The award ceremony had just been announced yesterday, and the next day, the news was all over the Internet.
[Famous scholar Lu Zhou won the National Natural Science Award!]
[The youngest recipient of the National Natural Science Award!]
[Shocking, this year's National Natural Science Award was given to three people! One of them is only 24 years old!]
[The highest honor in China's academic community — The National Natural Science Award.]
[…]
Just like the last time he won the Crafoord Prize, Lu Zhou's National Natural Science Award also received a lot of attention.
Whether it was the official media's intention to create a god, or whether it was using a sense of honor to enhance his sense of belonging in his heart, the overwhelming coverage made the name "Lu Zhou" popular again.
In addition to Lu Zhou's achievements, many people were talking about the age of this award winner.
Some people thought that this was a sign of "not sticking to one pattern". They thought that people with ability should be given enough attention, and the award committee's decision was worthy of praise.
Of course, where there was approval, there were also voices of opposition.
Some people thought that this decision was a bit too rash. After all, it was ridiculous to give the honor of the National Natural Science Award to a young man under the age of 40.
Similar discussions were not only happening on the Internet, but also in the circles of major universities.
Cafeteria of a research institute at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Two researchers who had just received their doctorate degrees were having lunch together while discussing this sensational news in the Chinese academic community.
"Did you hear? This year's Science Awards Conference gave out three National Natural Science Awards. "
"I heard, this is the first time since the 1980s. I think the award committee is having a hard time. In the past few years, there were no awards, but this year, there were three. There are still a lot of amazing people. "Speaking of this, the researcher wearing glasses couldn't help but sigh.
The chubby researcher looked up and glanced at him.
"You think this is a good thing?"
"Why is it not a good thing? Our country's scientific and technological strength is getting stronger and more influential in the international academic community. How is this a bad thing? "
The chubby researcher retorted, "But isn't he a Princeton professor? Is he one of us? "
The researcher with glasses put a piece of twice-cooked pork in his bowl and smiled as he spoke.
"The principle of awarding the National Natural Science Award is very clear. The recipient of the award is a Chinese citizen, and the award criteria are major achievements. He has never given up his Chinese citizenship, so why can't he get this award? Deligné Pierre worked at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, and he was also knighted by the King of Belgium. You're only looking at the surface of the problem, you're not looking at the essence! "
The chubby researcher muttered, "How do you know if he will come back in the future?"
Hearing this, the bespectacled researcher was amused.
"Let me put it this way. With his ability, as long as he wants to, he can easily get a green card in any country in the world. However, he was still holding a China ID and using a China passport, which was enough to prove his position. Compared to a certain professor who said that he wanted to help, but actually got his green card at the last second of the academician selection, he's way better. "
"His glory is the glory of China, and his glory is the glory of China's academic community. If you have time to look for bones in other people's eggs, why don't you use your time to do something else? "
The chubby researcher frowned and couldn't help but say, "But his age …"
The bespectacled researcher smiled and said, "What's wrong with age? Not to mention anything else, this is a good thing for us young people! The country has already stated that as long as you're good enough, age is never a problem. I think you're sitting a bit crooked. "
The chubby researcher smiled and didn't say anything.
That's right …
But the problem is that we're not good enough.
Isn't it normal to be jealous?
…
After the award ceremony, there was still a photo shoot, so they were busy until late at night.
The state banquet was held the next night.
Unlike the banquet at the Blue Hall in Stockholm, the banquet here was more classical and solemn.
Also, this was probably Lu Zhou's first time seeing a real Manchu Han Imperial Feast.
There was a wide variety of dishes, all of which were categorized according to different cuisines. Each dish had its own special characteristics and was particular in its own way. The only regret was that Lu Zhou didn't have time to taste all of the dishes.
As the winner of the first-level natural science award, he was in the limelight at the conference. Naturally, he received the same amount of attention after the conference.
Lu Zhou politely responded to the scholars that took the initiative to talk to him.
Among the guests that talked to him, other than the well-known scholars in China, there were also Academician Li and Academician Tang, who also won the first-level natural science award.
Lu Zhou didn't know much about agriculture, so he only chatted with Academician Li and encouraged each other on the road of science.
As for Academician Tang Benzhong, because his research was in the field of polymers, he and Lu Zhou had a lot of common topics to talk about …
"What interesting research is Professor Lu researching recently?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Are you asking about the direction of mathematics or materials science?"
Tang Benzhong paused for a second and asked in surprise, "Studying mathematics and materials science at the same time? You can fight on two fronts? "
Generally speaking, conducting research in two different directions at the same time was already surprising enough. He had never heard of doing research in two different disciplines at the same time.
When Lu Zhou saw how surprised Academician Tang was, he smiled awkwardly and said, "It's not fighting on two fronts. The materials research is mainly done by my research teams in Silicon Valley and Jinling. I'm also working with the research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The related thesis has already been submitted to Nature. As for the specific content, I can't disclose it before publication. I can only say that it's related to superconducting materials. "
Academician Tang smiled and clinked glasses with Lu Zhou. "Superconducting materials? I'm looking forward to the next few issues of Nature! "
…
After the state banquet ended, Lu Zhou sat in the Benz parked at the entrance.
The driver, Wang Peng, skillfully started the car and drove out of the parking lot.
Lu Zhou got on the road and felt the cold wind blowing through the car window. He felt a little sober.
He looked at Wang Peng, who was driving, and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"
"Have you eaten yet?"
Wang Peng: "Not yet, I plan on eating in a bit."
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and said, "Oh yeah, let me ask you something."
Wang Peng: "Go ahead."
Lu Zhou: "When does the hotel room expire?"
Wang Peng, who was holding the steering wheel, smiled and said, "Professor Lu, if you want to stay there, you can stay there for as long as you want."
"No way, it's too much trouble for your work." Lu Zhou shook his head and said, "I'm going back to Jinling tomorrow. Can you help me check out of the room?"
Wang Peng smiled and said, "Yes." He didn't say anything else.
Actually, there was no such thing as checking out of the hotel.
Because the hotel itself was not open to the public. Generally, only important state guests or old cadres with special identities were eligible to enjoy such treatment.
Without a certain status, even if you had money, you wouldn't be able to stay there …
After returning to the hotel, Lu Zhou hung his suit on the hanger. He first took a shower, dried his hair, and then lay down on the bed.
After tonight's banquet, he would be done with his business in Shangjing.
At the same time, after receiving the first-level State Natural Science Award, the reward mission was also successfully completed. He was supposed to receive the mission reward yesterday, but he was too busy and delayed it.
He couldn't delay it any longer.
He muttered the system in his heart and sank his consciousness into the pure white system space. He quickly walked to the translucent holographic screen and saw the familiar line of text in the center of the screen.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
