No - It was kept within the team and he was "fired" from the research group. Word got around and all the professors in the department (in the same field) knew (as did their students), so he couldn't just find another professor.
So he switched universities.
But still, didn't he worry that he'd bump into his former professor at a conference and that he would tell his new advisor? I don't know if he made some deal with him ...
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No - It was kept within the team and he was "fired" from the research group. Word got around and all the professors in the department (in the same field) knew (as did their students), so he couldn't just find another professor.
So he switched universities.
But still, didn't he worry that he'd bump into his former professor at a conference and that he would tell his new advisor? I don't know if he made some deal with him ...