I Am the President of the University

After the 7 o'clock news program, coupled with pop-up notifications from major media, and a series of information bombardments, the approval of the Guanghua University National Laboratory project went out of the window.

Related discussions can be seen on Weibo, WeChat, and Zhihu.

With the speed of communication in the modern technological era, after one night of fermentation, it would be an exaggeration to say that the whole country knows about it, but at least hundreds of millions of people know about it.

The next day, morning.

Guanghua University, in the conference room.

"According to the resolution of the Board of Directors, the director of [National Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Semiconductors (in preparation)] is Professor Ren Hong, and the deputy directors are Professor Chen Chong and Professor Fang Haosen."

“The director of [Vacuum Rail Transit National Laboratory (in preparation)] is myself, and the deputy director is Professor Zhao Yong.”

"And these two national laboratories will implement a chief scientist system."

"Professor Chen Chong and Professor Fang Haosen are specially appointed as chief scientists in the research direction of photonic materials and applications."

"Professor Ren Hong is specially appointed as the chief scientist in photonic technology and semiconductor research."

"Professor Zhao Yong is specially appointed as the chief scientist in the research direction of vacuum orbit technology."

Chen Hao looked at the four of them and said with a smile, "Do you have any questions?"

As for the resolution of the board of directors, of course it is just polite.

This time, the luxurious lineup of the academic committee and the board of directors of the two laboratories was something that even he had not expected. Fortunately, the big bosses on the board of directors were only in name, and he still had the final say on the operation of the laboratory.

As for the academic committee, you don’t have to worry about that.

The responsibilities of the academic committee are more in the direction of laboratory construction, research content, talent training, approval of open projects, and achievement evaluation.

As for the daily routine of the laboratory, it is still managed by the laboratory director and deputy director.

As for the chief scientist, he is mainly responsible for the organization and implementation of projects in related research directions, and is given full decision-making power on technical routes, autonomy in the use of funds, and the right to form scientific research teams.

In our country, the title of chief scientist is not a professional title. Simply put, it is the general person in charge of a scientific research project or the chief designer or chief engineer.

There is not only one chief scientist, but dual chief scientists are also common in some large scientific research groups.

"I have no objection." Professor Ren Hong shook his head.

"I have no objection either." Professor Zhao Yong followed closely.

Ren Hong and Zhao Yong have accepted the fact that the files have been transferred to Guanghua University, which is not necessarily a bad thing after all.

At least in the two fields of optical cores and vacuum hyperloop, Guanghua University is the industry leader.

Not to mention Fang Haosen and Chen Chong, from Qingjiao to director and chief scientist of the national laboratory, they have saved more than ten or twenty years of experience accumulation, and they are already very satisfied.

However, Chen Chong made some suggestions.

"Principal, since we are starting to prepare for the establishment of a national laboratory, are we going to start recruiting more scientific researchers?" Chen Chong thought for a moment and said.

"This is natural," Chen Hao nodded. "Not only do we need to expand the number of scientific researchers, but we also need to build a new laboratory building. "

Several current laboratories are research institutes, and one building can only accommodate five or six conventional laboratories.

Now that we are planning to build a national love laboratory, the existing specifications are no longer enough, and a new "laboratory building" needs to be built.

It is said to be a "laboratory building", but it is actually more like a scientific research center. \b

"Build a new building?" Ren Hong frowned, "Principal, we don't need it here at the Optical Core Research Center, right? The current building has just been opened, and there is still some idle space."

Zhao Yong also echoed: "It's the same here with the Hyperloop."

Fang Haosen and Chen Chong, on the other hand, looked at each other and said nothing.

Chen Hao said noncommittally: "Professor Zhao's place will not be moved for the time being, but the Advanced Materials Research Institute and the Optical Core Research Center will need to make changes."

After finishing speaking, Deng Hui, who had been waiting for Chen Hao's instructions, quickly pressed the button, and a 3D plan of Guanghua University appeared on the electronic screen in the conference room.

"The northern area of ​​Guanghua Campus is not very developed. I plan to move all the major scientific research institutions on campus there and rebuild laboratory buildings and supporting talent apartments and canteens for scientific researchers."

"It just so happens that not far from the north gate is Changfeng Science and Technology Park, which is also conducive to the interaction between industry, academia and research."

Changfeng Science and Technology Park imitates the Stanford University-Silicon Valley model to create a "Silicon Valley" belonging to Guanghua University.

It just so happens that the construction there has also come to an end. Currently, only the Optical Core Industrial Park and the Ningde Times R\u0026D Center Headquarters Building, which is under construction, are settled there.

By the end of the year, the office buildings in Changfeng Science and Technology Park will be open to the outside world and students from Guanghua University who want to start their own businesses.

Just listening to what the principal said, it seemed like there was quite a lot of movement.

Before anyone could doubt it, Chen Hao continued: "There is also this enrollment expansion plan. Now, Vice Principal Zheng will introduce it."

Zheng Qiang sighed secretly in his heart, with a smile on his face, "According to the principal's instructions, the [National Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Semiconductors] will expand its recruitment by 700 scientific researchers."

"Among them, the optical core research center will expand its enrollment by 200 people, the photonic screen laboratory will expand its enrollment by 300 people, and the carbon nanotechnology laboratory will expand its enrollment by 200 people."

Zheng Qiang looked at Chen Chong and the others and said, "Relevant recruitment requirements will be discussed after Professor Ren, Professor Fang, and Professor Chen's scientific research meeting. The school will announce the recruitment plan later."

"Expand enrollment by 700 people?" Chen Chong was dumbfounded.

Then, he smiled bitterly and said: "Principal, this...is this too much?"

"Most of them are used as a talent reserve. Our school's laboratories are still a little short and can be expanded." Chen Hao answered.

Hearing what the principal said, Chen Chong instantly realized that the current laboratories are still quite single, and it is still not easy to pass the national laboratory assessment.

As for the expansion of enrollment by 700 people, it is actually quite normal.

The Huairou Laboratory in Beijing houses more than 3,000 scientific researchers. \b

A laboratory of this level is no longer a laboratory in the simple sense, but there are also some secondary scientific research institutions, with a total number of people basically exceeding a thousand.

Next, we mainly discuss the construction of the two laboratories.

More than an hour later.

The meeting ended and everyone said goodbye.

Professor Zhao Yong returned to the depths of the mountains alone, Professor Ren Hong returned to the Optical Core Industrial Park, and Professor Chen Chong and Professor Fang Haosen returned together.

The photon screen and lactide were handed over to Fang Haosen, and Chen Chong's current focus was on the carbon nanotechnology laboratory.

"Old Fang, are we two chief scientists now?" Chen Chong was sitting on the white car in the school, his face still a little dazed, "Hey, the thirty-two-year-old chief?"

Being able to become the chief scientist of a national laboratory at the age of thirty-two, even with the word "chip" in it, is unprecedented.

Young scholar Li, the two of them are definitely the most popular.

Fang Haosen felt a little like he was in a dream before, but then he came back to his senses.

At this moment, I could still answer Chen Chong calmly.

"Sorry, I'm thirty this year."

"Fuck!"

Chen Chong was confused. Professor Fang was too annoyed. Couldn't he be allowed to quibble for a while?

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At 8 p.m., Guanghua University’s official website, Weibo, and public accounts simultaneously released a new announcement.

It was this announcement that shocked green peppers and fresh master's and doctoral students at home and abroad.