I am quitting research in US! ‘In the End, You’re Treated Like a Spy,’ Says M.I.T. Scientist Gang Chen, he was arrested a year ago on charges of hiding his links to China. The charges were dismissed, but he said the damage — to him, and to American science — has lingered. pic.twitter.com/OUAHI6Exel
离乡背井还要被人欺负,应该学习当年的钱学森等 - 钱学森 is a real criminal in US and was arrested, charged and sentenced for 5 years (1950). Then he denied the charge and asked to go back to China and after 5 years (1955) he was departed to China. China said American blocked Chinese scientist back but a Chinese people conducted crime (like murdered or raped a person) in American can leave American as he wanted? No way and he deserved the penalty for sure. 1983 Hu YaoBang asked him back to CalTech for an award and he said i was departed from American and can not come to American again without the American special permission, so even Hu was fooled by Chinese Media. Also 钱学森 rejeced 3 times back to China in 1936 (Got Ph.D.), 1947 (8?) when wedded in SHanghai and in 1949 when CCP took the power lots of Chinese students wanted to back to China.
麻省理工学院(MIT)的华裔教授陈刚(Gang Chen),在半导体物料研究取得重大突破后,突然放弃参与项目,而且日后不再领取联邦资助。他形容自己曾遭政府间谍调查,虽然控罪最终取消,但却留下无法磨灭的伤害,自己为免再受种族歧视,因此有了这次决定。
NBC新闻报道,在麻省理工学院与休士敦大学等机构合作的项目中,陈刚等人成功发现,立方砷化硼(cubic boron arsenide)的导电、导热性能出色,可以用于制造半导体,长远可以取代硅成为新的材料。身为重要功臣的陈刚形容,现在的研究仍处于早期阶段,距离实际商业应用仍有数年时间,但却具有庞大潜力,也印证了自己团队在2018年的构思正确。
陈刚表示,希望这次研究能引起科学界重视,也让政府关注科研政策,增加对相关领域的支持,但他本人将退出未来的工作,也不再领取联邦经费,原因在于当初的间谍指控仍历历在目,导致他仍然生活在恐惧中,日后不想再为此担惊受怕。
联邦政府在1年多前,延续特朗普时代的“中国行动”(China Initiative),指控陈刚申请能源部资助时,隐瞒自己与多家中国机构的关系,到了去年1月,联邦调查局(FBI)探员闯入其寓所,当着陈刚家人的面将其逮捕。事件引起麻省理工逾170名教职员联署抗议,批评间谍指控无理。
陈刚忆述,被捕后1年的日子并不好过,虽然校方给予支持并安排律师,但自己的专业声誉已经蒙污,在校内需要带薪休假,也影响了许多学生的研究和发展。虽然案件在今年1月被撤销,但陈刚表示生活仍未复原,自己必须找到新的平衡点。
陈刚形容,现在查看来自外国的电邮也犹有余悸.事件也反映美国无法再像以往般吸引全球人才,最难受的是事件牵连妻儿,自己虽然感激家人支持,但事件留下的阴霾不能在短期内消弭。