Xueba's life simulator

Chapter 171 Another year of graduation season
"May 31?" Hearing this date, Zhou Ming pondered for a moment, and calculated in his mind what day of the week May 31 is.

"May 31st is Tuesday, and I happen to have classes..." Zhou Ming said to Liu Zhigang.

"Professor Zhou, you can take this class at any time. If you have a class on Tuesday, you can take it at another time." Xue Tian, ​​who was on the side, heard what Zhou Ming said earlier, and thought that Zhou Ming wanted to refuse, so he quickly said it, and didn't let him Say what follows.

Xue Tian also heard about Zhou Ming's refusal to go to the scene to accept the Crafford Award due to personal reasons, which made the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences deliberately change this year's Crafford Award ceremony to an online webcast for him. .

When the above-mentioned official reporters came to HKUST to interview Zhou Ming, they specifically asked Zhou Ming about this matter, and Zhou Ming gave an ordinary answer, that is, the recent project is very busy, and he has to stay in the laboratory for experiments every day. time passed.

Zhou Ming could even refuse to go to the scene to accept the world-class award such as the Craford Award. Xue Tian was really worried that Zhou Ming would say that he had no time to go to the capital to participate in the national "Ten Thousand Talents Program" outstanding talent seminar because he had to go to class. Yes, let them send him the sign of the scientist's workshop directly.

"That's right, you can tell the students about this class in advance, let's change the time." After Xue Tian finished speaking, Liu Zhigang also said quickly. He was also worried that Zhou Ming would refuse to go to the capital to participate in this class on the grounds that he had classes and was busy. symposium.

This is the task entrusted to Liu Zhigang from above. When the time comes, the deputy director of the Organization Department, the deputy leader of the talent work coordination group, the deputy director of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Education, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Finance Vice ministers, the deputy director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the vice president of the Huaguo Academy of Sciences, the deputy director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and many other big names will attend the meeting.

Although there is an adverb in front of their positions, their positions are still not low.

If he didn't complete this task, it would be difficult to explain when he went back.

"Alright then, when will this symposium be held on May 31st? When will the awarding of the plaque be over?" Seeing the reaction from these two people, Zhou Ming didn't say that he didn't have time to go, but It's time to start asking more specific questions.

"The specific time is initially set at nine o'clock in the morning, and if everything goes well, the day can definitely end.

When you arrive in the capital, we will send someone to pick you up at the airport or train station. If you go to the capital for a few days in advance, we can also pick you up at your hotel. "Liu Zhigang explained.

"One day is fine. I don't know whether I will go there a few days earlier or on the same day. Let's talk about it at that time." Zhou Ming said.

Seeing that Zhou Ming agreed, Liu Zhigang breathed a sigh of relief.

After saying this, Liu Zhigang and the others were not in a hurry to leave, but talked about other things with Zhou Ming, and had lunch together at noon.

After Liu Zhigang left in the afternoon, Zhang Mingjie, who had not spoken much before, said to Zhou Ming: "You are so fast. In less than a year, you have now become the chief scientist. I think in a few years, you will You can become an academician."

When Zhang Mingjie said this, Xue Tian also said to Zhou Ming with emotion: "Yes, I have never seen such an outrageous person as Professor Zhou in China or abroad in my life."

The outrageous Xue Tian said is naturally not a derogatory term, but an expression of disbelief for Zhou Ming's ascension speed and fast R&D speed, which is a compliment.

Born in 1977, he entered Huaguo University of Science and Technology Junior Class 1995 in 00, then entered the Department of Biology, and went to the Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States in 2000. After returning to China in 2012, he served as the Xue Tian, ​​a professor at Huaguo University of Science and Technology, has served as the executive dean of the School of Life Sciences of Huaguo University of Science and Technology since 2014. He has also met many talented scholars at home and abroad.

And among so many talented scholars he has met, Zhou Ming is indeed the most outrageous one.

"Little Zhou, were you going to say that you refused to go to the capital to participate in the 'Ten Thousand Talents Program' outstanding talent symposium on the grounds of your busy schedule?" Zhang Mingjie asked Zhou Ming again.

