Great Country Academician

In the conference room, participants arrived one after another.

There were not many people participating in this meeting. Except for the government representatives from the four exploration sites, they were people related to the Large Strong Particle Collider project.

For example, Yuan Zhouli, the new director of science and technology, or Director Tai Xuewen, who has been responsible for communication between China and CERN after China became a member of CERN a few years ago, and so on.

In addition, Xu Chuan was a little surprised that he actually saw an acquaintance at this meeting.

"Senior Brother Lin, long time no see."

In the conference room, Xu Chuan smiled and walked up to a young and middle-aged man in a suit and said hello.

The acquaintance in front of me was none other than Lin Feng, a student of Chen Zhengping and Witten, who had interacted with him many times at Princeton.

After the latter brother Lin Feng returned to China early after leaving the talent return plan, he participated in the cooperation between China and CERN. He participated in many scientific research projects at CERN and his achievements were not low. He can be said to be the youth of China's physics community. The mainstay of the new generation.

But he really didn't expect that Senior Brother Lin would appear at this meeting.

After all, the level of today's meeting is not low. Although it is just the site selection work for the collider, those who can participate in the meeting can be said to be able to speak at the meeting. To a certain extent, they can participate in the site selection of a 100-billion-level project. Work.

"Long time no see, little junior brother!"

Seeing Xu Chuan, Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, then walked up with a smile on his face and bumped fists with him vigorously.

"Yeah, it's been three or four years." Looking at Lin Feng, Xu Chuan also felt a little emotional.

The last time I met this Senior Brother Lin, it seemed that it was before the construction of the controllable nuclear fusion project. Now, the controllable nuclear fusion has been completed, and several years have passed in a flash.

Lin Feng looked Xu Chuan over, smiled and said, "We haven't seen each other for three or four years, and you are already at the top of the academic world. You have solved three Millennium Problems by yourself. The achievement can be said to be unprecedented and unprecedented.”

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Speaking of which, are you preparing to return to work in China?"

To be able to participate in today's meeting, the identity and nature of the relevant participants must have been investigated long ago. Lin Fengneng should have met with the organization bu when he came in. It seems that he should belong to a group of talents that will be focused on training in the future. .

Lin Feng nodded and said with a smile: "Isn't the domestic Large Strong Particle Collider about to be built? Maybe I have some experience here, so I followed Director Tai here. I am just a make-up for this meeting. , come and see the world.”

Xu Chuan smiled and joked: "You are the successor of socialism."

Although these words were a bit ridiculing, he was really right.

Senior Brother Lin's qualifications are actually quite outstanding. He is a student of Academician Chen Zhengping and a disciple of Professor Witten of Princeton. During the years when he studied abroad, he followed Witten to many places and saw a lot of the world.

From CERN in Europe to Brookhaven National Laboratory in North America, to the Cavendish Laboratory, he has been to any laboratory related to theoretical physics, even the Antarctic Ice Cube Laboratory.

Not only in the world, but also in academic achievements, including world-renowned achievements such as four-quark particles, gravitational waves, supermassive compact objects, etc. He has participated in them. Although he is not the leading team of scientific researchers, he is already very powerful.

This experience, even if it is placed at Princeton, is not comparable to the top group of strong people, but it is a very good group.

As for domestically, among the young and middle-aged generation, it can be said to be quite impressive.

Director Tai Xuewen brought him to the meeting this time, which showed that he valued him and did not train him as a successor.

Moreover, in domestic academic circles, there is actually a shortage of such scholars with rich international academic exchanges.

There is no way, they are indeed far behind in the development of basic sciences. It can be said that it was not until the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century that domestic academic circles began to officially integrate with the world.

Under such circumstances, it is still very difficult to cultivate a group of top talents.

Researchers like Lin Feng, who know many top international scholars and have participated in many academic exchanges, may sometimes bring unexpected international cooperation to the country or the scientific research institution where they work.

Schools such as Shuimu, Peking University, and Fudan have been tirelessly contacting Xu Chuan and want to recruit him. This reason also accounts for a large part of it.

Of course, for a scholar of Xu Chuan's level, these universities value not only his status and connections in the international academic community, but also his domestic academic status.

A series of reputations such as the first person in domestic academic circles, an academician of both academies, the father of controllable nuclear fusion, a Nobel Prize + Fields Medal winner, etc. have long made him extraordinary. Not only does he not need the resources of the school, but he can also contribute to The school has brought huge resources and funding.

Didn’t you see that under the influence of Xu Chuan, Nanda’s reputation in the academic world has been soaring in recent years? The admission scores every year, especially those in the mathematics department, are getting higher and higher year by year. Almost surpassing Peking University.

Especially in the second half of last year, after Xu Chuan enrolled several students and had more class hours, the teachers in the Academic Affairs Office of NTU even planned to raise the admission score of the Mathematics School by another level in the second half of this year, and planned to increase the number of students. Mathematics enrollment numbers for the world.

According to international standards, if a university has 10% of its students from all over the world, it has global enrollment, and the quality of its students has been diversified.

At present, there are no top universities in China that have reached this ratio.

As for the University of International Business and Economics, Language University, etc., they are not considered.

Under the influence of Xu Chuan, Nanjing University ambitiously wanted to become the first top university to diversify the quality of its student body, and the first step was to build the Department of Mathematics into a similar college.

The location of the Large Strong Particle Collider would be uncomplicated.

The four sites that have been explored have been arranged for their respective participating representatives to make a report on their respective advantages and submit corresponding political preferential treatment and support. Then, the personnel related to the Large Strong Particle Collider project and the scientific and technological experts will Representatives held an internal meeting to discuss.

