuki DI Physics Professor of Advanced Materials Science & Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo. Appears to be a real scientist, in an unrelated field.[citation needed] A doctor of materials science, not related to evolution or a young earth. No (Field)
An, Changhyuk DI Physics Ph.D. Physics, University of Tennessee. No research or current affiliation found.[citation needed] A doctor of physics, not related to evolution or a young earth. No (Field)
Anderson, Richard DI Earth Science Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, Duke University.[citation needed] A doctor of environmental science, not related to evolution or a young earth. No (Field)
Anderson, Todd A. DI Mathematics Ph.D. Computer Science, U. of Kentucky. May have some (unrelated) research; no updated information found.[citation needed] A doctor of computer science, not related to evolution or a young earth. No (Field)
Apkarian, Mark DI Medicine Ph.D. Exercise Physiology, University of New Mexico. No current affiliation, research, or information found.[citation needed] No (Field)
de Araújo, João Jorge Ribeiro Soares Gonçalves DI Mathematics Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Open University (Portugal). Appears to have some publications in unrelated fields.[citation needed] Professor of mathematics, not related to evolution or a young earth. No (Field)
Arion, Janice DI Biology Ph.D. Animal Science, Cornell University. Currently at Coram Deo Academy (a private Christian school; appears to be an elementary school designed to supplement homeschooling). No research found since her student days.[citation needed] Yes
Arion, William J. DI Chemistry Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry, Cornell University. Has publications in apparently unrelated fields. Also a global warming denialist and signatory to the Oregon Petition.[citation needed] Yes
Armitage, Mark H. ICR Biology B.S., Education, Liberty University. M.S., Biology, Institute for Creation Research Graduate School.[45] Ed.S., Science Education, Liberty University.[46] Published an article, commonly cited by creationists, on finding soft tissue in a ca. 65 Mya old fossil.[47] Was fired from job as lab technician at California State University, Northridge, and alleges it was because of religious intolerance.[48] Yes
Armitage, Neil DI Engineering Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town. Has a decent research record in an unrelated field.[citation needed] A doctor of engineering, not related to evolution or a young earth. No (Field)
Arrington, D. DI Biology Ph.D. Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University. Currently at Perry Institute for Marine Science. Appears to be involved in real research, though in unrelated fields.[citation needed] Yes
Arroyo, Eduardo DI Forensics Professor of Forensics, Complutense U. Appears to do some research, unrelated to the question at hand.[citation needed] A professor of forensics, not related to evolution or a young earth. No (Field)
Ashby, Eugene C. DI Chemistry Regents’ Professor and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochmistry, Georgia Institute of Technology. Hardcore creationist who cherish all the standard misunderstandings and untruths that reveal the thorough lack of understanding of evolution you’d expect[49] who supported the infamous disclaimer stickers in Cobb County, GA, put on biology textbooks proclaiming that evolution is “a theory, not a fact”. Used to be a respectable scientist, but does not appear to have been involved in scientific research for the last 25 years. Yes
Ashby, Paul DI Chemistry Ph.D. Chemistry, Harvard U. Currently at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Does research in an unrelated field.[citation needed] A professor of forensics, not related to evolution or a young earth. No (Field)
Ashton, John CMI Chemistry MSc in chemistry, PhD in Philosophy, Strategic research manager for the Sanitarium Health Food Company (The Sanitarium Health food company is owned by the Seventh Day Adventist Church which supports Young Earth Creationism). Knows his chemistry. Publishes lots of books advocating young Earth creationism.[citation needed] No (Field)
Atchison, Michael DI Chemistry Professor of Biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Vet. School. Appears to do real research; also associated with the Christian Leadership Ministries. Was the guy who was responsible for “peer reviewing” Behe’s book “Darwin’s Black Box”; at least Behe has claimed that Atchison’s 10 minute phone communication about book with Behe counted as peer review.[50] Yes
Atkinson, Joseph DI Chemistry Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, Massachusets Institute of Technology. Google returns no affiliation, research, or information[citation needed] Yes
Ator, Gregory A. DI Medicine Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, U. of Kansas Medical Center. Does research in unrelated fields.[citation needed] A doctor of medicine, not related to evolution or a young earth. No (Field)
Austin, Richard DI Assoc. Prof. & Chair, Biology & Natural Sciences, Piedmont College. Also Republican member of the Georgia State House of Representatives (10th district) between 2009 and 2011. Currently Habersham County Commissioner. Has some not entirely irrelevant publications, but these appear to assume and/or support evolution rather than provide any challenges.[citation needed] Yes
Austin, Steve AIG, CMI, ICR Earth Science B.S., Geology, University of Washington. M.S., Geology, San Jose State University. Ph.D., Geology, Pennsylvania State University. Chair of the Geology Department and Professor of Geology at the Institute for Creation Research.[51] Yes
Aw, Swee Eng AIG, CMI Chemistry Biochemistry. Department of Clinical Research, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.[52] Yes
Axe, Douglas DI Molecular ontologist and American Loon.[53] Director, Biologic Institute. Has published real, peer-reviewed papers in real journals, which are hailed by the Discovery Institute as evidence for their views, despite the fact that the papers, even according to Axe, provide no evidence for Intelligent Design.[54] Seems to think that if evolution were false, then Intelligent Design would be correct,[55] which is, of course, false insofar as Intelligent Design creationism is not a scientific theory and thus not even in the running. Struggles with basic notions of biology.[56] Yes

Notes[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 No online writings on creationism or intelligent design; has not responded when contact attempted.
  2. From private correspondence: "I firmly believe that the existence of the human body and the earth as its necessary environment without intelligent design and creation is a mathematical impossibility."

