Alan White

Alan White

Chemist, researcher, inventor, and international speaker

Dr. Alan White earned his BS in Chemistry from the University of Tennessee and his PhD in Organic Chemistry from Harvard University in 1981.

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Dr. Alan White earned his BS in Chemistry from the University of Tennessee and his PhD in Organic Chemistry from Harvard University in 1981. He worked for 30 years at Eastman Chemical Company and reached the rank of Research Fellow. Alan spent his career at Eastman working in Research and Development in the fields of organic and polymer chemistry. Among his achievements are the discovery of a commercial biodegradable polymer and the improvement of many commercial polymer processes, including the new IntegrexTM technology for producing PET, the soft drink bottle polymer. Alan has been granted 41 US patents and is an author on 18 scientific publications. He has recently retired to spend more time in research, writing, and speaking in the area of creation science, discussing current issues such as climate change. He has lectured on global warming and climate change on two continents discussing both biblical and scientific aspects.

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