A SCIENTIFIC DISSENT FROM DARWINISM—1

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A SCIENTIFIC DISSENT FROM DARWINISM
“We are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural
selection to account for the complexity of life. Careful examination of the
evidence for Darwinian theory should be encouraged.”

Scientists listed by doctoral degree or position. Updated March 2004.
 

Henry Schaefer Director, Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry University of Georgia
Russell Carlson Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology University of Georgia
Fred Sigworth Professor of Cellular & Molecular Physiology-Graduate School Yale University
Michael Behe Professor of Biological Science Lehigh University
Alan Linton Emeritus Professor of Bacteriology University of Bristol
Dean Kenyon Emeritus Professor of Biology San Francisco State University
William Dembski Associate Research Professor in the Conceptual Foundations of Science Baylor University
David Chapman Senior Scientist Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Donald Ewert Ph.D. Microbiology University of Georgia
Bernard d'Abrera Visiting Scholar, Department of Entomology British Museum (Natural History)
Mae-Wan Ho Ph.D. Biochemistry Hong Kong University
Scott Minnich Professor, Dept of Microbiology, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry University of Idaho
Fred Schroeder Ph.D. Marine Geology Columbia University
Jeffrey Schwartz Assoc. Res. Psychiatrist, Dept. of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences University of California (Los Angeles)
Ralph Seelke Professor & Chair, Dept. of Biology & Earth Sciences University of Wisconsin, Superior
Giuseppe Sermonti Editor Rivista di Biologia/Biology Forum (Italy)
Stanley Salthe Emeritus Professor Biological Sciences Brooklyn College of the City University of New York
David Snoke Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy University of Pittsburgh
Frank Tipler Professor of Mathematical Physics Tulane University
James Tour Chao Professor of Chemistry Rice University
Pablo Yepes Research Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy Rice University
David Bolender Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy Medical College of Wisconsin

Leo Zacharski Professor of Medicine Dartmouth Medical School
Michael Atchison Professor of Biochemistry University of Pennsylvania, Vet School
Gary Achtemeier Ph.D. Meteorology Florida State University
Joel Adams Professor of Computer Science Calvin College
Neal Adrian Ph.D. Microbiology University of Oklahoma
Moorad Alexanian Professor of Physics University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Braxton Alfred Emeritus Professor, Anthropology University of British Columbia
Wesley Allen Professor of Computational Quantum Chemistry University of Georgia
Mark Apkarian Ph.D. Exercise Physiology University of New Mexico
Joseph Atkinson Ph.D. Organic Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Richard Austin Assoc. Prof. & Chair, Biology & Natural Sciences Piedmont College
John Baumgardner Ph.D. Geophysics & Space Physics University of California, Los Angeles
George Bennett Associate Professor of Chemistry Millikin University
David Berlinski Ph.D. Philosophy Princeton University
Phillip Bishop Professor of Kinesiology University of Alabama
Gage Blackstone Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Texas A&M
John Bloom Ph.D. Physics Cornell University
René Boeré Professor & Chair of Chemistry University of Lethbridge
Raymond Bohlin Ph.D. Molecular & Cell Biology University of Texas, Dallas
William Bordeaux Chair, Department of Natural & Mathematical Science Huntington College
John Bordelon Ph.D. Electrical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology
David Bossard Ph. D. Mathematics Dartmouth College
David Bourell Professor Mechanical Engineering University of Texas (Austin)
Walter Bradley Distinguished Professor of Engineering Baylor University
John Brejda Ph.D. Agronomy University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Rudolf Brits Ph.D. Nuclear Chemistry University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Frederick Brooks Kenan Professor of Computer Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Neil Broom Associate Professor, Chemical & Materials Engineering University of Auckland
Paul Brown Assitant Professor of Environmental Studies Trinity Western University (Canada)
John Brown Research Meteorologist National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
John Brumbaugh Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences University of Nebraska (Lincoln)
Nancy Bryson Associate Professor of Chemistry Mississippi University for Women
Donald Calbreath Professor, Department of Chemistry Whitworth College
John Cannon Associate Research Fellow Abbott Laboratories
David Chambers Physicist Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

