If Lu Zhou knew what Professor Stanley was thinking, he would look at him with a wry smile.
In all honesty, he really didn't spend so much effort to play tricks on such a boring matter.
Because it wasn't necessary for him to do that …
Lu Zhou rested in his room for the entire night.
The next day, the organic chemistry conference held by the American Chemical Society officially began.
Scholars from all over the world participated in the conference. Some were from the United States, while others were from China.
It was nine o 'clock in the morning, and the spacious venue was packed with people.
Even though there was still an hour before the official start of the opening ceremony, many people were already sitting there.
The biennial Roger Adams Chemistry Award Ceremony was the highlight of the organic chemistry conference. Every scholar who came to this conference would not miss it.
As the first Chinese scholar to win the medal, the award ceremony attracted the attention of the community.
On his way backstage, Lu Zhou happened to bump into a CTV reporter who was lying in ambush on his way.
When Lu Zhou saw the reporter holding a microphone, he felt like she looked familiar. Suddenly, he remembered that the last time he was at the Crafoord Prize ceremony in Stockholm, it was also this person who interviewed him.
It had to be said that fate was really a wonderful thing that couldn't be put into words.
The reporter smiled and said, "Hello, Professor Lu, can I have five minutes of your time?"
There was still an hour before the opening ceremony, so he had five minutes.
Plus, Lu Zhou was in a good mood, so he said, "Of course you can."
The reporter handed over the microphone and said, "How do you feel right now?"
Lu Zhou said, "It's too early to ask this question, the medal is still in Professor Burstein's hands."
The reporter smiled and said, "Then let me rephrase my question. You're the first Chinese scholar to win this award. I'm sure you're excited right now, right?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I was excited, but that was two months ago, when I was first notified of the award."
The reporter continued to ask, "The public's impression of you is mostly from your proof of Goldbach's conjecture and the Crafoord Prize. As a mathematician, I believe many people are surprised that you won the Adams Chemistry Prize. May I ask what made you interested in chemistry? "
Lu Zhou thought about it and didn't answer the question directly. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Do you remember what I said to you in Stockholm?"
The reporter lady paused for a second and smiled, "I remember Professor Lu saying that the meaning of mathematics is to change science."
"That's right, the point of mathematics is to change science," said Lu Zhou as he nodded with approval. He then said, "What I'm doing now is trying to change chemistry."
…
The interview lasted only five minutes.
As the opening ceremony progressed, it was soon time for the award ceremony.
In the midst of the applause, Lu Zhou walked onto the stage and received a gold medal and a silver watch from the president of the American Chemical Society, Professor Bruce E. Burstein.
It was a tradition for the Adams Chemistry Prize to give silverware to the winners. Every year, the gifts were different.
This silver watch looked small and had the ACS logo engraved on the back. Other than the delicate engraving, this watch should be worth a lot of money. However, compared to the glory of the Adams Chemistry Prize, this value was insignificant.
Professor Burstein shook hands with Lu Zhou and spoke in a solemn tone.
"The development of new energy is related to the fate of all of us, as well as the future of our civilization. Thank you for your contribution to the world. Your research has bought more time for our future. "
It turned out that this watch had this layer of meaning.
Lu Zhou solemnly accepted the honor from the old professor and said, "Thank you."
There was a round of applause in the venue.
Amidst the thunderous applause, the award ceremony ended.
However, even though the award ceremony was over, the award ceremony was not over.
According to the tradition of the Roger Adams Chemistry Prize, the winner would also give a speech of no more than 60 minutes.
Compared to the simple award ceremony, the content of this part was obviously more important.
Under the expectant gaze of the crowd, Lu Zhou adjusted the microphone and slowly began to speak.
"Materials science, energy, and information technology are the three pillars of modern technology. However, in addition to information technology, over the past half century, our research in the fields of materials and energy has been slow.
"However, in fact, the academic community is not as ignorant as the outside world misunderstands. Every day, new technologies are born in laboratories in some corner of the world. I believe that everyone here has experienced this before. We don't lack new materials, but we lack what we need. "
"I think the reason is that we lack a set of systematic theoretical basis. We can only rely on the scientific intuition of researchers to find the materials we need.
"This is also my motivation for researching computational materials science." Lu Zhou paused for a second and looked at the scholars in the venue. He then said, "I think that with rigorous calculations, the products we need can actually be predicted. Through calculations, we can save a lot of time and costs. "
When the professors and scholars heard this, their hearts suddenly tightened.
F * ck, is this guy going to start selling his mathematical proof again?!
"… Next, my report will be semi-academic in nature."
Many scholars in the audience sighed in relief, especially a few chemistry professors who weren't good at mathematics. They looked relieved.
There was no doubt that computational materials science was a promising research direction, and the academic community generally recognized its value. However, the theory proposed by Professor Lu was too difficult to understand.
Although many professors who studied crystal chemistry and nanomaterials had some understanding of the principles of geometry and topology, this understanding was far from in-depth. They only had a superficial understanding because of professional needs.
But now, it seemed that their worries were unnecessary.
Lu Zhou had said that this was a semi-academic lecture. He definitely wouldn't start with those difficult things.
"… I was studying the effect of pore size and specific surface area of carbon nanospheres on the diffusion rate of polysulfide compounds. Using the copolymer of polypyrrole as the precursor and polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride as the pore forming agent, a series of products that I need were prepared in a simple carbonization reaction. "
Lu Zhou picked up a piece of chalk from the podium and drew a simple molecular model on the blackboard behind him. He also marked the specific surface area, aperture, and other data.
Up to this point, everything was very simple and easy to understand.
However, just when everyone let their guard down, Lu Zhou put down the chalk in his hand, thought for a moment, and continued.
"When I was studying these products, I discovered something very interesting …"
Soon, he wrote down the first line of calculations.
Then, it got out of hand …
Woods was sitting in the back of the lecture hall. He looked around nervously.
Before he became the CEO of ExxonMobil, he was an engineer, so he wasn't completely clueless about the chemical industry. Even though he hadn't done research before, he could still understand theses.
But now, the things on the blackboard gave him the illusion that his doctorate was fake.
Woods took a deep breath and looked at Professor Stanley, who was sitting next to him. He lowered his voice and spoke.
He lowered his voice and asked, "Are all semi-academic reports this difficult?"
Professor Stanley hesitated for a long time before he spoke.
"Normally, it wouldn't be like this …"
But obviously …
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