For Xu Chuan, it doesn't really matter where the Large Strong Particle Collider is built, as long as it is in China.

However, considering the daily itinerary, the gathering of domestic and foreign scholars, and the influence of cultural guidance, it is basically impossible to get close to the northwest inland area.

In fact, most of the northwest inland areas have been excluded from the selected exploration sites in advance.

It's not discrimination, but there really aren't enough conditions.

The only inland northwest region selected was Sichuandu, but was eventually eliminated because it was located in an earthquake zone.

As for other sites that have been explored, overall there are four that meet the conditions.

They are Xingcheng in southern Hunan, Qinhuangdao in Yanzhao, Huangling County in Western Shaanxi, and Huzhou in Zhijiang.

Today's meeting is to finalize one of these four sites.

As for which one to choose, it all depends on what kind of resources, policies and other help the regions corresponding to these four choices can provide.

After all, the Large Strong Particle Collider occupies a large area. Although most of the pipelines are at least fifty meters underground, there are still many buildings and scientific research parks on the ground.

These things involve all aspects of land use, relocation and resettlement of people, road construction and other aspects.

For areas that provide site selection, it is impossible to say that these things are completely free for you to use.

Just like the Qixia controllable nuclear fusion project, although with the cooperation of the red-headed documents, the Jinling Municipal Government completed the demolition, compensation and other work at an extremely fast speed, the funds came from the fusion project.

The construction of a large strong particle collider requires more considerations than controllable nuclear fusion.

In addition to geological requirements, it also has requirements for culture, tourism, transportation and other aspects.

After all, it is aimed at the whole world. Both the senior management and himself hope to build the collider into a business card to showcase Chinese culture to the world and attract more international talents.

As for the location preference, to be honest, in Xu Chuan's heart, he definitely prefers his hometown of Shonan.

After all, this is his hometown, and if the requirements are met, he doesn't mind helping within his ability.

Human beings are such creatures.

Each level and each stage has a different hometown.

When I was a child, my hometown was that small house. When I grew up, my hometown was that village. If it was bigger, it would be a province or a country.

If one day, human civilization has the ability to cross into the vast sea of ​​stars, then the earth will be everyone’s home.

The meeting process was concise and neat, Xu Chuan didn't say much, and insiders from the Science and Technology Institute and the collider project unanimously finalized the site selection.

Not surprisingly, the location was chosen in Star City Shonan.

This result did not surprise many people. Even the representatives from the other three site selection conferences did not say anything and congratulated the Shonan team with a smile.

After the brief meeting, Xu Chuan stood up. Just as he was about to go to Lin Feng to continue chatting, Yuan Zhouli, the new chief of the Science and Technology Department, found him.

"Academician Xu, I have always regretted that I have not been able to meet you because of my busy work since I took office. Today I finally have the opportunity." Yuan Zhouli greeted Xu Chuan with a smile on his face and extended his hands enthusiastically.

Xu Chuan smiled, shook hands, and said, "Hello, Mr. Yuan."

After a few simple greetings, Yuan Zhouli coughed slightly and said seriously: "That's it, Academician Xu, there was an internal exchange meeting at the headquarters this afternoon about the application of miniaturized and controllable nuclear fusion technology. , Zhang Zhang asked me to ask about your time and would like to invite you to participate."

Hearing this, Xu Chuan asked curiously: "The application of miniaturized controllable nuclear fusion technology?"

Yuan Zhouli nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, there was a new breakthrough in the research on stellarators at Xinghai Research Institute some time ago. Comrade Wen Yuanhang reported on the relevant work. Judging from the current situation , Huaxing’s controllable nuclear polymerization reactor technology has successfully achieved preliminary ignition.”

"I believe that under your leadership, Academician Xu, the realization of miniaturized fusion reactors is only a matter of time. In view of the practicality of this technology, the scientific community is also making relevant preparations."

"It just so happens that the report on the location of the collider will be today, so the Great Elder asked me to ask you if you have time to participate together. You are a professional, and your opinions are very valuable."

Xu Chuan thought for a moment and asked, "Where is the time and place?"

The application of miniaturized and controllable nuclear fusion technology, he had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he might as well go and have a look.

Hearing this, Yuan Zhouli said quickly: "The time is two o'clock in the afternoon. The meeting location is on the north side of Chang'an Street. I will arrange for staff to pick you up on time."

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll wait at the Beihai Hotel."

"Thank you for your hard work, Academician Xu, so I won't bother you too much."

Yuan Zhouli said goodbye with a smile. This meeting had been scheduled as early as after the Huaxing Fusion Device achieved preliminary ignition. However, the original time was not today. Later, he learned that Xu Chuan would come to the capital to participate in the selection of the Large Strong Particle Collider. After the meeting, the senior management adjusted the time.

After all, in the field of controllable nuclear fusion, this person's opinions and views will attract the greatest attention, even if they are placed at the highest level.

After simply having lunch in the hotel and taking a nap, Xu Chuan thought about some things he might encounter at the meeting in the afternoon.

When it was approaching two o'clock, the staff arranged by the Science and Technology Center came over.

Following the staff, Xu Chuan came to the north of Chang'an Street.

The meeting was held in a building that didn't look very impressive. When he arrived, there were many people in the meeting room.

Entering the conference room, Xu Chuan quickly observed the participants in the conference room.

Looking at those familiar faces, there was a hint of surprise and curiosity in his eyes.

Originally he thought this was a small meeting within the scientific community, but now it seems that it is different from what he thought.

First of all, it was the familiar old man who presided over the meeting.

And the participation of Xinmen in this meeting exceeded his previous expectations.

In addition to scientific and technological personnel, there are personnel seats in national defense, equipment, diplomacy, and even the military.