Other than one PhD student and two master's students who stayed, the other four went back to their dorms.
Honestly speaking, the quality of this year's enrollment was quite average, at least in Lu Zhou's opinion.
However, he couldn't blame anyone else for this. After all, he was busy with the controllable fusion project last year, and he didn't have time to take care of the school. He only updated his information on the recruitment website at the end of the year.
In the past, the high-quality students were basically taken away every summer.
Among the master's students, other than Han Mengqi, who was in the computational materials field, and another mathematics genius named Feng Jin, most of the other students had no scientific research experience.
For example, Liu Siyuan, who was standing here, was another master's student in the computational materials field. Even though his GPA was quite good, and his bachelor's degree from Zhi University was also very valuable, he had almost zero scientific research experience.
But even so, it didn't matter. After all, most undergraduate students would not have the opportunity to participate in scientific research projects unless they were particularly good at building relationships with teachers or if they were lucky enough to participate in the school's talent training program.
"You used to be at Aurora?"
Wu Shuimu: "Yes."
Lu Zhou: "Who's your supervisor?"
Wu Shuimu: "Professor Liu Xianglong, I studied functional analysis under him."
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and didn't have any recollection of this name, so he changed the topic.
"Then have you ever been in materials science before?"
Wu Shuimu awkwardly scratched his head and said, "A little bit. A professor from the chemistry department did a project on the mechanical dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes in a medium, and I helped them do modeling analysis on the collected data."
Lu Zhou raised his eyebrows and smiled as he said, "Is this the reason you chose computational materials science?"
"Sort of." Wu Shuimu smiled and said, "I feel like I've reached my limit in functional analysis. It's difficult to innovate on the original theory, so my teacher suggested me to go from pure theory to application. I read your acceptance speech when you won the Crafoord Prize, and I was deeply touched by the phrase 'mathematics changes science'. Ever since then, I've made up my mind to go into computational materials science! "
At the end of his sentence, there was a sense of mission in his voice.
Liu Siyuan looked at this Senior Apprentice Brother with a face full of admiration. In his heart, he thought, "Wow, this boot-licking skill is simply invincible."
Han Mengqi's eyebrows twitched, and she averted her gaze.
Hearing this, Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly.
Was this flattery?
Anyway, he felt quite comfortable listening to it.
Clearing his throat, Lu Zhou spoke.
"Since you already have a goal, then work hard towards it. Also, according to what you said, you should have some foundation in computational materials, so I'll give you some relatively general tasks. "
He looked at Lin Yuxiang, whose desk was closest to him.
"Bring me that marker."
"Let me see …"
Lin Yuxiang rummaged through the drawer and quickly found a black marker. She smiled and handed it over.
"Here ~"
"Thank you."
Lu Zhou habitually thanked her and took the marker from her hand. He walked to the whiteboard and stared at the blank whiteboard for a while. He then picked up the marker and began to write on it.
Wu Shuimu looked at the lines of calculations on the whiteboard and said, "This is …"
"The Theoretical Model of the Electrochemical Interface." Lu Zhou finally wrote down the last line of calculations. He stopped writing and smiled as he said, "You should know about it, right?"
Wu Shuimu coughed and said, "Professor, you're funny … Everyone in the field of computational chemistry knows about your Theoretical Model of the Electrochemical Interface."
First-principle calculations and the Theoretical Model of the Electrochemical Interface. These two fields were like two mountains in the field of computational materials science.
When Lu Zhou was studying at Aurora, his supervisor, Professor Liu Xianglong, greatly praised this theoretical model. He said that it was the pinnacle of functional analysis in the field of application.
Even though Lu Zhou didn't understand what the pinnacle was, when he saw Lu Zhou write these steps on the whiteboard, he was quite shocked.
Lu Zhou asked himself. Even if he wrote the thesis himself, he wouldn't be able to write it down verbatim. At most, he would be able to remember the final conclusion.
He knew that Lu Zhou wouldn't be able to remember his thesis word for word.
Therefore, it was very likely that Lu Zhou deduced it on the spot …
The two master's students looked at the conversation between Lu Zhou and the professor with muddled expressions. They couldn't even say a word.
Even Han Mengqi, who had been interning at the Institute of Computational Materials for two or three years, didn't understand what they were talking about. Even though she had participated in several scientific research projects, the people at the institute obviously wouldn't throw too much work to an undergraduate student.
Something as profound as the "Theoretical Model of Electrochemical Interface Structure" was too advanced for her, who had just gotten started.
Lu Zhou: "Actually, this model isn't perfect. There is room for improvement and further promotion to other fields. For example, using the multi-body wave function as a basic variable, we can evolve new levels of configuration correlation, multi-body perturbation theory, and coupled cluster method. The accuracy of calculation and prediction can also be systematically improved.
