I Am the President of the University

Latest website: As a professor at Princeton University, what kind of genius has Edward not seen?

But people like Lu Zhou are really rare!

For example, he understood a question type before he finished speaking.

Even he had to spend some time thinking about some of the questions asked.

As for the question [x3+y3+z3=33], even if he didn’t help to check for omissions and fill in the gaps, Lu Zhou could still solve it by himself. It just took a little more time.

Now, Lu Zhou has written out all the problem-solving algorithms.

Professor Edward couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

"Oh, Lu, you are a genius!"

Thinking of the huge computing power required for this, Professor Edward said enthusiastically: "Lu, as for the final calculation, it requires the help of many computers. If there is a supercomputer, it will save a lot of time. "

"Yes, I'm talking about the John Norman Supercomputer Research Center. Although you are not our student yet, I think Professor Isgrub will be happy to help."

"After all, being able to help solve this mathematical problem is also a blessing for the mathematics community."

The John Norman Supercomputer Research Center is a scientific research institution within Princeton University. Professors on campus can use this supercomputer to complete some calculations or test models.

Lu Zhou is not from Princeton University yet, but the agreement was reached on the first day he met Lu Zhou, and the tasks assigned to him by the principal were successfully completed.

But Lu Zhou's refusal really surprised him.

"Professor Edward, thank you very much for your help, but I don't need to trouble you anymore."

"Why?" Professor Edward's eyes widened, difficult to understand.

"Our principal has already solved the problem." Lu Zhou had no choice but to explain.

“Does your school have a supercomputer??”

"No, it's our country's TaihuLight supercomputer."

"Light of Taihu Lake, this is really good."

Professor Edward nodded. TaihuLight, as the world's fourth-largest supercomputer in terms of computing power, could solve Lu Zhou's calculation problem like an anti-aircraft cannon.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Lu Zhou went to open the door. Standing outside the door was Mrs. Davis.

"Professor Lu, Edward, I made some snacks." Mrs. Davis smiled and handed the plate in her hand to Lu Zhou.

On top were two cups of hot coffee and two sandwiches that looked like they were freshly made.

Lu Zhou felt warm in his heart and said, "Mrs. Davis, actually there is no need to go to such trouble."

Mrs. Davis smiled and joked: "Oh, that's not possible. How can I let the future Fields Medal winner have a bad summer vacation experience, Lu, don't you think so?"

After hearing this, Lu Zhou was helpless.

Ever since Professor Edward told the Davises that Lu Zhou would become a Fields Medal winner when he left yesterday, the Davises were extremely excited.

Professor Edward is from Princeton University. Although it is not as good as the nearby MIT and Harvard University, it is also an old and famous school with high credibility.

Intellectuals and cultural people certainly know about the Fields Medal, which is the highest award in mathematics and is equivalent to the Nobel Prize.

When they thought that the future Fields Medal winner had stayed at their home, the two of them felt as if they had been given a shot of blood. They treated Lu Zhou more thoughtfully than they treated their own son.

"Mrs. Davis, thank you." Lu Zhou had no choice but to accept the other party's kindness.

After returning to his seat and having a supper with Professor Edward, Professor Edward also resigned and left.

He was originally entrusted by the principal, Professor Isgrub, to test Lu Zhou's skills, but he didn't expect to receive such a big surprise.

Therefore, he temporarily stayed in Cambridge for a few days to help Lu Zhou complete the algorithm of this problem.

Now it was done, and he was going back to Princeton.

After seeing off Professor Edward, Lu Zhou calculated the time difference and found that it was morning in the country now.

So I called the principal and found out that the TaihuLight supercomputer I had contacted before needed to be used now.

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Office of the President of Guanghua University.

Chen Hao didn't wait for Zheng Qiang, but he waited for Lu Zhou first.

"The TaihuLight supercomputer can be used at any time. You can just contact Assistant Jiang (Jiang Yaning) directly. I have told her."

"Well, it's okay. Just study at MIT with peace of mind. If you encounter any difficulties, come to me."

As soon as I finished hanging up, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

It was Zheng Qiang who came in.

"Principal, do you want to see me if you have something to do?"

"Old Zheng, I have good news for you." Chen Hao smiled and poured a cup of tea for Zheng Qiang.

"What's the good news?" Zheng Qiang asked.

"I have received news that the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Education have approved the establishment of the Guanghua University National Laboratory."

"Really?!" Zheng Qiang ignored the tea and asked quickly, "Is it one or two?"

Chen Hao had mentioned this matter to him before, but he didn't have much hope.

After all, there is only two words difference between [National Laboratory] and [National Key Laboratory] on the surface, but in fact the difference is huge!

For example, the declaration requirements for national heavyweights:

1. Only available to mainland universities and research institutes;

2. Departmental or local key laboratories that have been in operation and open to the outside world for more than 2 years;

3. The laboratory has a high-level scientific research team that can meet the needs of participating in international competition and undertaking major national scientific research tasks;

4. The laboratory has a good disciplinary foundation, relies on at least one secondary discipline, and has the right to award doctoral degrees. The main disciplines relying on laboratories in colleges and universities should be national key disciplines.

