It had been a month since Lu Zhou's thesis was published in JACS. The debate about the theoretical model of the electrochemical interface structure was becoming more and more intense.
Because of this debate, this thesis received more and more attention.
What really pushed the attention from the theoretical chemistry community to the entire mathematics community was the fact that Lu Zhou's research was favored. Even though he didn't submit his thesis to Science because it was too professional, Science still gave his thesis a "highlights".
Not just that, but in Science, the famous theoretical chemist and 2013 Nobel Prize winner, Professor Martin Karplus of Harvard University, was invited to write a scientific review on Lu Zhou's research results.
"… I've been paying attention to his thesis, but I didn't expect his results to come out so quickly. There is no doubt that this is a great research result. Personally, I'm quite optimistic about the validity of this research. Because it answered a lot of questions about the electrochemical interface that I still have doubts about until now. "
"So far, the Nobel Prize has only been in the field of computational chemistry twice. But I believe that in the near future, the glory of the Nobel Prize will once again favor this young field. "
Prior to this, Martin Karplus won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for proposing the Karplus equation, which was related to the relationship between the coupling constant and the dihedral angle. He made outstanding contributions to the design of multi-scale simulation methods for complex molecular systems.
As one of the few theoretical chemists who was proficient in mathematics, Karplus had made outstanding contributions in many fields such as quantum chemistry, biological macromolecules, and molecular dynamics models.
Because of this, the publication of this thesis immediately pushed the attention of the original thesis to the peak.
Especially since Science was one of the top two journals in the world, it made many scholars outside of the field of chemistry learn about this thesis.
At the same time, a photo went viral on Columbia University's Twitter.
It was a figure standing in front of the Thinker.
There was only one line of text in the photo.
"A mortal's eyes see a bronze statue, but he sees the universe."
This photo was taken a month ago.
Apparently, it was taken by a PhD student in the philosophy department on his way back to his dorm.
According to the doctor's account, he thought it was interesting to stand in front of the Thinker for so long, so he took a picture.
After returning home, he might have had a few drinks, so he casually wrote a line of text and posted it on Twitter.
Even he didn't expect that a month later, this tweet would be found and spread so widely.
In fact, this tweet didn't attract much attention at the time. It wasn't until the 2013 Nobel Prize laureate published a scientific review in Science that this photo was given a different meaning.
It was so much so that it had a tinge of legend to it.
Just like Newton, who was favored by Apple. Although everyone knew that it was impossible for Apple to tell him the formula of universal gravitation, a story that could give a serious science a romantic flavor was often more easily accepted by the public. It was also more likely to be a topic of conversation over tea and dinner.
Standing in front of the bronze statue of The Thinker and receiving inspiration, giving birth to a new chemistry in his mind, this story clearly matched these elements.
However, Lu Zhou didn't know these things were happening on Twitter. Recently, when he walked on the campus of Columbia University, he was recognized more and more. Many people even came up to shake hands and take photos with him.
Although he was confused by these people's enthusiasm, Lu Zhou was a very easy-going and easy-going person. He basically agreed to any request that wasn't too excessive.
As for those who were too enthusiastic or naughty and wanted to take the opportunity to do something to him …
Of course, he refused.
What was interesting was that Lu Zhou wasn't the only one who became popular at Columbia University.
Even the bronze statue, which no one cared about, had unknowingly become lively.
More and more people stood in front of it. There were professors and students who were facing their final exams.
It was hard to say whether this was a good thing or a bad thing for it as it sat there quietly and thought about it …
…
Happy times were always short-lived.
The time of departure was getting closer and closer, and it was time for Lu Zhou to say goodbye to the university.
Before he left, the president of Columbia University, Professor Lee Carroll Bollinger, personally walked him to the school gate.
"I can see that the students at Columbia University really like you. Are you sure you don't want to stay?"
"If Mr. Eisgruber heard that I was a visiting scholar here for two months and was poached twice, I wonder what he would look like," Lu Zhou said in a joking tone.
Mr. Eisgruber was the president of Princeton University. Lu Zhou wasn't very familiar with him, but he would occasionally bump into him at work.
"Oh, please don't be like this, I'm just thinking about my students." Professor Bollinger said with a smile, "If it's convenient, please say hello to Mr. Eisgruber for me. Also, the door of Columbia University is always open to you, I hope you can come back often. "
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Thank you."
Professor Bollinger paused for a second and said in a serious tone, "Actually, we prepared a gift for you. But this gift is a bit special, and we need to ask for your opinion … "
Lu Zhou: "Can I ask what kind of gift it is?"
"Honorary professor of Columbia University. I might disappoint you, it's just a useless title." Professor Bollinger smiled and said, "I don't know if you're willing to accept it."
Lu Zhou was stunned for a second before he smiled and said, "It's my honor."
Professor Bollinger smiled and said, "It's also Columbia University's honor."
An honorary professor could have many titles, just like a foreign academician. Before this, he only had the title of an honorary professor from Jin Ling University.
This title represented Columbia University's recognition of his academic ability, and it also represented his friendship with Columbia University.
As part of academic capital, this kind of thing was like a medal; no one would have too much of it.
After leaving Columbia University, Lu Zhou sat on the side of the road and sat in his Ford Explorer.
Jerick was sitting in the driver's seat. After hearing that the professor was coming back, this young man volunteered to drive him back.
Even though Lu Zhou originally wanted to take the train back, he couldn't beat Jerick's insistence, so he agreed to Jerick's proposal.
"Professor, are we going straight back to school?"
Lu Zhou put on his seatbelt and said, "Of course, if we hurry, we might be able to make it for lunch."
"Okay, Professor." Jerick nodded and started the car.
However, just as he was about to set off, a travel-worn man in a suit suddenly pounced on the front of his car.
Lu Zhou was muddled by this sudden situation, and he cursed in his heart.
Is this …
Is this the legendary insurance scam?
I didn't even see this in Jinling, why am I seeing it here?
Jerick was obviously also stunned. He had a look of inexperience on his face as he took his foot off the gas pedal.
The Ford Explorer let out a low growl and stopped after shaking for a while.
After the man in the suit stopped Lu Zhou's car, he quickly climbed down from the hood and walked to the car door. When he saw Lu Zhou get out of the car, he put his hands together and begged with tears in his eyes.
"Please, for God's sake, let me go."
Lu Zhou looked at him with a muddled look. He was confused.
"Slow down, no rush, who … are you?"
In all honesty, he had never seen this man before.
Why did it seem like he had done something like bullying people and taking advantage of women?
If this gets out, it's going to be bad …
Lu Zhou subconsciously looked around. There were a lot of students passing by, and they were looking at him.
The security guard at the Columbia University gate noticed what was happening here, and he held his baton as he stared at them.
In recent years, there had been a lot of shootings, so the school's police force had been strengthened. Even though New York was one of the strictest gun laws in the United States, security was still a considerable degree of importance.
This could be seen from the size of the security guards and the protective gear they were wearing.
"I …" The man in the suit looked a little awkward. He hesitated for a bit and finally said, "I'm Ricardo … I used to work at your research institute."
When Lu Zhou heard this name, he suddenly understood.
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I thought it was something important. Don't worry, I've already dropped the lawsuit."
Although he was a little angry when his colleague was poached, it had been a long time since then.
But now that so much time had passed, not to mention that this friend had helped him so much, he no longer took this matter to heart.
What Lu Zhou didn't expect was that after Ricardo heard that he had dropped the lawsuit, his expression became even more indignant.
"No, please don't do this! Please continue to sue me! I'm begging you! "
Lu Zhou: …?
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