Aleksey Temirev, a Doctor of Technical Sciences, has been accused of leaking secret information to Vietnam. Temirev, however, denies that the information was secret. CCS has written President Putin requesting that the case be reviewed to assure that it was not the common practice of scientists collaborating on a project and sharing information between two countries that was classified as public. ... Continue Reading>>
NASA Scientist Imprisoned in Turkey Scheduled for Court Hearing on September 19, 2018. CCS Requesting Written Support from Members of the International Scientific Community
Serkan Golge, a NASA scientist has been confined in jail in Turkey since July 2016, when he was arrested on a family vacation and accused of being involved with the failed coup attempt that took place in Turkey on July 15, 2016. Golge denied the charges but was sentenced to 7.5 years. Golge has an appeal hearing on September 19, 2018 and CCS is requesting that people in the scientific community ... Continue Reading>>
US Scientist Leaves US After Petty Felony Conviction
Chunzai Wang, an expert on climate change and hurricanes, had been employed at NOAA for the past 17 years. Dr. Wang is a naturalized US citizen. He won the Employee of the Year Award at NOAA in 2012 and a second award at NOAA in 2013. Wang was accused of supplementing his income without notifying his supervisor when he spoke at scientific conferences in China while on annual leave. He was paid a ... Continue Reading>>