On the other hand, while Lu Zhou was resting in his hotel room, Wang Haifeng was carefully reading a document in the university laboratory building.
Ever since the end of the conference, he had been waiting for the conference summary document to come out. Now, it was finally here.
For those big names, they didn't care about external factors such as policy and market interference. They could focus on their own research and be themselves.
However, for most big bosses, it was necessary to pay attention to policy news.
After all, this was a big problem related to scientific research funding.
In this "cruel" industry, one couldn't do anything without funding.
The price difference between domestic equipment and imported equipment was zero, and some raw materials were even more expensive than gold. Coupled with personnel expenses, third-party testing fees, and even travel expenses, this series of expenses was like a series of hungry mouths waiting to be fed.
These difficulties had to be faced on the road to becoming a big name.
Other than the academicians and Changjiang scholars who didn't have to worry about funding, most professors and scholars still had to think about these practical problems.
Professor Wang Haifeng read the conference summary document from beginning to end. He was so happy that his eyes gradually became slits.
What made him happy was that the conference summary document emphasized the potential of carbon-sulfur composite materials.
However, soon after, he couldn't help but frown.
The argument in this document about adding hollow carbon spheres to the positive sulfur material was exactly the same as what that kid said at the conference.
Obviously, the Beijing team accepted Lu Zhou's opinion.
This was what annoyed Wang Haifeng the most.
His opinion had always been very clear. He thought that Director Lu from Beijing paid too much attention to that young man's opinion.
Even though Lu Zhou had won the Crafoord Prize and was indeed a genius, that was only in mathematics. It had nothing to do with materials science.
Even though Lu Zhou's Nature thesis did amaze the entire industry, Wang Haifeng was more willing to think of it as luck.
After all, scientific research was like gambling. No matter how beautiful the theory was, no matter how perfect the data curve was, the results still depended on one's luck.
However, this was a different matter. No matter how dismissive he appeared on the surface, he would not ignore what Lu Zhou said in his heart.
After all, he was also in the field of carbon-sulfur composite materials, and he had done some research in this area. Maybe this hollow carbon ball really had a lot of potential.
Wang Haifeng put down the summary document in his hand and looked at Liu Hong, who was sitting at the desk next to him.
"Have you studied the thesis I asked you to read?"
The thesis he was talking about was obviously what Lu Zhou wrote at the conference.
Although Lu Zhou didn't officially submit the things he wrote at the conference, the organizers of the conference still followed the standards of an academic conference.
Of course, this kind of conference would not be as formal as the MRS Conference, where all the theses were collected in a thick book.
Therefore, with Lu Zhou's approval, this thesis was published in the latest issue of "Journal of Shuimu University (Science Edition)".
This journal was the school journal of Shuimu University. Although its impact factor was not high, it had a relatively wide readership. It could be found in many university libraries.
Although the laboratory did not subscribe to this kind of academic journal, Wang Haifeng immediately bought a copy after the thesis was published. He then gave the thesis to his PhD student to research.
Liu Hong was sitting at the desk next to him. He scratched his head and took out the thesis from his drawer. He then said, "I asked a mathematics professor, and there's nothing wrong with the thesis …"
Wang Haifeng could not help but say, "Bullsh * t! Of course I know there's nothing wrong with it. I'm asking what do you think after reading it? "
Lu Zhou was a Princeton professor, it would be a miracle if you could find a random mathematics professor to find a problem with it.
In a conference like that, only people with mental problems would go up and write nonsense.
Liu Hong lowered his head after being scolded by his boss. He couldn't help but curse in his mind.
I'm just a f * cking PhD student. You two are arguing, what do I think?
After scolding his student, Wang Haifeng felt a little better.
He looked at the other master's students in the office and spoke in a calm tone.
"Whether the thesis is good or not isn't something you can comment on. I'm asking you to talk about your thoughts on the hollow carbon spheres. Just talk about it, there's no need to give a long explanation. "
Liu Hong was trying to figure out what his boss was trying to say when he suddenly had an idea.
"Professor, I think hollow carbon spheres are a promising direction. We're also in the field of carbon-sulfur composite materials, why don't we consider developing in this direction?"
As expected, Professor Wang was not happy, and he criticized Liu Hong.
"What do you mean? How many times have I told you? We're in scientific research, and the most important thing is to do research. The most important thing is to show off. Hollow carbon spheres have been very popular lately, but we can't just follow others' lead. Otherwise, we won't have anything of our own. "
After being criticized by his boss, Liu Hong was not depressed. Instead, he was relieved.
This old man's temper was quite strange. He always wanted to be reasonable, but sometimes he did things that were unreasonable.
However, this kind of old man was actually quite easy to convince. Lu Zhou just had to give him a way out.
With an enlightened expression, Liu Hong continued.
"Professor, you're right! We have to have something of our own, we can't be influenced by the hot topic. "
He paused for a second and spoke in a euphemistic tone.
"However, we are in the field of carbon-sulfur composite materials, and hollow carbon spheres are also within the scope of our research. Making minor adjustments to the research direction isn't a hot topic. Even if there is a hot topic, it's someone else chasing after us."
Wang Haifeng nodded with satisfaction.
That's right, he liked what he heard.
Actually, just like Liu Hong guessed, he just wanted to find a way out.
After all, he had been criticizing Lu Zhou in the laboratory for talking big at the conference. If he went to make hollow carbon spheres, he would be slapping himself in the face.
How was he going to lead a team in the future?
Wang Haifeng sighed and said, "You're right, but this research project is very important. I'll have to do some research on the specific direction."
Although he said that, he was definitely going to make hollow carbon spheres in the end.
He paused for a second and said, "Oh yeah, time waits for no man. You can start writing the proposal. I'll leave this to you."
Liu Hong asked, "How much should I write on the application?"
Wang Haifeng thought for a bit and said, "Let's apply for 10 million yuan first."
Normally, he wouldn't be able to apply for that much money for this project.
However, this was a special time, and the country was vigorously developing new energy technology. Research in related fields would receive a lot more research funding. Especially for the specific research and development direction that was favored, the possibility of this funding application was even greater.
Coincidentally, he was planning on buying a new scanning electron microscope for the laboratory.
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