The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 438 Super High Treatment
Yang Zhenning nodded.

He is already 63 years old, and he is not a completely pure idealist who lives in idealism.

This is how it is with many things, and we have to compromise with the overall environment.

"Southwest Associated University" has so much construction cost and so much school operating funds every year, which is enough to build "Southwest Associated University" and also to make it fully operational.

"It is my honor to be invited to serve as the president of Southwest Associated University. I have accepted the invitation," Yang Zhenning said. "Academically, it is difficult for me to achieve more than I have achieved before. I hope that I can make contributions to Southwest Associated University and contribute to China's higher education and scientific undertakings for the rest of my life."

When Yang Zhenning was in the United States, when he learned that his good friend Deng Jiaxian had won great national honors, he felt happy for his good friend but also a little envious.

Because this is a great affirmation from the country and also a great achievement that will go down in history. It will be recorded as an important event in the family tree and a new page will be opened in the family tree.

As an outstanding theoretical physicist, Yang Zhenning has made brilliant achievements and won unparalleled honors. As early as 1957, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics for jointly proposing the principle of parity non-conservation in weak interactions with Lee Tsung-Dao. After he became an American citizen in 1964, he was elected as a member of the American Academy of Sciences. At the same time, he has served as a professor at many prestigious American universities. In 1977, he became the first president of the Chinese American Association.

Academically, his research mainly includes particle physics, statistical mechanics and condensed matter physics. He has made great achievements in theoretical structure and phenomenological analysis. His research in particle physics includes the strength of weak interaction, Fermi-Young model, G parity, charge conjugation and time reversal non-conservation, two-component neutrino theory, high-energy neutrino experimental analysis, intermediate boson research, phenomenological analysis of CP non-conservation, integral form and fiber bundle of gauge field, geometric model, etc.; his research in statistical mechanics includes spontaneous magnetization intensity and critical index, liquid phase transition research and unit circle theorem, development of Bethe hypothesis, etc.; his research in condensed matter physics includes the explanation of magnetic flux quantization, the concept of off-diagonal long range order (ODLRO), suggestions on Aharonov-Bohm experiment, etc.

Among them, Yang-Mills field theory, the discovery of parity non-conservation in weak interactions, and the Yang-Baxter equation are his immortal contributions to physics and mathematics.

But like mathematics and physics, after the age of 60, it is all about experience, and it is difficult to make academic achievements that surpass your previous achievements.

Yang Zhenning is very clear about this.

Newton could not violate this law, Einstein could not violate this law, and Yang Zhenning could not violate this law either.

When Liu Tao saw that Yang Zhenning agreed, he immediately smiled. This was a very good start.

Afterwards, Liu Tao mentioned a suggestion, which was to suggest that Yang Zhenning restore his Chinese nationality.

"If you consider the convenience of working overseas, you can also obtain a Hong Kong ID card," said Liu Tao.

If Yang Zhenning still had American citizenship, then his role as president of Southwest Associated University would inevitably become a point of conservative controversy.

Yang Zhenning waved his hand and said, "You don't need to go to Hong Kong first to restore your nationality directly. However, I don't know what to do in this regard, so I need your help, Professor Liu."

"This is an easy task, leave it to me!" Liu Tao nodded.

He didn't expect that Yang Zhenning would make such a straightforward choice.

"Although the school is currently in the planning and design stage and construction will not begin until after the Spring Festival, we can do the preliminary work first, such as recruiting teachers. If Southwest Associated University is to become a world-class university, it will inevitably need an excellent teaching staff. I can invite well-known domestic professors, but I don't know any overseas Chinese scholars in this regard," said Liu Tao.

"You can leave this to me. I know some overseas Chinese scholars. I know that many of them want to return to China to serve their motherland, but they had some concerns before, so they did not return." Yang Zhenning said. Then the two discussed the "Southwest Associated University", including the organizational structure, rules and regulations, etc.

And there is a core issue here, that is treatment!
Even after salary adjustments in mainland China, the highest salary for university professors is 355 yuan per month.

There are now three salary standards for university professors, namely 355 yuan, 300 yuan and 255 yuan!
However, not every professor can get the two standards of 355 yuan and 300 yuan. They are conditional. That is, only those who have made major inventions and outstanding contributions can use these two salary standards with approval from the State Council or the department designated by the State Council.

In the United States, the annual salary of a professor is generally more than $3000 to $4000, which means that the current salary of a professor in the United States is $ to $ per month.

With this salary level, it is definitely not possible. It will require overturning the entire Chinese higher education sector.

"The lecturer's monthly salary plus allowance is 900 yuan, and he will be arranged to live in a three-bedroom, one-living-room house; the associate professor's monthly salary plus allowance is 1500 yuan, and he will be arranged to live in a five-bedroom, one-living-room house; the professor's salary is divided into three levels, 2000 yuan/month, 3000 yuan/month, and 4000 yuan/month, and he will be arranged to live in a villa." Liu Tao pondered for a moment. This salary is definitely a high income in China, and one can live a very good life in China.

Although it is still far from the salary level of American professors, it is almost close to the salary level of professors in Hong Kong.

Yang Zhenning was a little surprised, as he had some understanding of the work level of mainland professors.

He didn't expect Liu Tao to offer such a high salary.

In addition to high wages, there are also arrangements for housing.

Yang Zhenning said: "In this way, I think I can convince many professors and scholars to work at Southwest Associated University!"

The two then discussed the standards for lecturers, associate professors, and professors.

For example, overseas, learning from the current system in the United States, first you have to have a doctorate in the subject, and then you are qualified to teach and serve as a lecturer. Lecturer is a probationary position given by the university to teachers, and the time is roughly 3 to 7 years. When the probation period is over, the lecturer either applies for "associate professor" or finds another job, which is what we usually call "either promotion or departure".

This is very strict and cruel in the United States. It is definitely not easy for a lecturer to be promoted to associate professor, especially an associate professor at a prestigious university. In addition to completing his or her teaching tasks, the lecturer must have one or more academic monographs, published a large number of academic articles, or be able to obtain a large amount of external research project funding.

As for the title of professor, in American universities it is usually a tenured professor, and once awarded by the school it cannot be revoked, which means that unless you resign, you can usually work at the university until retirement.

Therefore, it requires applicants to achieve better results than associate professors in academics, teaching and service, and to occupy an important place in the academic community.

In the United States, the median age for obtaining the title of professor is around 55, and few people can become a professor before the age of 40.

从中也可以看出，钱学森年仅32岁便担任加州理工学院助理教授、34岁担任加州理工学院副教授、36岁担任麻省理工学院教授，杨振柠26岁被聘为芝加哥大学物理系讲师、32岁担任普林斯顿大学教授是多么的牛。

In this day and age, it is extremely difficult for overseas Chinese to become associate professors or professors in the United States, let alone decades ago!

(End of this chapter)