Albany University Officials Guilty of Cover-Up of Academic Fraud by Climate Researcher?

Academics have been properly thrown in prison for doing the same thing the Albany University researcher is accused of having done.

Professor Wei-Chyung Wang is a star scientist in the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center at the University at Albany, New York. He is a key player in the climate change debate (see his self-description here). Wang has been accused of scientific fraud.

...The case is also of interest because it provides yet another example of how *not* to create trust in a scientific misconduct investigation. It adds to the litany of cases suggesting that Universities cannot be allowed to investigate misconduct of their own star academics. The University response has so far been incoherent on its face.

Doug Keenan, the mathematician who raised the case of Wang.....maintains that “almost by itself, the withholding of their raw data by [climate] scientists tells us that they are not scientists”. _ScientificMisconduct_via_Wattsupwiththat_via_BennyPeiserCCNet

The full summary of the case is too long to include here, but go to Watts Up With That for more specific information. If you are currently naive to the widespread fraud within the "climate science" community, you are in for a big surprise.

Unfortunately, several prominent climate researchers are guilty of the same type of fraud and misconduct as alleged above. The best place to read about these dishonest "researchers" is at Climate Audit blog.

For an academic institution such as Albany University to apparently cover-up scientific fraud and misconduct intentionally, is a sad commentary on the state of American academia. And yet, significant evidence points to the widespread occurrence of such coverups within not only academia, but also within scientific journals (Nature, Science, etc.).

Under these circumstances, it is most unlikely that the underlying science regarding climate will receive a fair hearing in the halls of academia, the halls of government, or within the media.