Charles Lieber, chair of the department of chemistry and chemical biology at Harvard University, has been arrested and charged with one count of making a false statement to federal authorities, according to a Department of Justice press release published yesterday (January 28).
“Unbeknownst to Harvard University beginning in 2011, Lieber became a ‘Strategic Scientist’ at Wuhan University of Technology (WUT) in China and was a contractual participant in China’s Thousand Talents Plan from in or about 2012 to 2017,” the justice department statement says. At the same time, he also received funding from US federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Department of Defense, which require researchers to disclose if they receive aid from foreign governments or foreign entities. Lieber did: In connection with the Chinese programs, he received $50,000 USD per month, living expenses of up to 1,000,000 Chinese Yuan (approximately $158,000 USD at the time), ...