T. Timothy Chen Ph.D. Statistics University of Chicago
Shing-Yan Chiu Professor of Physiology University of Wisconsin, Madison
Gerald Chubb Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering & Aviation Ohio State University
John Cimbala Professor of Mechanical Engineering Pennsylvania State University
Donald Clark Ph.D. Physical Biochemistry Louisiana State University
Kieran Clements Assistant Professor, Natural Sciences Toccoa Falls College
John Cogdell Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Texas (Austin)
Leon Combs Professor & Chair, Chemistry & Biochemistry Kennesaw State University
Nicholas Comninellis Associate Professor of Community and Family Medicine University of Missouri-Kansas City
Michael Covington Associate Director, Artificial Intelligence Center University of Georgia
Stephen Crouse Professor of Kinesiology Texas A&M
Cham Dallas Professor, Pharmaceutics & Biomedical Science University of Georgia
Anne Dambricourt-Malasse Paleoanthropologist Institut de Paléontologie Humaine, Prehistory Lab.
Melody Davis Ph.D. Chemistry Princeton University
Thomas Deahl Ph.D. Radiation Biology The University of Iowa
Robert DeHaan Ph.D. Human Development University of Chicago
Harold Delaney Professor of Psychology University of New Mexico
Keith Delaplane Professor of Entomology University of Georgia
Michael Delp Professor of Physiology Texas A&M University
David DeWitt Ph.D. Neuroscience Case Western University
Gary Dilts Ph.D. Mathematical Physics University of Colorado
Robert DiSilvestro Ph.D. Biochemistry Texas A & M University
Daniel Dix Associate Professor of Mathematics University of South Carolina
Allison Dobson Assistant Professor, Chemistry Georgia Southern University
Kenneth Dormer Ph.D. Biology & Physiology University of California (Los Angeles)
John Doughty Ph.D. Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering University of Arizona
Jeanne Drisko Clinical Assistant Professor of Alternative Medicine University of Kansas, School of Medicine
Robert Eckel Professor of Medicine, Physiology & Biophysics University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Seth Edwards Associate Professor of Geology University of Texas (El Paso)
Lee Eimers Professor of Physics & Mathematics Cedarville University
Lee Ellmers P Professor of Physics & Mathematics Cedarville University
Daniel Ely Professor, Biology University of Akron
Thomas English Adjunct Professor of Physics & Engineering Palomar College
Richard Erdlac Ph.D. Structural Geology University of Texas (Austin)
Bruce Evans Ph.D. Neurobiology Emory University

William Everson Ph.D. Human Physiology Penn State College of Medicine
James Florence Associate Professor, Department of Public Health East Tennessee State University
Margaret Flowers Professor of Biology Wells College
Mark Foster Ph.D. Chemical Engineering University of Minnesota
Clarence Fouche Professor of Biology Virginia Intermont College
Joseph Francis Associate Professor of Biology Cedarville University
Kenneth French Chairman, Division of Natural Science Blinn College
Marvin Fritzler Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology University of Calgary, Medical School
Mark Fuller Ph.D. Microbiology University of California, Davis
Daniel Galassini Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Kansas State University
John Garth Ph.D. Physics University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana)
Ann Gauger Ph.D. Zoology University of Washington
Mark Geil Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering Ohio State University
Jim Gibson Ph.D. Biology Loma Linda University
William Gilbert Emeritus Professor of Biology Simpson College
Warren Gilson Associate Professor, Dairy Science University of Georgia
Steven Gollmer Ph.D. Atmospheric Science Purdue University
Chris Grace Associate Professor of Psychology Biola University
Richard Gunasekera Ph.D. Biochemical Genetics Baylor University
Graham Gutsche Emeritus Professor of Physics U.S. Naval Academy
Dan Hale Professor of Animal Science Texas A&M University
James Harbrecht Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology University of Kansas Medical Center
James Harman Associate Chair, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry Texas Tech University
William Harris Ph.D. Nutritional Biochemistry University of Minnesota
Paul Hausgen Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology
Walter Hearn Ph.D. Biochemistry University of Illinois
Nolan Hertel Professor, Nuclear & Radiological Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology
Roland Hirsch Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry University of Michigan
Dewey Hodges Professor, Aerospace Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology
Marko Horb Ph.D. Cell & Developmental Biology State University of New York
Barton Houseman Emeritus Professor of Chemistry Goucher College
Cornelius Hunter Ph.D. Biophysics University of Illinois
Rodney Ice Principle Research Scientist, Nuclear & Radiological Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology
Muzaffar Iqbal Ph.D. Chemistry University of Saskatchewan
David Ives Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry Ohio State University