5. The laboratory has good scientific research and experimental conditions. The scientific research buildings are concentrated, with an area of ​​more than 3,000 square meters, and the instruments and equipment basically meet the needs of scientific research, with a total value of more than 25 million yuan.

6. The laboratory's supporting units and competent authorities provide all aspects of condition guarantees and promise to invest more than 20 million yuan in the purchase of instruments and equipment during the construction period.

Everything else is easy to say. Regarding points 2 and 4, there is no laboratory in Guanghua University that can meet the declaration requirements of the national heavy industry. However, the state handles special affairs and directly opens a green channel.

This is to take advantage of the photon screen and optical core. No other university would be able to enjoy such treatment.

The basic standards of the national heavy industry are not up to standard, let alone the national laboratory.

Who would have thought it was really successful!

"Two, [National Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Semiconductors] and [National Laboratory for Vacuum Rail Transit] both passed," Chen Hao added regretfully: "Unfortunately, [National Laboratory of Energy Science and Power] did not pass, but There are three national laboratories in Guanghua.”

In fact, Chen Hao applied for three, and the remaining one [National Laboratory of Energy Science and Power] is based on the Lithium-Air Battery Technology Laboratory.

But failure is normal. Photonic screens and optical cores have succeeded after all, and another feasibility plan for the hyperloop has also been recognized by the central government.

On the contrary, lithium-air batteries are still under research and have not made any breakthroughs. Of course, the country will not agree.

Listening to Chen Hao's dissatisfied words, Zheng Qiang's mouth twitched, "Principal, are you trying to fill your cup..."

"This is a national laboratory! There are only five of them in China, and the only one with a national laboratory is the University of Science and Technology of China!"

Zheng Qiang, who was talking excitedly, suddenly thought of something, as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him.

He worriedly said: "Although the project has been approved, it is still under preparation. I am afraid that the word [raise] cannot be removed later."

The normal process for establishing a national laboratory is: first approve the project to become a national laboratory (in preparation), and then pass the assessment to become an official national laboratory.

And the difficulty of this assessment is quite high!

It must first pass the evaluation by the Ministry of Education, then pass the acceptance by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and finally be considered successful.

Because the administrative department of the national laboratory is the Ministry of Education, and the macroeconomic department is the Ministry of Science and Technology, involving two ministries, it can be seen that it is very difficult.

The six national laboratories declared in 2006 had been under preparation for more than ten years. They still failed to pass the assessment in 2017 and were finally downgraded to national research centers. \b

"This is not a big problem. In these two fields, we are far ahead in the world, not to mention domestically." Chen Hao said firmly.

In the two fields of photonic technology and vacuum pipelines, Guanghua University is at least ten years ahead of the world!

Not only is it unique in the country, but it is also unique in the world. It is impossible for it to fail the final test.

However, this passing made Chen Hao think of something.

Maybe...the country will relax this standard.

This is also the reason why he called Zheng Qiang.

"Old Zheng, I remember that you worked at Zhejiang University, right?"

"Yes, what's wrong?" Zheng Qiang looked confused. Isn't this an old man?

Zheng Qiang is from Hu Province, but grew up in a mountain city. He graduated from the Chemistry Department of Zhejiang University with a bachelor's degree, a master's degree from Chengdu University of Science and Technology, and a doctorate from Sichuan University. He studied under Professor Xu Xi, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

After returning from studying abroad, he successively worked at Zhejiang University, Guizhou University, and Taiyuan University of Technology. The longest time was at Zhejiang University.

"I guess the country will relax its standards and vigorously support and promote national laboratories."

Chen Hao narrowed his eyes slightly, "Aren't all parts of the country vigorously developing local laboratories in recent years? There is also a Zhijiang laboratory in Zhejiang Province. How much do you know about these local laboratories?"

In 2006, a total of six units applied for national laboratories, namely:

Beijing National Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics (in preparation)—Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences;

Luzhou National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale (in preparation) - University of Science and Technology of China;

Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology (in preparation)—Tsinghua University;

Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (in preparation)—BJ University, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences;

Jiangcheng National Laboratory of Optoelectronics (in preparation) - too many, omitted.

But in fact...these six major laboratories are actually allocating some resources from various departments in the school, and putting them together is called preparing to build a national laboratory.

Moreover, some national laboratories are still paper-oriented, and the assessment indicators are still based on the number of papers. It is self-evident how many of them are fake papers.

What the national laboratories need is to stand upright and truly solve major domestic scientific research problems, so it is normal that the six major laboratories that have made such a big noise have tried to "raise" for more than ten years and failed.

What is very interesting is that in 2017, the year when the impact of the "funding" failed, many provinces and cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, invested heavily, hired academic "big names", and even leaders personally "took charge" to provide The new round of national laboratories is eager to try.

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