References[edit]

  1. http://www.ctsnet.org/home/baaron
  2. http://web.archive.org/web/20021224092330/http://www.icr.org/creationscientists/aaron.html
  3. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2011/mar/26/lakeside-surgeon-recalls-his-role-saving-president/
  4. http://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-benjamin-aaron-wgbrw
  5. http://europepmc.org/search?query=AUTH:%22Aaron+BL%22&page=1&sortby=Date
  6. http://www.campbell.edu/cphs/faculty/faculty-members/dr.-thomas-abraham
  7. http://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/66784
  8. http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/staff/12
  9. Tekton Ministry’s list of "Scientists of the Christian faith
  10. 10.0 10.1 Achtemeier’s criticism of Stephen Jay Gould.
  11. http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/ja_achtemeier002.pdf
  12. http://web.archive.org/web/20021231112149/http://www.icr.org/creationscientists/ackerman.html
  13. http://silkworm.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/corr-returns-to-wichita-state/
  14. http://webs.wichita.edu/depttools/depttoolsmemberfiles/psychology/Resumes/AckermanFullVita2012.pdf
  15. http://www.creationism.org/ackerman/
  16. https://www.icr.org/article/96/
  17. http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Image-After-All-Creationism/dp/0801002230
  18. http://www.calvin.edu/~adams/
  19. http://www.calvin.edu/~adams/professional/publications/
  20. http://www.esd.ornl.gov/earth_aquatic/people/s_adams.shtml
  21. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16291182
  22. http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/Area/isd/agard.asp
  23. https://answersingenesis.org/answers/books/in-six-days/e-theo-agard-medical-physics/
  24. http://genesis.uag.mx/posgrado/revistaelect/
  25. At least he posted this essay, by one Rashmi Wright, online.
  26. Can be accessed here if you for any reason would want the standard PRATTs once more.
  27. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=Alcocer%2C+Mauricio
  28. http://www.discovery.org/multimedia/audio/2009/02/another-scientist-dissents-from-darwinism-dr-mauricio-alcocer-ruthling/#more-13441
  29. http://uncw.edu/phy/about/alexanian.html
  30. 30.0 30.1 http://origins.swau.edu/who/moorad/cmoorad98.html
  31. http://www.uncommondescent.com/intelligent-design/physics-today-publishes-letters-from-a-creationist-geneticist-and-a-pro-id-physicist/
  32. https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200101/upload/jan01.pdf
  33. http://www2.asa3.org/archive/ASA/199911/0233.html
  34. http://www2.asa3.org/archive/asa/200709/0592.html
  35. http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20150728/opinion/150729365
  36. Canadianchristianity.com, article from September 18, 2006.
  37. www.ccqc.uga.edu/wdallen/
  38. http://web.archive.org/web/20040229223131/http://www.discovery.org/viewDB/index.php3?program=CRSC&command=view&id=16
  39. https://books.google.com/books?id=SU7VZD6ts20C&pg=PA276#v=onepage&q&f=false
  40. 40.0 40.1 https://answersingenesis.org/answers/books/in-six-days/james-s-allan-genetics/
  41. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_q=&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_occt=any&as_sauthors=Allan+S.+James&as_publication=&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C21
  42. http://barney.gonzaga.edu/~ece/gallwine1.html
  43. http://barney.gonzaga.edu/~ece/gallwine.html
  44. 44.0 44.1 https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_q=&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_occt=any&as_sauthors=gail+allwine&as_publication=&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C21
  45. http://web.archive.org/web/20021021174703/http://www.icr.org/creationscientists/armitage.html
  46. http://creation.com/mark-h-armitage
  47. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0065128113000020
  48. http://www.nature.com/news/university-sued-after-firing-creationist-fossil-hunter-1.16281
  49. This one, for instance.
  50. Blogpost from July 7, 2008
  51. http://web.archive.org/web/20020810185627/http://www.icr.org/creationscientists/physicalscientists.html#saustin
  52. https://www.sgh.com.sg/Others/Pages/DoctorDetails.aspx?_id=3E6A23CD-DEDF-45C2-8EAB-605E99CC1E21&name=Aw+Swee+Eng&institute=SingaporeGeneralHospital
  53. Douglas Axe in the Encyclopedia of American Loons.
  54. Panda’s Thumb, article from January, 2007
  55. Sandwalk, post from January, 2012
  56. Blogpost from March, 31, 2012