Rebirth of science and technology academic master

In March, Huaxia’s conference attracted the attention of the whole country and the world.

This is how the influence of a great power covers the entire world. Even if it lives again and again, it will never seek to be king or hegemon, or engage in the same tactics that have been played out in the past. It is so peaceful that it is unbelievable. But the power is there, accounting for more than 25% of the world economy, and every move affects the world economy. No one can ignore China. Naturally, China's conferences also attract the attention of the world.

In this special period, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering also held special meetings respectively, and this year they will review the quotas for national key laboratories.

China's science and technology community has a system that is very in line with China's national conditions, and the State Key Laboratory is one of the very symbols. It represents the academic status of the leader and the right to speak in the field.

After all, the national key laboratory is basically equivalent to an independent research institute in terms of funding, equipment, and the number and quality of scientific researchers. Judging from previous practice, the structure of national key laboratories is usually that the leader is an academician, and below the academician there will be several Yangtze River Scholars and outstanding young professors, who are small leaders. Each Yangtze River Scholar or outstanding young leader leads a scientific research team, the backbone of which are young associate professors and young and middle-aged professors.

The associate professors and young and middle-aged associate professors in the team form different research groups based on their personal professional directions. The people working in the project research team are postdocs, PhDs, and graduate students, which can be understood as part-time workers.

What can be seen is that there is a very sound and hierarchical system. If you want to have the right to speak, you must not become a doctor or postdoctoral fellow, but you must at least fight your way out of thousands of people and become a Yangtze River scholar or an outstanding young scholar. !

Yangtze Scholars and Distinguished Young Scholars can also be regarded as reserves for academicians. Few scholars directly skip the Yangtze River Scholars and Distinguished Young Scholars and are selected as academicians.

Therefore, those who can fight their way out of thousands of troops and become academicians are undoubtedly those with real talents and knowledge. Especially after a large number of old scientists have passed away and those who have switched to administrative positions have resigned as academicians, the new generation of Academicians are actually of higher quality. Each one of them is impeccable in terms of academic attainments and achievements.

After all, in such fierce competition, if you have any flaws, people in the industry will report them. Once verified, you may pass by academicians.

Every time there is an additional election of academicians, there are always people who complain about some of the losers. In fact, it is difficult to have both sides. The number of places is limited and the competition is fierce. It is impossible for every candidate to be selected.

Unless they are truly amazing and their talent can break the rules, it is not uncommon for some people who have the ability to be academicians to fail in repeated selections.

After all, there is no shortage of talent!

After so many years of accumulation, coupled with the era of technological explosion, a group of outstanding scholars have been born. It is a blessing of the times rather than a sorrow of the times that there are so many capable people who have failed to be selected as academicians.

Regardless of whether it is the Chinese Academy of Sciences or the Academy of Engineering, the additional quota for national key laboratories has always been the focus of academicians, because not every academician can build a national key laboratory, and once an academician presides over a national key laboratory, this shows that The academician's academic status has reached a higher level.

For example, Qin Yuanqing is known as a banner figure in the Chinese scientific community. In addition to those excellent honors, one very obvious thing is that there are as many as 20 national key laboratories related to Qin Yuanqing, which can be said to be the national key laboratory below. the most.

This is the embodiment of status and the right to speak!

National key laboratories are not only what academicians want to obtain, but also universities and institutions are striving to establish national key laboratories. After all, the funds that national key laboratories can obtain are quite a lot. The country The number of key laboratories also represents the status of universities and institutions.

Why Shuimu is now known as the number one university in China and ranked among the top three in the world? A very important reflection is that Shuimu has as many as 45 national key laboratories, while other famous Chinese universities only have about ten. After Huaxia ranks tenth Among the schools, the number of national key laboratories is single digits, and the vast majority of universities do not even have a single national key laboratory.

This meeting was chaired by Qin Yuanqing. There were only two themes in the meeting. One was to cancel the national key laboratory that was no longer worthy of its name, and the other was to establish an additional national key laboratory.

A national key laboratory does not sit back and relax as soon as it is set up. Once the laboratory's strength declines seriously and it does not live up to its name, it will also face the result of being canceled or downgraded.

Once a national key laboratory loses its academician position, it will often fall into a trough. Its voice in the field will be greatly reduced, and it will not be able to produce any convincing results. Therefore, it is normal to lose its quota as a national key laboratory. thing.

This also reflects the importance of academicians. The relationship between academicians and schools and institutions is not a superior-subordinate relationship, but more of a cooperative relationship. Academicians often represent authority and academic status in a field.

