Richard J. Green (chemist)
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Richard J. Green is an American
chemist known for his work against Holocaust denial
. He is a member of The Holocaust History Project
.
He was raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio
, a suburb of Cleveland, and he graduated in 1983 from Hawken School
a private preparatory day school for boys and girls.
Rich Green received a BA from St. John's College, U.S.
in Santa Fe, New Mexico
, a "Great Books" school.
He received his PhD
in physical chemistry from Stanford University
in 1997 under the guidance of Professor Richard N. Zare. He was a postdoc and faculty
intern
at the University of Utah
, Salt Lake City, and went on to work for a contractor
to the U.S. government. He became known for his refutation of the Leuchter report
and the Rudolf report
, done together with Jamie McCarthy. Besides, he issued an expert report
to the court on the occasion of the Irving v. Lipstadt Trial.
United States
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chemist known for his work against Holocaust denial
Holocaust denial
Holocaust denial is the act of denying the genocide of Jews in World War II, usually referred to as the Holocaust. The key claims of Holocaust denial are: the German Nazi government had no official policy or intention of exterminating Jews, Nazi authorities did not use extermination camps and gas...
. He is a member of The Holocaust History Project
The Holocaust History Project
The Holocaust History Project is a non-profit corporation based in San Antonio, Texas. Its website offers a comprehensive archive of documents, recordings, photographs, and essays regarding the Holocaust, Holocaust denial and antisemitism...
.
He was raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, a suburb of Cleveland, and he graduated in 1983 from Hawken School
Hawken School
Hawken School is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school in Northeast Ohio.Hawken currently has two main campuses, the Lower and Middle Schools in Lyndhurst and the Upper School in Gates Mills, plus a third, an urban campus in University Circle, The Sally & Bob Gries Center...
a private preparatory day school for boys and girls.
Rich Green received a BA from St. John's College, U.S.
St. John's College, U.S.
St. John's College is a liberal arts college with two U.S. campuses: one in Annapolis, Maryland and one in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Founded in 1696 as a preparatory school, King William's School, the school received a collegiate charter in 1784, making it one of the oldest institutions of higher...
in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
, a "Great Books" school.
He received his PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in physical chemistry from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1997 under the guidance of Professor Richard N. Zare. He was a postdoc and faculty
Faculty (university)
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intern
Intern
Internship is a system of onthejob training for white-collar jobs, similar to an apprenticeship. Interns are usually college or university students, but they can also be high school students or post graduate adults seeking skills for a new career. They may also be as young as middle school or in...
at the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
, Salt Lake City, and went on to work for a contractor
Defense contractor
A defense contractor is a business organization or individual that provides products or services to a military department of a government. Products typically include military aircraft, ships, vehicles, weaponry, and electronic systems...
to the U.S. government. He became known for his refutation of the Leuchter report
Leuchter report
The Leuchter report is a pseudoscientific document authored by American execution technician Fred A. Leuchter. For the defense in the trial of Holocaust denier Ernst Zündel, Leuchter compiled the report in 1988 with the intention of investigating the feasibility of mass homicidal gassings at Nazi...
and the Rudolf report
Germar Rudolf
Germar Rudolf is a German chemist and Holocaust denier.-Background:Rudolf was born in Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse. After finishing secondary education in 1983 in Remscheid, Rudolf studied chemistry in Bonn, completing his studies in 1989. As a student, he joined A.V. Tuisconia Königsberg zu Bonn...
, done together with Jamie McCarthy. Besides, he issued an expert report
Expert report
An expert report is a study written by one or more experts that states findings and offers opinions.In law, expert reports are generated by expert witnesses offering their opinions on points of controversy in a legal case, and are typically sponsored by one side or the other in a litigation in...
to the court on the occasion of the Irving v. Lipstadt Trial.
Publications
- Richard J. Green, Martin S. Marshall, Brad Rowland, Comparisons of Passive IR Spectra to Theoretical Predictions, Fifth Joint Conference on Standoff Detection for Chemical and Biological Defense, 24–28 September 2001, Williamsburg, Virginia.
