You seem to be somewhat misinformed about Dr. Josef Oehman. You are correct, he does not have a PhD in Nuclear Engineering. And yes, he is currently teaching English in Japan. He is not a English Teacher by training, he is a research scientist "working on working on product development processes with MIT's Lean Advancement Initiative and the MIT-KFUPM Center for Clean Water and Energy." His undergraduate schooling is in Mechanical Engineering (looks like a focus on process design).

To be honest, the scorn you are heaping on English Teachers is misplaced to begin with, but if you're going to mock him, mock him as "Mr. Research Scientist". It's more accurate, and since you seem to be concerned with accuracy and titles, it would be appropriate.

Here is the source for most of this information. http://lean.mit.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=ar...

UPDATE: I'm not trying to be snarky here. I'm very interested in this situation and want a clearer picture of it, and it would be nice if someone who understands the complexities of this matter would comment, as the facts in the original post (which is now being slammed) seemed to indicate at the very least cautious optimism.

(FYI, the post that was originally on the FP has moved here: http://mitnse.com/)