A Purdue University professor of nuclear engineering, accused last week of research misconduct and of falsely asserting that other researchers had independently confirmed his claims of producing nuclear fusion, is appealing those charges, the Associated Press reported.
The professor, Rusi P. Taleyarkhan, informed the university on Tuesday that he would challenge a university panel’s findings. By Monday he is supposed to give Purdue details about how he disputes the panel’s conclusions. His lawyer told the AP that Purdue had left out of its inquiry important information that would have cleared Mr. Taleyarkhan.
The university then has until August 18 to decide, based on the appeal, whether Mr. Taleyarkhan will face sanctions, a university spokesman said. He did not provide any details on what those sanctions might entail. —Josh Fischman