Amiel Jarstfer Associate Professor of Biology LeTourneau University
Tony Jelsma Ph.D. Biochemistry McMaster University
Fred Johnson Ph.D. Pathology Vanderbilt University
Jerry Johnson Ph.D. Pharmacology & Toxicology Purdue University
Richard Johnson Professor of Chemistry LeTourneau University
David Johnson Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology Duquesne University
Lawrence Johnston Emeritus Professor of Physics University of Idaho
Robert Jones Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering University of Texas-Pan America
David Jones Professor of Biochemistry & Chair of Chemistry Grove City College
Robert Kaita Ph.D. Nuclear Physics Rutgers University
Edwin Karlow Chair, Department of Physics LaSierra University
James Keener Professor of Mathematics & Adjunct of Bioengineering University of Utah
James Keesling Professor of Mathematics University of Florida
Douglas Keil Ph.D. Plasma Physics University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Micheal Kelleher Ph.D. Biophysical Chemistry University of Ibadan
David Keller Associate Professor of Chemistry University of New Mexico
Rebecca Keller Research Professor, Department of Chemistry University of New Mexico
Michael Kent Ph.D. Materials Science University of Minnesota
Richard Kinch Ph.D. Computer Science Cornell University
Bretta King Assistant Professor of Chemistry Spelman College
R. Barry King Prof. of Environmental Safety & Health Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute
Michael Kinnaird Ph.D. Organic Chemistry University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Donald Kobe Professor of Physics University of North Texas (Denton)
Charles Koons Ph.D. Organic Chemistry University of Minnesota
Carl Koval Full Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry University of Colorado, Boulder
Bruce Krogh Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering Carnegie Mellon University
Daniel Kuebler Ph.D. Molecular & Cellular Biology University of California (Berkeley)
Paul Kuld Associate Professor, Biological Science Biola University
Heather Kuruvilla Ph.D. Biological Sciences State University of New York (Buffalo)
Martin LaBar Ph. D. Genetics & Zoology University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Teresa Larranaga Ph.D. Pharmacology University of New Mexico
Ronald Larson Professor and Chair of Chemical Engineering University of Michigan
Robert Lattimer Ph.D. Chemistry University of Kansas (Lawrence)
M. Harold Laughlin Professor & Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences University of Missouri
George Lebo Associate Professor of Astronomy University of Florida

