The entire Garden project was divided into three phases.
The first phase of the project focused on the foundation, which would use welded stainless steel to isolate the enclosed area. The second phase of the project focused on the scaffolding, which would use tensile and compression-resistant steel to support the entire hemispherical artificial biosphere. The third phase of the project would install a special layer of glass on the scaffolding and apply a special coating on the outer layer to balance the temperature of the biosphere with a cooling tower.
Later on, the biosphere B, C, and D series would be developed for the Martian environment and other special environments. This would allow colonists to live in specific planetary environments.
Because any small disturbance could lead to unpredictable results in the experiment, this biosphere had to be built in a life forbidden zone far away from living creatures, and it could eliminate external interference as much as possible.
Fortunately, China was a vast country, so it was easy to find a place like this.
There was no better location for this artificial biosphere than the desert in the middle of the basin.
It took Lu Zhou three days to inspect the nearby geological environment. During this time, Lu Zhou consulted Professor Hu and another geologist. In the end, Lu Zhou made a decision. He chose the Garden project's Biosphere A site near a highway and near a sand dune with sparse vegetation.
The total investment for the entire project was 1.5 billion yuan, of which 1.3 billion yuan was supported by 41 national research projects, and the remaining 200 million was provided by Star Sky Technology. Compared to the entire moon landing project, this amount of money was only a small portion, but it was extremely important.
After dealing with the specific matters of the "Garden" plan, Lu Zhou still had things to take care of in Jinling, so he didn't stay in the desert for too long. The next day, he left the campsite in the same jeep. He returned to Wushi and took a train back to Jinling.
Coincidentally, the moment Lu Zhou got out of Jinling, he received emails from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Engineering, and Jin Ling University. He learned that his name appeared on the preliminary list of the Academy of Sciences and Academy of Engineering.
When Lu Zhou looked at these three emails, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
In his original mind, being an academician at the Academy of Sciences was a solid choice. After all, he had always been a mathematician. He didn't expect the old professors at the Academy of Engineering to also recommend his name.
According to the academician selection process, after the list was recommended, the standing committee of each academic department would organize the academicians to evaluate and elect the candidates.
The evaluation must adhere to the standards, follow the principles of fairness and objectivity, and conduct a comprehensive and scientific evaluation of the candidates.
If there were no major violations of the law, academic misconduct, or style problems, there would basically be no problems in the evaluation process. After the evaluation, there would be a secret ballot. As long as the candidates who received approval votes were not less than two-thirds of the total number of voters, they would be elected according to the number of votes they received according to the quota of their department.
The results of the election were checked and confirmed by the standing committee of each academic department, which was also known as the reexamination. After being deliberated and approved by the permanent leading body of the academician assembly, it shall be notified to all academicians in writing.
The University of Jin Ling hadn't had an academician for many years. The physics department's treasures were all in their 70s or 80s. This time, Lu Zhou's name was in the two academician primaries. This was undoubtedly something worth celebrating for the University of Jin Ling.
However, even though it was worth celebrating, Lu Zhou didn't pay too much attention to the academician selection. He just smiled and sent an email to Wang Zengguang from the China National Nuclear Corporation, Li Jiangang from the Fuyang Institute of Matter Physics, and Xiang Huanan from the Institute of Mathematics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Without a doubt, these people were the ones who recommended him to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Even though Lu Zhou didn't really care about the results of the selection, he still had to thank the people who recommended him. This was both a courtesy and a favor.
After doing these things, Lu Zhou placed his attention on the space shuttle.
Even though the Skyglow launch was successful, there were still many areas that could be improved.
The next launch mission was planned to be before Chinese New Year, so he didn't have much time to waste.
However, even though Lu Zhou didn't care about the academician selection, a lot of people were still confused about his name.
Just as Lu Zhou returned to Jinling and called the Skyglow designers for a meeting, Academician Wang Shicheng, the head of the mathematical physics department, came to the Chinese Academy of Sciences office.