The morning meeting was the meeting of the Academy of Engineering. Qin Yuanqing presided over the meeting as the vice president of the Academy of Engineering. The entire Academy of Engineering, and Qin Yuanqing's identity, was aloof. He was not afraid of any academicians, universities or institutions, and was not afraid of offending others. Even if he offended people, others would not be able to do anything about it. he. He can be fair, impartial, and open. Even if the majority of the votes are in favor, Qin Yuanqing can directly refute it if he feels there is a problem.

After all, from a certain perspective, as a big figure in all fields of science today, Qin Yuanqing knows the most about Chinese academic circles, and although he has only been engaged in education for many years, Qin Yuanqing's disciples and disciples are already all over China, learning the textbooks compiled by Qin Yuanqing Countless.

In the end, this conference decided to cancel three national key laboratories. These three national key laboratories were also ranked among the top three in the previous preliminary review list. The academicians who were the original chairpersons have passed away many years ago and have not been able to do anything for many years. Producing decent results, only investing money but no output, it also makes people lose hope.

At the same time, four national key laboratories were added. One was from Zhejiang University, and the National Key Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics of the Mathematical Research Center was added; one was from Yanda, one was from Harbin Institute of Technology, and the other was Harbin Engineering University.

The next day, the same meeting was held at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Compared with the Academy of Engineering, which is in the field of engineering technology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences is in the field of natural sciences, and is more theoretical. This aspect is simpler, because this aspect is a A very important reason lies in academic achievements, which are reflected in papers.

As a result, two national key laboratories were abolished and three new national key laboratories were added. These three laboratories are the State Key Laboratory of Polymers, the State Key Laboratory of Life and the State Key Laboratory of Space.

"Professor Qin!" As soon as the meeting ended, an acquaintance came up to greet Qin Yuanqing: "Come to Zhejiang University when will you come and give a speech to the students!"

"Professor Tao!" Qin Yuanqing came to greet the official Tao Zhexuan with a smile on his face. Not long after he joined Zhejiang University, he became a Chinese national and naturally changed from a foreign academician to an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

With Tao Zhexuan at the helm, Zhejiang University has developed very rapidly in the past few years. It has finally surpassed Yanda in the field of mathematics and has become the second-ranked university in the country for mathematics majors. It is also famous internationally.

As a mathematics tycoon involved in many fields of mathematics, although Tao Zhexuan is 50 years old and has theoretically passed his golden age as a mathematician, his influence in mathematics has not diminished but increased over time. This is A very strange thing about mathematicians is that when they win the Fields Medal, they have made great achievements, but it is not when they have the greatest influence. It is when they are about 50 or 60 years old that their influence is greatest. But mathematicians By the age of fifty or sixty, thinking has declined and is no longer as good as it was before the age of forty. On the contrary, it is no longer possible to achieve great results.

"I'm afraid it won't be possible in the past few years. I will definitely give a lecture at Zhejiang University!" Qin Yuanqing said with a smile.

Over the years, Qin Yuanqing has often received invitations like this, but unfortunately, being busy with various major projects, Qin Yuanqing basically has no time to give speeches to students.

He still has the title of Professor Shuimuzheng, honorary professor of Beihang University, Guizhou University, and Harbin Institute of Technology, but in fact, whether it is Shuimuzheng or the other three universities, Qin Yuanqing has not given lectures for many years, let alone started classes. .

"This year the World Congress of Mathematicians will be held in Shanghai. Professor Qin, you must attend. The lack of your participation in the past two conferences has made the Mathematicians Congress lackluster." Tao Zhexuan said.

Only then did Qin Yuanqing remember that this year happened to be the year of the Philippines Prize, which is held every four years. Even now, the World Congress of Mathematicians is still the highest level ceremony in the mathematics world, and the Fields Medal is still the most valuable mathematics award.

He also did not expect that this time the World Congress of Mathematicians would be held in Shanghai.

"It depends on the situation. If you have time, go and participate. If you don't have time, you can't participate!" Qin Yuanqing pondered for a moment before saying.

Currently, his schedule is very full, and Qin Yuanqing doesn't know if he will have time when the Mathematicians Conference is held.

But from the bottom of his heart, Qin Yuanqing still wanted to attend the World Congress of Mathematicians. Listening to the reports of those mathematicians was often a collision of sparks of wisdom and an exchange of wisdom, which might bring him inspiration.

If it hadn't been for the air crisis that year, which made him realize that he was not safe overseas, and a gentleman would not stand behind a dangerous wall, otherwise Qin Yuanqing would not have been absent from the two World Congresses of Mathematicians.

The venue this time was in China, a magical city, and safety was guaranteed. Therefore, although he did not give a direct affirmative answer, it still aroused Qin Yuanqing's inner desire to move.