J.B. Lee Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering University of Texas (Dallas)
Matti Leisola Professor, Laboratory of Bioprocess Engineering Helsinki University of Technology
E. Lennard Sc. D. Surgical Infections & Immunology University of Cincinnati
Lane Lester Ph.D. Genetics Purdue University
Catherine Lewis Ph.D. Geophysics Colorado School of Mines
Peter Line Ph.D. Neuroscience Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Theodor Liss Ph.D. Chemistry Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Garrick Little Ph.D. Organic Chemistry Texas A & M
Harry Lubansky Ph.D. Biological Chemistry University of Illinois (Chicago)
Ken Ludema Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan
Jed Macosko Ph.D. Chemistry University of California (Berkeley)
Christopher Macosko Ph.D. Chemical Engineering Princeton University
Allen Magnuson Ph. D. Theoretical & Applied Mechanics University of New Hampshire
Donald Mahan Professor of Animal Nutrition Ohio State University
Robert Marks Professor, Signal & Image Processing University of Washington
Julie Marshall Ph.D. Chemistry Texas Tech University
David McClellan Assistant Professor of Family & Community Medicine Texas A&M University College of Medicine
Andy McIntosh Full Professor, Department of Thermodynamics University of Leeds
Tom McMullen Ph.D. History & Philosophy of Science Indiana University
Tony Mega Ph.D. Biochemistry Purdue University
James Menart Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Wright State University
Angus Menuge Ph.D. Philosophy of Psychology University of Wisconsin-Madison
J. Meredith Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology
Stephen Meyer Ph.D. Philosophy of Science Cambridge University
Brian Miller Ph.D. Physics Duke University
Gordon Mills Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry University of Texas, Medical Branch
Thomas Milner Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering University of Texas, Austin
Forrest Mims Atmospheric Researcher Geronimo Creek Observatory
Paul Missel Ph.D. Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lennart Möller Professor, Center for Nutrition & Toxicology Karolinska Institute
David Monson Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry Indiana University
Terry Morrison Ph.D. Chemistry Syracuse University
Terrance Murphy Professor of Chemistry Weill Cornell Medical College
Ed Neeland Professor of Chemistry Okanagan University
Bijan Nemati Ph.D. High Energy Physics University of Washington

David Ness Ph.D. Anthropology Temple University
Paul Nesselroade Associate Professor of Psychology Simpson College
Robert Newman Ph.D. Astrophysics Cornell University
John Nichols Ph.D. Mathematics University of Tennessee
Art Nitz Ph.D. Anatomy & Neurobiology University of Kentucky
Scott Northrup Chair and Professor of Chemistry Tennessee Tech University
William Notz Professor of Statistics Ohio State University
Hugh Nutley Professor Emeritus of Physics & Engineering Seattle Pacific University
Wesley Nyborg Emeritus Professor of Physics University of Vermont
Dónal O'Mathúna Ph.D. Pharmacognosy Ohio State University
John Omdahl Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology University of New Mexico
Rebecca Orr Ph.D. Cell Biology University of Texas (Southwestern)
Lawrence Overzet Professor of Engineering & Computer Science University of Texas (Dallas)
Philip Page Ph.D. Theoretical Particle Physics University of Oxford
Siddarth Pandey Assistant Professor of Chemistry New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Yongsoon Park Ph.D. Nutritional Biochemistry Washington State University
Janet Parker Professor of Medical Physiology Texas A&M University, Health Science Center
Rafe Payne Ph.D. Biology University of Nebraska
Russel Peak Senior Researcher, Engineering Information Systems Georgia Institute of Technology
S. Pelletier Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Chemistry University of Georgia, Athens
Edward Peltzer Ph.D. Oceanography University of California, San Diego (Scripps Institute)
Todd Peterson Ph.D. Plant Physiology University of Rhode Island
Rosalind Picard Sc.D. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Carl Poppe Ph.D. Physics University of Wisconsin
Ernest Prabhakar Ph.D. Experimental Particle Physics California Institute of Technology
David Prentice Professor, Department of Life Sciences Indiana State University
Pattle Pun Professor of Biology Wheaton College
William Purcell Ph.D. Physical Chemistry Princeton University
Georgia Purdom Ph.D. Molecular Genetics Ohio State University
Fazale Rana Ph.D. Chemistry Ohio University
Paul Randolph Ph.D. Mathematical Statistics University of Minnesota
Gerald A. Rau Ph.D. Plant Breeding Cornell University
David Reed Ph.D Entomology University of California (Riverside)
Patricia Reiff Director, Rice Space Institute Rice University
Dan Reynolds Ph.D. Organic Chemistry University of Texas (Austin)

