First Two Taleyarkhan Published Papers and Related Events

Suslick publishes critique of Taleyarkhan et al. in Nature

Purdue announces hiring of Taleyarkhan

Taleyarkhan publishes second paper in Physical Review E

BBC Horizon films on-site at Purdue

UCLA performs replication attempt for BBC*

DARPA proposal for UCLA replication attempt submitted

UCLA finishes replication attempt for BBC

Xu/Butt submit manuscript to Nuclear Engineering and Design

BBC informs Taleyarkhan of UCLA's failed replication attempt

Taleyarkhan provides feedback to BBC

Xu/Butt paper accepted in Nuclear Engineering and Design

BBC broadcasts UCLA failed replication attempt

Suslick plasma paper publishes in Nature

DARPA proposal for UCLA replication attempt approved

Lahey visits UCLA, observes DARPA replication attempt

UCLA publishes crystal piezo fusion work in Nature

DARPA proposal for UCLA replication attempt funded

Xu/Butt publish replication in Nuclear Engineering and Design

Purdue Primary Committee votes on tenure and promotions

Nigmatulin publishes bubble fusion theory in Physics of Fluids

Taleyarkhan self-nucleated paper accepted, Physical Review Letters

Coblenz requests review meeting at Purdue

Taleyarkhan self-nucleated paper published, Physical Review Letters

Tsoukalas creates committee

Reich initiates contact with Taleyarkhan

Date on statement attributed to Butt

Tsoukalas' committee delivers report to him

DARPA review, observation and witnesses of Purdue experiment

Putterman insinuates Taleyarkhan fraud via Cf-252 spiking

Reich contacts Taleyarkhan regarding Cf-252 spiking

Naranjo’s unpublished paper uploaded to Web

Chang writes first related news article for New York Times

Reich writes first related news article for Nature

Chang writes second article

Taleyarkhan publishes erratum to January 27 Physical Review Letters paper

Forringer performs successful experiment in Taleyarkhan's lab

Bugg observes successful experiment in Taleyarkhan's lab

Purdue completes first investigation, exonerates Taleyarkhan

Putterman/Reich/Nature imply Taleyarkhan misused funds

Tsoukalas publishes null results in Nuclear Technology

Tsoukalas initiates formal allegations in letter to Dunn**

Bertadano writes letter to Dunn with allegations**

UCLA submits manuscript of null result from DARPA replication

Dunn writes letter defining Inquiry Committee**

Naranjo’s Cf-252 paper publishes in Physical Review Letters

Taleyarkhan’s reply to Naranjo publishes in Physical Review Letters

Tsoukalas’ removal***

Forringer’s confirmation of Taleyarkhan accepted for publication

Suslick charges of fraud published by Reich in Nature

Purdue completes second investigation, exonerates Taleyarkhan

Naranjo submits comment on Taleyarkhan’s reply, Physical Review Letters rejects

Purdue reports the completion of second investigation

UCLA publishes failure to replicate in Physical Review Letters

Suslick charges of fraud published by Chang in New York Times

UCLA claims of precise replication published by Chang in New York Times

Suslick charges of fraud published by Reich in Nature

Putterman claims Taleyarkhan work is invalid, as published by Reich in Nature

Purdue sends letters to editors of Nature and New York Times

Congressman Miller initiates investigation

Office of Naval Research inspector general initiates investigation

Miller committee completes report

Miller committee provides Chang of New York Times exclusive

Purdue initiates third investigation

Miller committee press release

Chang of New York Times breaks story of Miller committee report

* Source: BBC Horizon documentary

** Source: Dec. 8, 2006, letter from Selander to Dunn