It had been a week since Lu Zhou returned to Princeton from Germany. It was October, and the air in New Jersey was a bit chilly. After sneezing a few times, Lu Zhou put on his favorite trench coat.
Lu Zhou leaned against his office chair in his study room. He had just finished his work, and he was drinking coffee while reading the newspaper that was sent across the ocean.
[The Application of Computational Science in Cutting-Edge Research and the Trend of Future Discipline Development]
The contents of his letter were printed on the 'Every Man's Daily' in a whole page.
Of course, taking into account the degree of acceptance of the readers, the content published in the newspaper was abbreviated. At the same time, the differences between different supercomputers were explained in some general terms.
Lu Zhou read the article from beginning to end. He couldn't help but smirk.
But after a while, he couldn't help but feel a bit worried.
Although he was optimistic about the bright future of computing science, developing supercomputers in such a big way … He couldn't help but worry about whether or not they were overdoing it.
After all, scientific research funding was limited.
If one bowl was too high, there would be less water in the other bowl. Even though computational chemistry had a broad future, there was no need to rush into it. Many laboratories could produce results even if they didn't have a foundation in computational chemistry.
Hopefully, the decision-makers had a goal in mind.
Lu Zhou suddenly felt like he should try not to express these kinds of opinions in the future.
Even with the help of the system, he couldn't guarantee that every choice he made was correct. Scientific research itself was a process of trial and error. In fact, the number of mistakes he made in his research far exceeded the number of successes he had.
However, all of the papers that were published in journals were successful cases.
"Looks like I have to be careful with my words and actions. Otherwise, if I make a mistake in the future, I might have to take the blame for no reason." Lu Zhou shook his head and put away the newspaper.
He took the empty coffee cup to the kitchen. When Lu Zhou returned to the study, his phone rang.
It was still an international call, but it wasn't from Jin Ling University. It was from Yang Xu.
After the call was connected, the other side asked with a smile.
"Did you receive the package?"
"Got it."
"How does it feel to be on Everyone Daily?"
Hearing this, Lu Zhou couldn't help but laugh and say, "How can I feel? That's all. "
It wasn't his first time on Renren Daily.
Moreover, it was just being published in the newspaper. For someone like him who had won countless international awards, it was not a special honor.
After pausing for a moment, Lu Zhou continued, "If you didn't call me, I would have called you. Speaking of which, how is the construction progress of the Institute of Computational Materials building? "
"The foundation has been laid, right? I've ridden my bicycle there a few times, but I can't tell what's so special about a layman like me. Aren't you the chairman of Star Sky Technology? Why don't you ask your manager? "
The Star Sky Technology subsidiary was already in Shanghai, and there were people monitoring the quality and progress of the project. However, just by looking at the construction progress report, Lu Zhou still wasn't confident.
"A paper report is just a paper report, it's not as good as seeing it with your own eyes. Next time you go there, remember to take a few photos for me. "
"No problem, I'm not going there." Yang Xu smiled and said, "It's a big construction site, it's covered in dust. I'm afraid it'll take two or three years for us to move in. "
Lu Zhou: "Two or three years is too long. After the building is finished, we'll have to move in in a few months."
"Is it that urgent?" Yang Xu said with a smile, "The leaders of the chemistry department have told me more than once that we can stay in the laboratory building as long as we want. If we like it, we can settle down there. At most, the chemistry department will build a new one."
"No way." Lu Zhou could imagine Dean Li's tone, so he smiled and shook his head. He said, "We're just borrowing it, we still have to move. After all, we're a private research institute, and they're part of the government. No matter how close we are, we have to know when to stop. "
It wasn't a big deal to live there for a short period of time, but if they stayed there for a long time, people would inevitably gossip about them.
If this led to the question of who owned the building's property rights?
Was there a transfer of state-owned assets to private interests?
After a series of questions, it was another muddled account that couldn't be settled.
Lu Zhou had already bought all the equipment in the building. It was not like he needed the money for the laboratory building. There was no need for him to be greedy and become a laughing stock.
"Okay then, you're right." Yang Xu leaned back in his office chair and suddenly said, "Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Are there any new research plans this year?"
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and said, "Not yet. If there are, I'll let you know in advance. My suggestion is that you can find some vertical or horizontal projects that you are interested in to work on. "
If the experiment was stopped for too long, people would be distracted.
When you don't have your own research plan, it's also a good choice to cooperate with some companies or other research units. This way, they could accumulate research experience and generate additional income. This was killing two birds with one stone.
With the research capabilities of the Jinling Institute of Computational Materials, as long as they expressed interest in collaborating, many companies would welcome them.
"Okay, I'll keep that in mind." Yang Xu twirled the pen in his hand and said, "Speaking of which, what project are you researching recently? Still in the field of theoretical chemistry? "
"Me?" Lu Zhou paused for a second and smiled. "Not yet, the theoretical model of the electrochemical interface structure has been completed. There aren't any projects in this area that I'm interested in yet."
Yang Xu: "Empty window?"
"Not really." Lu Zhou paused for a second and said, "I've been researching the Navier-Stokes equations."
With a swoosh, the brush in his hand flew out.
With a snap, the flying pen hit the wall.
Yang Xu, who was on the other end of the phone, was stunned.
The f * ck?!
The Navier-Stokes equations?!
Even though he didn't know much about mathematics, he had heard of the seven Millennium Prize Problems.
After the phone went silent, Lu Zhou frowned.
"Is there a problem?"
"F * ck, you're nutty, boss! The Navier – Stokes equations! "Yang Xu stood up from his chair and said," You finally solved the Millennium Prize Problems? "
What do you mean I finally solved it?
Also, what does this have to do with the Millennium Prize Problems?
Lu Zhou coughed and explained.
"The Millennium Prize Problems discuss the existence and smoothness of the Navier – Stokes equations. I'm researching the application of the Navier – Stokes equations, which is related to plasma …"
Lu Zhou suddenly thought of something and spoke.
"Oh yeah, if you're collaborating on a research and development project, I suggest you pay attention to superconducting materials."
"Superconducting materials?" Yang Xu frowned and said, "But we're doing carbon nanomaterials, we don't have any research experience in metal materials …"
"I'm not asking you to change directions, we're still doing carbon nanomaterials."
Lu Zhou paused for a second and said, "It's just my personal hunch. I think superconducting materials don't have to be found in metal bonds. If the conditions are right, we might be able to find something similar to the 'Cooper pair' in the π bond or large π bond. "
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