Terry Rickard Ph.D. Engineering Physics University of California (San Diego)
Eliot Roberts Ph.D. Soil Chemistry Rutgers University
Quinton Rogers Prof. of Physiological Chemistry, Dept. of Molecular Biosciences Univ. of California (Davis), School of Vet. Medicine
David Rogstad Ph.D. Physics California Institute of Technology
Daniel Romo Professor of Chemistry Texas A&M University
David Sabatini Professor Civil Engineering & Environmental Science University of Oklahoma
Theodore Saito Ph.D. Physics Pennsylvania State University
Thomas Saleska Professor of Biology Concordia University
Fernando Saravi Professor, Department of Morphology and Physiology Med. Sciences School, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
Phillip Savage Professor of Chemical Engineering University of Michigan
Dale Schaefer Professor, Materials Science & Engineering University of Cincinnati
Siegfried Scherer Professor of Microbial Ecology Technische Universität München
Norman Schmidt Associate Professor of Chemistry Georgia Southern University
Andrew Schmitz Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry University of Iowa
Granville Sewell Professor of Mathematics University of Texas (El Paso)
Stephen Sewell Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Texas A&M
Gregory Shearer Ph.D. Physiology University of California (Davis)
David Shormann Ph.D. Limnology Texas A&M University
Arnold Sikkema Associate Professor of Physics Dordt College
John Silvius Ph.D. Plant Physiology West Virginia University
Philip Skell Emeritus, Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry Pennsylvania State University
Fred Skiff Professor of Physics University of Iowa
Ken Smith Professor of Mathematics Central Michigan University
Robert Smith Professor of Chemistry University of Nebraska, Omaha
Wolfgang Smith Emeritus Professor of Mathematics Oregon State University
Dale Spence Emeritus Professor of Kinesiology Rice University
John Stamper Research Physicist Naval Research Laboratory
Timothy Standish Ph.D. Environmental Biology George Mason University
Walt Stangl Associate Professor of Mathematics Biola University
Karl Stephan Associate Professor, Dept. of Technology Texas State University (San Marcos)
Richard Sternberg Ph.D. Molecular Biology Florida International University
Michael Strauss Associate Professor of Physics University of Oklahoma
John Studenroth Ph.D. Plant Pathology Cornell University
Mark Swanson Ph.D. Biochemistry University of Illinois
James Swanson Professor of Biological Sciences Old Dominion University

Bela Szilagyi Ph.D. Physics University of Pittsburgh
Daniel Tedder Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology
Charles Thaxton Ph.D. Physical Chemistry Iowa State University
Christopher L. Thomas Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry University of South Carolina
Pavithran Thomas Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Ohio State University
Richard Thompson Ph.D. Computer Science University of Connecticut
James Thompson Professor of Statistics Rice University
Ide Trotter Ph.D. Chemical Engineering Princeton University
Royal Truman Ph.D. Organic Chemistry Michigan State University
James Tumlin Associate Professor of Medicine Emory University
David Van Dyke Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry University of Illinois (Urbana)
Robert VanderVennen Ph.D. Physical Chemistry Michigan State University
Vincente Villa Emeritus Professor of Biology Southwestern University
Margil Wadley Ph.D. Inorganic Chemistry Purdue University
Carston Wagner Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry University of Minnesota
Linda Walkup Ph.D. Molecular Genetics University of New Mexico Medical School
John Walkup Emeritus Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering Texas Tech University
Robert Waltzer Associate Professor of Biology Belhaven College
Todd Watson Assistant Professor of Urban & Community Forestry Texas A & M University
Woody Weed Mechanical Engineer, Science & Technology Division Sandia National Labs
Gerald Wegner Ph.D. Entomology Loyola University
Jonathan Wells Ph.D. Molecular & Cell Biology University of California (Berkeley)
Robert Wentworth Ph.D. Toxicology University of Georgia
R. P. Wharton Ph.D. Electrical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology
Elden Whipple Affiliate Professor of Earth & Space Sciences University of Washington
Mark White Professor of Chemical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology
Gregg Wilkerson Ph.D. Geologic Science University of Texas (El Paso)
Christopher Williams Ph.D. Biochemistry Ohio State University
J. Mitch Wolff Professor of Mechanical Engineering Wright State University
John Worraker Ph.D. Applied Mathematics University of Bristol
Alexander Yankovsky Assistant Professor of Physical Oceanography Nova Southeastern University
Patrick Young Ph.D. Chemistry Ohio University
David Zartman Ph.D. Genetics & Animal Breeding Ohio State University
Henry Zuill Emeritus Professor of Biology Union College