Physical chemist receives 15-year US federal research funding ban

Ariel Fernández, a physical chemist and former tenured professor at Rice University, US, has been debarred for 15 years by the US government’s Office of Research Integrity (ORI) for research misconduct. This means that Fernández, who was born in Argentina and holds dual Argentine–American citizenship, is barred from receiving any US federal research funding or serving in any advisory role to the US government until late March 2041.