Director Qian put down his pen and sat behind his desk. He asked his secretary to pour a cup of tea for Academician Wang.
"How come you suddenly have time to come here today?"
Wang Shicheng picked up the teacup and took a sip as he sighed.
"What else could it be?"
"Let me guess," said Director Qian. He smiled and asked, "Is it because of Lu Zhou?"
Wang Shicheng didn't answer. He placed the teacup on the table and spoke.
"This isn't easy to deal with."
Every time it was an academician election year, the standing committees of the various academic departments were the most troublesome.
The Chinese academic community was relatively closed off and had its own system. For most scholars trained in China, it was quite difficult for them to obtain a high international honor. The title of academician was the ultimate goal for 99% of scholars in the Chinese academic community.
As long as they obtained the title of academician, it meant that they would have both power and status. No matter which university or research institute they went to, they would basically be able to do whatever they wanted.
Therefore, at this time, for the sake of those few spots, the various academic departments would almost break their heads.
Not only would they turn against each other, but it was also common for people to expose each other's shortcomings.
However …
Lu Zhou's situation was a bit different than other people's.
Perhaps it was because they knew that they couldn't tear him apart, or because they had no secrets to expose, all the candidates tacitly put him aside and ignored him. Logically speaking, this was a good thing. In the end, everyone just had to go through the motions, vote, and award the title to him. Anyway, there wouldn't be any disputes.
However, the problem was that Lu Zhou was too nutty. His name was on the preliminary list of both the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering.
Needless to say, Lu Zhou was the chief designer of the controllable fusion project, so it was almost certain that he would be selected into the Department of Energy and Mining Engineering. If everything went smoothly, he would be able to enter the Department of Energy and Mining Engineering in two or three years. He would at least become a department head or committee secretary.
If anything went wrong, not only would half of China's nuclear scientists not agree, but the Academy of Sciences wouldn't even approve.
The problem was, the Academy of Engineering would definitely give him the title of academician, but why would the Academy of Sciences give it to him?
It wasn't that there weren't scholars who were academicians of both academies, but two academician titles in the same year …
Isn't this a little too exaggerated?
A lot of experienced professors were still waiting in line, and many of them had made major research achievements. It was hard not to think that Lu Zhou would receive two academician titles at once.
Wang Shicheng looked at Director Qian, who was sitting behind his desk. He paused for a second and said, "I heard that someone from the Academy of Engineering also recommended his name. I'm wondering if I should postpone his application."
"Oh," Director Qian smiled and said, "then can you help me think, which young genius at Yan University is more suitable than Professor Lu?"
Wang Shicheng didn't say anything.
This was the second thing that gave him a headache.
Postponing his application for one year was a good choice …
However, the Fields Medal and Nobel Prize were too dazzling. Coupled with the Ling Yun Medal, no one would be able to take him down. After all, forget about China, even in the entire international community, it was hard to find a scholar who was more dazzling than Lu Zhou.
"I've been thinking about what I should do, so I came to discuss it with you. What do you think is suitable? "Wang Shicheng couldn't think of a solution, so he decisively kicked the ball to Director Qian.
Director Qian shook his head and said, "I think you're overcomplicating this problem."
Wang Shicheng: "Complicated?"
"That's right," said Director Qian as he nodded. He then said, "The academician title isn't important to him at all. His opinions can already influence the decisions of the higher-ups. He can receive support from the national level, which isn't something an ordinary academician can get. Even if he has an academician title, it's just icing on the cake. "
Wang Shicheng's murky pupils flashed, and he pretended to be nonchalant as he said, "So what you're saying is … postponing it doesn't matter."
Director Qian: "No, I'm saying … it doesn't matter to him whether he gets elected or not, but it matters to us."
Wang Shicheng: "…"
(I wish everyone a happy and auspicious Year of the Pig! You can eat pig trotters every day, and you won't get fat no matter how much you eat ~ ~ ~)
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