- Richard J. Green, Ken Chinn, Roger Saunders, L.N. Carter, Brad Rowland, Agent Simulant Correlation for Passive Infrared Detectors, Fifth Joint Conference on Standoff Detection for Chemical and Biological Defense, 24–28 September 2001, Williamsburg, Virginia.
- Richard J. Green, Report of Richard J. Green, PhD., In the Court of Appeal, 2000/2095, on appeal from the high Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, 1996-I-No. 1113, between: David John Caldwell Irving, Appellant, and Penguin Books Limited, First Respondent, and Deborah E. Lipstadt, Second Respondent., April 2001.
- Richard J. Green and Scott L. Anderson, Complex formation and decay in Ion-Molecule Reactions, Int. Rev. Phys. Chem. 20 (2001) pp. 165–188.
- Richard J. Green, A study of the Cyanide Compound Content in the Walls of the Gas Chambers in the Former Auschwitz and Birkenau Concentration Camps: An Introduction in John C. Zimmerman, Holocaust Denial: Demographics Testimonies and Ideologies, University Press of America, Lanham, MD, 2000, pp. 259–262.
- R.J. Green and S.L Anderson, Pyrolysis Chemistry of JP-10, Proceedings of the 13th ONR Propulsion Meeting, pp. 271–276, Minneapolis, MN, August 10–12, 2000
- Ho-Tae Kim, Richard J. Green, and Scott L. Anderson, Charge transfer between ND3+(v2+) and phenol, J. Chem. Phys., 113 (2000), 11079.
- Richard J. Green, Ho-Tae Kim, Jun Qian, and Scott L. Anderson, Complex Formation, Rearrangement, and Reaction in PhOH+ + ND3: Vibrational Mode Effects, Recoil Velocities, and ab Initio Studies, J. Chem. Phys., 113 (2000) 4158.
- Ho-Tae Kim, Richard J. Green, Scott L. Anderson, Vibrational mode and collision effects in phenol cation -methyamine collisions, J. Chem. Phys., March 2000.
- Ho-Tae Kim, Richard J. Green, Jun Qian, and Scott L. Anderson, Proton transfer in the [Phenol-NH3]+ system: An Experimental and Ab Initio Study, J. Chem. Phys., 112 (2000) 5717.
- Richard J. Green, Jun Qian, Ho-Tae Kim, and Scott L. Anderson, Hydride abstraction by NO+ from ethanol: Effects of collision energy and ion rotational state, J. Chem. Phys. 113 (2000) 3002.
- Jun Qian, Richard J. Green, and Scott L. Anderson, A mode-selective differential scattering study of the C2H2+ +methanol reaction: influence of collision intermediates, Collision Times, and Transition States, J. Chem. Phys., 108 (1998) 7173
- Hunghsin Fu, Jun Qian, Richard J. Green, and Scott L. Anderson, Vibrational mode-selected differential scattering of NH3+ + methanol (d1, d3, d4): control of product branching by hydrogen-bonded complex formation, J. Chem. Phys., 108 (1998) 2395.
- R.J. Green, J. Xie, R.N. Zare, A.A. Viggiano and R.A. Morris, Rate Constants and Products for the Reaction of HBr+ With HBr and DBr, Chem. Phys. Lett., 277 (October 1997) No. 1-3, 3
- Richard J. Green and Richard N. Zare, Measurement of the rotational distribution for the OD product from the reaction ND3+ + D2O => ND4+ + OD under translationally thermal conditions, J. Chem. Phys., 107 (1997) 772.
Essays for The Holocaust History Project
- Chemistry is not the Sciencehttp://holocaust-history.org/auschwitz/chemistry/not-the-science
- The Chemistry of Auschwitzhttp://www.holocaust-history.org/auschwitz/chemistry
- Leuchter, Rudolf and the Iron Blueshttp://www.holocaust-history.org/auschwitz/chemistry/blue
- A Foreword to the IFFR Reporthttp://www.holocaust-history.org/auschwitz/chemistry/iffr/
- The Bolshevik Canardhttp://www.holocaust-history.org/bolshevik-canard/