"That's not true." Zhou Ming shook his head. He didn't go abroad because he was really busy, nor because he was so indifferent to fame and fortune, but because he simply cherished his life.

However, these other people will naturally not know.

If Zhou Ming told them that he refused to go to Sweden to accept the Craford Award because he was afraid that someone would harm him, they would probably think that Zhou Ming was just a fool in his studies and suffered from paranoia of persecution.

In the eyes of many people, although Zhou Ming has indeed been regarded as a genius among geniuses in the past year, he is not an expert in the field of national defense, and there is no need for foreign people to attack him.

If Zhou Ming’s research in the past year is all related to national defense, then few people may know his results now. Sometimes, for personal safety reasons, the identities of relevant scientists will not be announced so early. .

After all, national defense is different from other fields. If his identity is exposed prematurely, even if Zhou Ming stays in the country, he may be under various plots.

"Well, that's good." Hearing what Zhou Ming said, Zhang Mingjie nodded, "Xiao Zhou, although I have always disliked the politics and cliques we researchers do.

However, there are some things that should be involved or involved.

Humans are gregarious creatures. To live in this world, people first need society. It is impossible to be completely isolated from the outside world, and there is no need to blindly avoid it.

Sometimes participating in some conferences and communicating with scholars in the industry can also just broaden your horizons and provide some help for your own research.

After all, stones from other mountains can attack jade. "

Obviously, Zhang Mingjie didn't really believe what Zhou Ming said, so he persuaded Zhou Ming so earnestly.

For such a thing, Zhang Mingjie also felt a little weird, and it was the first time he encountered it in his life.

In the past, Zhang Mingjie hated those guys who formed cliques and were not very good at scientific research, but good at dealing with people and politics.

But now, facing Zhou Ming, a young talented scholar who doesn't form cliques, engage in human affairs, and doesn't participate in any political activities, he wants to persuade him that there is no need to be so indifferent.

"Academician Zhang, I know what you said. At that time, I really didn't think about rejecting him. I just thought that I would have class on Tuesday, so I said it casually.

Also, I'm not a hermit, and I don't want to be so isolated from the outside world.

Look, don't I have a good relationship with you and Dean Li?

I am still with Yi Huaqing, the teacher who taught me microbiology and basic molecular biology when I was a student at Metalworking University, President Huang of Metalworking University, Professor Liao Weiguo of Hainan University, and some professors from the School of Life Sciences of Nankai University. Guys, many of these people are connected.

What results I usually research, they always send me congratulatory and congratulatory messages as soon as they know about it.”

Seeing that Zhang Mingjie thought he was really a hermit like Grigory Perelman who was indifferent to fame and wealth, Zhou Ming also felt a little dumbfounded, and quickly explained to Zhang Mingjie.

Zhou Ming never felt that he was indifferent to fame and fortune, nor did he feel that he was a hermit. If he had been indifferent to fame and fortune, if he really wanted to be a hermit, he would not have founded the company in the first place.

Zhou Ming felt that he was just an ordinary person who wanted to promote social progress and speed up the development of science and technology. The only difference was that there was an extra plug-in of life simulator.

"En." After Zhou Ming finished explaining, Zhang Mingjie nodded. He didn't know if he believed what Zhou Ming said. Anyway, he didn't continue to struggle with this topic. Monthly summer camp thing.

"The specific time for the summer camp of our School of Life Sciences has been determined, from the day they came to report on July [-]th to the day they left on July [-]th, there are only three days in total.

On the [-]th, they just reported, nothing else.

You are on the [-]th and [-]th, just take time out these two days. "

Zhang Mingjie said to Zhou Ming.

"So early?" After hearing the time Zhang Mingjie said, Zhou Ming was a little surprised, because the summer camps for graduate students in general universities are after July [-]th.

This is because some schools haven't had holidays in early July, and they still have to take final exams, and the summer camp starts too early, and they will have to struggle with choices.

"It's okay, there's actually no difference. Most schools have their holidays at the end of June. Some schools haven't even had their holidays in mid-July. We can't change the summer camp to August because of a few of them, right?
Besides, there are too many trade-offs and choices to be made in life, for them, it is just a choice. "

Facing Zhou Ming's doubts, Zhang Mingjie said indifferently.

