At the same time, Jin Ling University, Institute of Computational Materials.
The time between nine and ten o 'clock was often the quietest time in the research institute.
Liu Bo sat in front of his desk and searched for the top five journals in his field of research. He made sure that there were no similar research topics. He then logged onto arXiv and searched for a few interesting theses and ideas. He then threw the downloaded articles into a folder and marked them as "read later".
He did this work very slowly, and it was almost ten o'clock before he finished.
Liu Bo stood up from his chair and walked to Qian Zhongming's seat. He curiously looked at Qian Zhongming's screen.
"Hey, why are you sitting here watching the news broadcast so early in the morning?"
"The National Science and Technology Award Conference," said Qian Zhongming as he looked at Liu Bo. He held the mouse and double-clicked on the screen. He said, "CCTV's live broadcast, not the news."
Liu Bo suddenly thought of something and immediately asked.
"Reward conference? By the way, is Lu Zhou also up there? "
"Nonsense, did you just find out? He came back a few days before New Year's Day and has been in Shangjing for almost two weeks. "
While they were talking, the national anthem was played on the screen.
As the big shots took their seats, the camera gradually zoomed out, giving everyone a close-up view from behind.
Liu Bo couldn't help but feel envious as he looked at the scene where all the powerful people gathered.
"What award do you think God Lu will win?"
Qian Zhongming stared at the computer screen and didn't answer the question.
Because he didn't know how to answer such an uncertain question.
However, while the two were talking about this problem, someone in the principal's office, which was not far from the Institute of Computational Materials, gave his own opinion on this difficult question …
"… It's hard to get the first prize, but there should be a second prize."
Academician Lu sat on the sofa and looked at the TV. He crossed his legs and smoked as he commented with a smile.
Academician Xu smiled and asked, "Let's not talk about other contributions. Just the Goldbach's conjecture alone is not worthy of a first prize?"
"It's not a matter of whether they are worthy or not. It's a matter of whether they are suitable."
Professor Lu Shenjian tapped the cigarette and smiled. He then said, "The Natural Science Award focuses more on the theoretical field than mathematics. It's more focused on physics. Furthermore, the awarding organization is not an academic institution. Rather than academic achievements, we have to consider other factors. "
"If his results were done in a domestic research institute, the probability of him winning a prize would be higher. If he has another ten or twenty years of work experience in a domestic research institution, this first-level natural science award is a sure thing. "
Lu Zhou was the master's student he had mentored, and he was also the student he was most satisfied with.
Talent was one thing, but the most important thing was diligence and a spirit of exploration.
After so many years, the CERN report was still fresh in his memory.
Academician Lu asked himself if he was in Lu Zhou's shoes. If he was just an intern, he would not have the courage to stand on the stage and express his opinion in front of half of the theoretical physics community.
In his opinion, it didn't matter if he won the first prize or not. It wasn't that important to that kid.
Compared to his limitless achievements in the future, the brilliance of these medals was just a little bit of luck.
Academician Xu said, "What a pity."
Professor Lu Shenjian laughed and said, "What's there to pity? This kid still has a long way to go. You and I are both in the grave, I'm afraid he's not even forty yet. Even if he doesn't win it this year, he will definitely win it before he's thirty. "
Academician Xu paused for a second before he laughed and said, "You old man! It's fine if you don't live more than twenty years, but why are you cursing me as well? "
Professor Lu Shenjian realized that his words were a bit inappropriate, so he coughed and waved his finger. He then said, "It's just an analogy, we can live for another forty years … Okay, let's stop talking nonsense, it's about to begin."
The hour hand pointed at ten o 'clock.
After the national anthem was played, the venue was silent. The annual Science and Technology Awards Conference had finally officially begun.
The scholars in the audience were all top scientists from various fields of research. Their fields of research ranged from the natural sciences to engineering and technology in all aspects. At this moment, everyone was quietly waiting for the spokesperson on the stage to speak.
After an impassioned speech, they soon entered the main topic of the conference, which was the award ceremony that everyone was looking forward to.
Normally, before the award ceremony began, the list of winners would be announced.
The first to be announced was the 2017 Highest Science and Technology Award.
The winners were Academician Wang from the Jinling University of Technology and Academician Hou from the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
The former was a leader in the field of explosives in China and had made great contributions to the country's military construction. The latter was the main founder of molecular virology, modern medical biotechnology, and modern infectious disease prevention and control technology in China.
After the names of the two winners were announced, the scholars present gave the two winners a warm round of applause.
After the announcement of the Highest Science and Technology Award, it was followed by the highly anticipated National Natural Science Award.
Compared to the National Highest Science and Technology Award, which was a "lifetime achievement award", the National Highest Science and Technology Award was more like an "achievement award". The National Highest Science and Technology Award was designed to reward those who engaged in basic research, applied basic research, and made significant scientific contributions to the field of natural phenomena, characteristics, and laws.
This was especially true for the first-level Natural Science Award, which was awarded to the most outstanding research results of China.
The last project that won this award was the "Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Oscillation Experiment" led by the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This discovery caused a sensation in the entire international theoretical physics community.
It was not difficult to feel the weight of this award just from the name of this project!
After entering this segment, the venue was extraordinarily quiet. Everyone was quietly waiting for the spokesperson to announce the list of winners.
"Agricultural production is a part of the national economy that cannot be ignored. Only by filling our stomachs can we build a better future. The research led by the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences on the molecular mechanism and variety design of high-yield and high-quality rice has achieved a breakthrough in rice yield …
"The first winner is Academician Li Jiayang!"
The moment the name was announced, there was a warm round of applause in the venue.
Wang Haifeng, who was sitting in the audience, clapped his hands vigorously.
For him, it didn't matter who won, as long as it wasn't that kid!
Soon after, the name of the second winner was also announced. The main winner was Academician Tang Benzhong, and the winning project was "Agglomeration induced luminescence technology".
When Professor Wang heard the second name, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. His clapping hands gradually slowed down, and the stone in his heart also fell to the ground.
Generally speaking, the National Natural Science Award would award more than 40 second-level projects. However, the first-level award was extremely cautious. If no one met the conditions, they would rather not award it.
For example, from 2010 to 2012, there were three consecutive first-level awards.
It was even rarer to award two first-level awards in a row in the same year. The last time such an award was given was in 2006.
As for three first-level awards in the same year …
It was probably all the way back to the 1980s.
After the applause ended, Wang Haifeng picked up the vacuum flask on the table and took a sip of hot water.
If it weren't for the fact that the seats were too far away, he would really want to see Lu Zhou's expression.
However …
Just when everyone thought that the first-level award was already settled, the voice in front of the conference hall was heard again.
"Goldbach's conjecture is a pearl in the number theory building. China's analytic number theory school has left a brilliant chapter on this proposition …"
The moment Wang Haifeng heard the voice, he was stunned.
That little bit of joy in his heart was completely crushed by that voice in an instant.
As if he had been petrified, he sat in his seat in a daze, muttering to himself with his dry lips.
"How is this possible …"
This year, three first-level awards were given!
This is impossible!
Wang Haifeng wasn't the only one who was stunned.
Those who were sad that Lu Zhou didn't get the first-level State Natural Science Award, those who were gloating, and even those who were expressionless and indifferent …
Everyone was stunned for two seconds.
Astonishment was written on the faces of everyone in the venue.
However, the voice in front of the conference hall did not stop because of the emotional fluctuations of one or two people.
"… The Goldbach-Lu conjecture is a monument of the human mind and a gift from the people of China to the people of the world."
After the long speech, the speaker paused for a second.
Then, with a solemn voice, he continued to announce.
"The third winner is …"
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