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[celtics86]

Just wanted some opinions on how to handle a sticky situation - a colleague of mine who was co-investigator on a grant has basically posted on their departmental/college website that "his center" received a large grant. I am a tenured professor who was in that department who moved from one college to another within the same school. I was never a member of that Center but was the only PI on the grant. This colleague and his Dean (and my former Dean) have been a thorn with this grant from day one and have basically tried to take credit for it. I was PI and have numerous previous grants on this same topic. Moreover, they have presented an abstract of mine - word-for-word - on their website about capabilities of their center with no acknowledgement to me. Lots of faculty are unhappy with these two chaps and are hoping to leave. I have, of course, already done so.

Here is my question - what to do about it? They are bullies and push the envelope believing that nobody has the guts to address it. Now, as I stated, I am a tenured Professor but much younger than these two characters. I realiize that I could cause problems for them but that would probably drag me into it with them. Does anyone have some ideas on how to rectify their misrepresentation of facts without wasting 10 years of my own time and effort on this venture.

Thanks!

[babbinacara]

Perhaps put the information about the grant etc on your own website, in far greater detail than they have, including chat about your previous, related grants. Make it clear you own it.
Put the abstract there too, with your name on it and the date it was written.
Don't ignore these characters or try to get their information removed, but list them on your website also, with a precise description of their (minor) roles and responsibilities.

[litdawg]

Lots of faculty are unhappy with these two chaps and are hoping to leave. I have, of course, already done so.

Do you mean you've left the campus, or just left the research center? Your course of action may depend upon the difference.

[usukprof]

I agree with @babbinacara and suggest one step further.  Create a project web or wiki page for this project, with the abstract and publications.  List project personnel with you first as PI and then as Co-I and other *Is and students.  I do this for my major projects (as wikis because they are easy for my students to also update).  This will make it blindingly clear what the roles are.  You might even invite them to link their pages to the new definitive project page.

[larryc]

I am unclear on some important details. Are you still the PI on the grant or did you leave it behind and your jackass colleague took it over? If it it his grant now I don't see where there is much you can do, except publicly contradict and embarrass him. If it is your grant now you can ask--or better, have your new dean call your old dean and demand--that the inaccurate information be taken down. If you are working together with Dr. Jackass on the grant project--well, good luck!