Before the report began, Lu Zhou considered many scenarios, but he did not expect this to happen.
When he left the venue, another round of applause rang out behind him, sending him off through the door.
Actually, even though the big names liked to argue at the MRS Conference, it was based on the premise that they understood each other. If you don't understand, you don't have the right to speak. This was the same for both the mathematics and materials science conferences.
Even though Lu Zhou's report was in the direction of lithium batteries, his theory was based on the emerging field of computational materials science. This field was too young, so young that not many of the researchers in the room had done in-depth research on it.
At least there was a god like D in the computational chemistry field. However, in computational materials science, Lu Zhou did not even realize that he had become the "benchmark" of this unpopular field.
Even though some people were confused by his mathematical model, no one dared to speak up.
Because the results were right there, and it was such a big result.
It was just like when Ma Yun said she did not love money. Even if other people did not believe her, they could only shut up.
Because the results were irrefutable.
Liu Bo, who was sitting at the back of the lecture hall, stopped clapping. He stared at the blackboard and pretended to be emotional.
"Amazing …"
However, before he could finish speaking, Professor Lee Yong-eun, who was sitting next to him, interrupted him.
"Amazing my a * s, you understood it? Tell me about it. "
After being scolded by the boss, Liu Bo smiled awkwardly and kept his mouth shut.
Unlike Professor Qian Zhongming and Lee Yong-eun, he studied applied chemistry. Compared to the condensed matter scientists at Jin Ling University, his mathematics was slightly inferior.
It was obvious that his boss did not understand it, so he stopped pretending.
Qian Zhongming, who was sitting next to him, stopped writing and stared at the three whiteboards on the podium for a long time.
After a long time, he finally spoke.
"Very good …"
Professor Li Rongen's attitude towards this person was obviously different. He smiled and asked, "Do you understand?"
"Half of it is the same as not understanding it at all."
Qian Zhongming shook his head and closed his notebook. He then stood up.
Professor Lee: "Where to?"
Qian Zhongming: "There are a few questions that I don't understand. I plan to ask him."
Professor Lee smiled and shook his head. "Let's wait for another two days. I'm sure he'll be very busy these two days. I'm afraid he won't have time to discuss this with you."
Qian Zhongming was slightly stunned. He didn't understand why.
Professor Lee did not explain. He smiled and stood up. "Let's go. It's time for dinner. I'll bring you guys to eat Boston lobster. As for Jin Ling University's Professor Lu, I'll take you to visit him in a few days. "
Although Lu Zhou was currently teaching at Princeton, he was still an honorary professor. Although there were suspicions of giving credit to their own university, who could stand out and say that an honorary professor was not a professor?
As for the other point, Lu Zhou had to admit that Professor Lee had great foresight.
At this moment, Lu Zhou really didn't have the time to discuss computational materials science.
As soon as he stepped out of the lecture hall, he was surrounded by people who caught up with him.
"Professor Lu Zhou, do you have time right now? I want to discuss the mathematical model you just proposed at the report with you."
"Hello, I'm the CEO of DigiLen Nanotechnology Ltd. Are you interested in being the technical director of materials research and development? We can provide you with an annual salary of US $1 million and 5.6% stock options … "
Some wanted to discuss academic problems with him, some wanted to poach him with high salaries, and some even wanted to become his disciple on the spot.
A beautiful lady with a sweet voice grabbed Lu Zhou's hand. She was a rare material science master's student. She looked at Lu Zhou with admiration.
"God Lu! Do you have a computational materials science course at Princeton? Can I apply for your PhD? You're graduating today, can I add your WeChat? "
Lu Zhou looked at the lady with a master's degree and had a headache.
"Of course there's a computational materials science course at Princeton, but I'm a mathematics professor, mainly teaching number theory."
The lady's eyes widened as she said, "You don't plan on teaching a computational materials science course? With your abilities, there's no doubt that you can become a leader in this field. "
Lu Zhou coughed and said, "Although my research direction includes the fields of functional analysis, complex analysis, and harmonic analysis, the more specific application of computational materials science is only my hobby. Before I'm fully prepared, I don't plan on using incomplete theories to mislead people. "
Even though the PhD and master's students knew that Lu Zhou was bragging, when they heard this, they couldn't help but roll their eyes.
MMP！
You call this a hobby?
Why don't you go to heaven?
In short, it took Lu Zhou half an hour to get rid of these people.
Lu Zhou dragged his exhausted body back to the hotel and took a shower to wake up. He then changed into clean clothes and went downstairs to the lobby on the first floor.
Even though the MRS venue provided a meal for every scholar who participated in the poster exhibition and report, the organizer obviously did not arrange for Lu Zhou to eat there.
All of the invited speakers and important guests were arranged to eat at a five-star hotel next to the venue, which was where Lu Zhou was staying. Lu Zhou had to show an invitation to enter.
The reason for this arrangement was to provide a quiet dining environment for these big names. It was also to give the academic community and industry a space to interact.
After all, no one wanted to be interrupted by trivial matters during a business deal that involved tens of millions of dollars.
So far, even though the industry was a bit restless, they had learned their lesson and remained calm.
However, Lu Zhou guessed that this kind of calmness should have been exhausted.
Sure enough, as soon as he added a Boston lobster the size of two fists to his plate and found a comfortable seat in the lobby buffet, someone immediately came over to strike up a conversation with him with a smile on his face.
"Hello, Professor Lu, I'm the CEO of Umicore (Umicore), Maurice Grynter. Can I sit across from you?"
Lu Zhou smiled and nodded.
"Of course not."
Mr. Grynter sat across from Lu Zhou and politely handed over his business card.
"Thank you, this is my business card."
Lu Zhou took the business card and put it in his pocket.
After all, Umicore was a giant in the industry, and he had heard of this company. In 2011, after acquiring the patent authorization for lithium iron phosphate at a high price of tens of millions of dollars, this Belgian chemical giant began to enter the production of cathode materials.
In less than a year, it reached a strategic cooperation agreement with the famous American material giant 3M. With 3M's customer resources and its own strong strength in the chemical industry, it surpassed Nichia Chemical and became the world's largest supplier of lithium-ion battery cathode materials.
As for why it was the cathode materials giant and not the anode materials giant, Lu Zhou expected it.
Because currently, the anode materials of lithium-ion batteries were mainly artificial graphite and natural graphite, which had nothing to do with lithium materials.
Because of this, the chemical giant that produced anode materials was enthusiastic about the research and development of lithium batteries.
As early as 2015, after reaching a strategic cooperation agreement with the Argonne National Laboratory, Umicore had always been ambitious in the field of lithium batteries.
If the industry eliminated the graphite anode material that had been used for more than 20 years and used the more advanced lithium anode material, there was no doubt that Umicore, which had accumulated a wealth of experience in the production of lithium materials, would usher in the best opportunity to enter the anode materials market.
At the very least, they could not fall behind their old rival, Nichia Chemical.
Because of this, Mr. Grynberg didn't even want to wait one night. He immediately came to visit Lu Zhou after the report ended.
It would be best if he could directly buy the patent at a premium.
Of course, even if the acquisition price could not be negotiated, it would be good to get the patent authorization as soon as possible.
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