"By the way, you just mentioned the professors of the School of Life Sciences at Nankai University. You accompanied your girlfriend when she went to a summer camp there last summer, didn't you? Why didn't you think of letting your date report to us? University of Science and Technology?"

Zhang Mingjie shifted the topic to Zhou Ming again.

Zhou Ming: "..."

When Zhang Mingjie said this, Zhou Ming felt a little at a loss for what to say.

Although Zhou Ming has not read the 2015 summer camp notice of the School of Life Sciences of HKUST, he knows the content of the 2016 summer camp notice of the School of Life Sciences of USTC.

The 2016 summer camp of the School of Life Sciences of the University of Science and Technology clearly stipulates that only "985" and "211" students can apply for the summer camp of the School of Life Sciences. If you want to apply for the summer camp of the School of Life Sciences of the University of Science and Technology of China, it does not meet the requirements, and there is no way.

Seeing that Zhou Ming was silent, Xue Tian at the side also realized why Zhou Ming didn't speak, and quickly interrupted to smooth things over: "Nankai University is also pretty good, and their school's School of Life Sciences is also pretty good."

"By the way, Professor Zhou.

Since the higher authorities are going to set up a scientist studio for you, and you are the chief scientist of the scientist studio, when are you going to recruit people?Or are you going to use the experimental assistants of the research interns and research assistants you recruited before? "

Xue Tian brought the topic up to the scientist's studio, and successfully focused Zhang Mingjie and Zhou Ming's attention on it, preventing them from caring about the summer camp.

The research intern and assistant researcher that Xue Tian mentioned are a kind of professional titles in the research institute.

Research intern is an entry-level title, which corresponds to some titles of university teachers.

In universities, teaching assistants have junior professional titles, lecturers have intermediate professional titles, and professors have senior professional titles;

Research intern is a junior professional title equivalent to a teaching assistant, research assistant is a mid-level professional title equivalent to a lecturer, and researcher is a senior professional title equivalent to a professor.

The academic requirements for the appointment of a research intern are a one-year undergraduate internship or a master's degree, a graduate course completion certificate, and a second bachelor's degree.

The academic qualifications required for an assistant researcher are to be a research intern for more than 4 years, or to be a research intern for more than 2 years after obtaining a master's degree, or to obtain a doctorate.

As for research fellows, they can apply for the evaluation of associate researcher three years after being awarded the title of assistant researcher, and five years after obtaining the title of associate researcher.

Except for his special case, there are no other researchers in Zhou Ming's research group, only Xia Xiao and Kang Ruicai, two Ph.D.

As for Wan Xingwen, although he has a Ph.D., he will not get his diploma until next month. He is not yet an assistant researcher.

"The license will not be awarded until May 31st. Let's talk about it then." Zhou Ming didn't care much about recruiting people for the scientist's studio.

Because Zhou Ming's thoughts are just as Xue Tian guessed, anyway, there are enough people in his research group, and when the studio is established, those people recruited by his research group will be added to the scientist studio with a few good performers. , there is no need for anyone to come in at all.

After separating from Zhang Mingjie and the others, Zhou Ming went to the laboratory again in the afternoon to see if they encountered any difficulties, and then went back to his office to read.

Regarding the experiment, Zhou Ming was really busy in the first few days.

But now, he would go around the lab every morning and afternoon to see if there were any problems in the lab, and then he would have free time.

Back at the residence at night, Zhou Ming called Shen Qingqiu.

Now Zhou Ming and Shen Qingqiu's phone calls are not as frequent as before, and they only make two or three video calls a week.

After all, Shen Qingqiu has been very busy recently, and she is about to graduate.

Shen Qingqiu's thesis advisor was Yi Huaqing, and she was busy doing experiments with Yi Huaqing before.

As for Shen Qingqiu's thesis topic, it was Zhou Ming who arranged it for her, and then let Yi Huaqing take her to complete the experiment.

Now, after finishing the experiment, Shen Qingqiu is busy writing the paper again.

After finishing my dissertation this month, I have to prepare for my dissertation defense.

And Zhou Ming has been doing experiments for the past few months and is quite busy, so the number of phone calls between the two has decreased.

(End of this chapter)