"What I need you to do now is to further promote this Theoretical Model of the Electrochemical Interface. Even though this is similar to decorating a window on a completed building, it is still important. After all, with your current abilities, you can't add an entire floor to this building. "
Wu Shuimu nodded and said, "I understand, I'll do what you say."
Lu Zhou nodded with satisfaction.
Not bad, not bad, this kid is worth teaching.
"Work hard, if you really delve into this field, you might be able to write two JACS theses before you graduate."
Two articles on the front page!
That's enough to become a scholar!
Wu Shuimu was ecstatic when he heard this. He said, "Yeah! I'll work hard! "
Lu Zhou smiled and nodded. He then looked at the two master's students.
"Your mission is to first understand the things I wrote on this whiteboard.
"When you understand these basic things, I'll arrange specific scientific research tasks for you. If you encounter anything you don't understand, you can ask Professor Wu Shuimu. If he can't explain it clearly, you can ask me. "
How is this basic …
Even though Liu Siyuan and Han Mengqi wanted to complain, they still nodded.
Especially Liu Siyuan.
He was only average at his undergraduate level. Even though his GPA was pretty good, he didn't have any extra points in the academic field.
Although he was mentally prepared, he didn't expect it to be so strenuous at the very beginning.
As expected, it was not easy to study under a Nobel Prize winner.
If you don't have extraordinary talent, you'll have to work hard to keep up with him …
…
After assigning their respective tasks, Lu Zhou threw down the marker in his hand and announced that they could go back first.
Before leaving, Han Mengqi purposely slowed down her pace and stayed at the back.
After the others left, she looked at the door, looked at Lu Zhou, and spoke in a quiet voice.
"Master."
Lu Zhou couldn't help but laugh when he saw how nervous the little girl was. He smiled and said, "What?"
Han Mengqi's thumb and index finger were intertwined. She lowered her head and whispered, "Um … I did it."
She had a lot of things she wanted to say, but for some reason, she didn't know what to say at this moment.
Lu Zhou: "Yeah, congratulations!"
Han Mengqi unwillingly pursed her lips as she stared at the gap between the tiles.
"Don't you have anything else to say?"
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and said, "Honestly, I'm quite surprised."
Han Mengqi: "Surprised?"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Yeah, remember what I told you before? If you can get into Jin Ling University, I'll agree to let you be my student … I didn't expect you to actually do it. "
When Han Mengqi heard that Lu Zhou was looking down on her, she said unhappily, "What? I'm your student, can't I even do something as simple as this?"
"Don't be like that, it's still a bit difficult to get into Jin Ling University." Lu Zhou coughed and said, "Of course, what really surprised me wasn't that you got into Jin Ling University four years ago, but that you're still standing here four years later."
Han Mengqi looked at him with a confused look. She didn't understand what he was talking about.
Lu Zhou paused for a second and continued.
"I always thought that time can change a person. Or rather, not just a person, but it can change anything, including the fundamental particles that make up the universe.
"All the problems that can't be solved right now can theoretically be solved by time … But you showed me another possibility."
Han Mengqi tilted her head and said, "Another possibility?"
Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Yeah, even if it's time, there are things that can't be changed. Just like what you told me back then, you liked mathematics the most. I didn't take it to heart at the time, I just thought it was a kid's joke. However, it's been four years, and I didn't expect you to persist and get into my master's program … To be honest, I'm surprised. "
When Lu Zhou said this, his mood was actually full of complicated emotions.
If something that couldn't be changed by time really existed …
In that case, choosing to leave that matter to time was a mistake from the very beginning.
"Actually, it's not just mathematics …" Han Mengqi didn't understand Lu Zhou's feelings. She scratched her cheek and stared at the tips of her shoes. She gently rubbed the edge of the tile and said, "I'm also quite interested in chemistry."
Lu Zhou came back to his senses and smiled to hide his unnatural expression.
"Yeah, researching science is a very interesting thing. I hope you can continue to like it."
"I will!" Han Mengqi looked up at Lu Zhou and nodded firmly. After a while, she looked up at the floor and said, "Um, there's something I've always wanted to tell you …"
Lu Zhou: "What?"
Han Mengqi: "Last August, my mother and father divorced …"
Han Mengqi looked at the concerned expression on Lu Zhou's face and smirked.
Even though she didn't really want to talk about this sad topic, she continued to speak.
"If it was before, I would probably cry. I definitely wouldn't be able to walk out of that room, and I would definitely miss out on a lot of interesting things …"
As she spoke, a cheerful smile blossomed on her face.
"Even though I'm late by four years … I still …
"I still want to say thank you!"
Thank you for saving me …
Han Mengqi silently said this in her heart before she turned around and ran out the door.
Lu Zhou looked at the back of the office and paused for a second. He then smiled and shook his head. His originally slightly depressed mood was diluted a lot.
I didn't expect helping others to be such a happy thing.
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