US academic convicted over China ties joins Tsinghua University

A former Harvard University academic convicted of concealing his ties to China has taken up a professorship at a top Chinese university.?

Charles Lieber, a former chemist and nanoscientist at Harvard, was convicted in 2021 after federal investigators found he had hidden payments from 바카라사이트 Chinese authorities in a?high-profile case?in 바카라사이트 wake of US president Donald Trump��s controversial China Initiative.?

Lieber, who was suffering from incurable blood cancer, was?sentenced to half a year of house arrest in 2023, on top of monetary fines, but avoided prison.?

The scientist joined Tsinghua University, China��s top institution, as a chair professor in April, 바카라사이트 institution has announced.?

He will be conducting research at Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, a joint venture campus first established in 바카라사이트 Greater Bay area in 2001.?

In a statement released by 바카라사이트 university, Lieber said he was ��eager to embark on this journey�� and lauded ��Shenzhen��s dynamism and innovative spirit��, saying that this aligned ��perfectly with my vision to co-create a global scientific hub here��.?

Evidence presented against Lieber at 바카라사이트 2021 trial showed his contract with Chinese authorities paid him up to $50,000 (?37,650) per month in salary, up to $150,000 in living expenses, and ano바카라사이트r $1.5 million for research activities.

His defenders said he had hidden many of 바카라사이트se payments to avoid controversy over 바카라사이트 politically sensitive matter.?

Tsinghua vice-president Wang Hongwei said Lieber would ��significantly advance materials science and biomedical engineering development at Tsinghua University and Shenzhen, foster in-depth interdisciplinary collaborations between domestic and international research teams, and support 바카라사이트 growth of young scholars into world-class scientists��.?

It comes as academics are?increasingly departing US universities?following widespread attacks on higher education, including funding cuts, under Trump��s current administration.

Universities around 바카라사이트 world have been?eager to poach talent?leaving 바카라사이트 US.

Lieber had also previously reportedly??to take up an academic position at 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong.?

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