the ocean's surface near Freeport, Grand Bahama Island. His team studied coral formations. The three lived in an anchored 18-foot metal hydro-lab when not conducting their experiments. The underwater laboratory and sleeping quarters was operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and was used by several groups. Academic activities and honors United States Atomic Energy Commission Grantee in radiation biology (1960) National Institutes of Health Grantee for research on metabolism of schistosomes (1961-1963) Visiting Research Scientist, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (1968, 1970) Visiting Professor, Andrews University Extension in Europe (1970) United States Atomic Energy Commission Grantee for research on coral reefs at Enewetak Atoll (1971, 1972, 1973) Member, NSF-AEC sponsored Symbios research team to study coral reef metabolism at Enewetak Atoll (1971) Consultant on creation to the California State Board of Education (1971) Director, Loma Linda University Research Team for underwater research on coral in the Bahamas (1973, 1974 - Sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; lived on the ocean floor for 1 week) Listed in Who's Who in America (1974) Editor: ORIGINS journal (1974-1996) Keynote speaker, public hearing, House Education Committee, Oregon Legislative Assembly (1981) Witness for the State of Arkansas: Evolution-creation trial (1981) Visiting Professor of Biology, University of Eastern Africa, Baraton (1995) Visiting Professor of Biology, Spicer College, India (1995) Adjunct Professor of Science and Religion, SDA Theological Seminary, Andrews University (1993–1996) Recipient Medallion of Distinction, the highest award of the Department of Education of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (1997) Visiting Professor of Biology, Caribbean Union College (1997) Lecturer for the William A. Osborne Distinguished Lecture Series, Caribbean Union College (1997) Honored alumnus Pacific Union College Member, Loma Linda University Councilors (2000- ) Recipient: Charles Elliott Weniger Award for Excellence 2003 Advocacy of creationism In late 1972 or early 1973 he presented to the California Board of Education hearings on Creation and the classroom. In 1980, Roth argued that "Creation and various other views can be supported by the scientific data that reveal that the spontaneous origin of the complex integrated biochemical systems of even the simplest organisms is, at best, a most improbable event", which is regarded as a precursor to Michael Behe's irreducible complexity argument, which has been the subject of considerable empirical refutation from the scientific community. Roth later used a version of this argument in his testimony in McLean v. Arkansas (which struck down the Arkansas Balanced