From University Lecturer to Chief Academician

Xihai University.

After the press conference, the bustle in the school did not end. Chen Qinghua organized a group of people to hold a small meeting, and the meeting discussed the establishment of the Mason Mathematical Sciences Laboratory.

This must be approved by the Faculty of Science, because the Mason Mathematical Science Laboratory is positioned as a mathematical computer laboratory.

Luan Haiping had no reason to object to Chen Qinghua's proposal. The establishment of a mathematics and computer laboratory would be beneficial to both colleges. The new laboratory could help expand the number of researcher positions, the number of postdoctoral fellows, expand graduate student enrollment, and improve the faculty The basic level of scientific research, etc.

The meeting discussed two aspects, one is the source of funds.

This aspect mainly depends on school, provincial and national funding.

On the other hand is the person in charge, Wang Hao.

Even if he is not a dedicated person in charge, Wang Hao must be named as the chief researcher, because they apply for the establishment of a scientific research institution based on Wang Hao's achievements, and Wang Hao must be in a core position.

When Wang Hao heard the discussions and inquiries, he couldn't help but twitched his lips, but after thinking about it carefully, there was no reason to object.

There are benefits to this.

Many top scientists will rely on their own achievements, establish related scientific research institutions, and do research and development in related fields.

The mathematics computer laboratory can be said to cover his research field. Being the chief researcher of the laboratory is equivalent to being the direct person in charge and the first person of the laboratory. In the future, to do related research and development, there will also be a professional laboratory Support, unlike this time, verification of research results also requires the use of computer laboratory equipment.

Wang Hao said, "Let me tell you in advance that I will not be responsible for the preparation of the laboratory and other work. In terms of application, I can write reports, and I don't care about the rest."

Chen Qinghua said with a smile, "Of course, your job is still the same. In this regard, there are school arrangements. You just wait to be the chief researcher of the new laboratory."

The Mason Mathematical Science Laboratory is under the name of the School of Science and the School of Computer Science, and is directly under the management of the school, so there is no need for the school to "compete for the ownership of the laboratory".

Wang Hao felt relieved after attending the meeting. Thinking about it carefully, the fact is that the school built a new laboratory and arranged for him to be the chief researcher.

Before the laboratory was actually built, there was no related work, just as a researcher, not as an administrative post, but it didn't matter.

When he returned to the office of the complex building, he began to do research and write papers on a daily basis, and also looked at the prepared lesson plans to prepare for the evening "Introduction to Data Mining" course.

At the same time, good media has also started reporting.

There are many media reports, some are TV news, some are reports in the form of short videos on the Internet, some are text introductions to the interview, and some simply publish the video of the entire interview.

The latter attracted the most views, but unfortunately, very few people were able to watch the entire video, and most only lasted for a few minutes.

"I'm really sorry, I can't watch it in the fifth minute."

"From the time he started drawing on the blackboard, I was in a daze, and I persisted until the end, but it was wonderful in the end."

"You can just watch the end. Wang Hao responded forcefully to the interviewer, saying that the other party stood on the opposite side of science. It's really interesting."

"That reporter must be uneducated. He even asked what is the significance of the study of Mersenne prime numbers? This is just ridiculous."

"According to his understanding, mathematical research is meaningless, and physical research is also meaningless. To build a large particle collider internationally and spend so much money is purely useless work."

"He's right anyway, the whole world is wrong..."

Some scholars also stood up and explained Wang Hao's research content, "I looked carefully, Wang Hao created two functions, using the intersection to cover Mersenne prime numbers."

"He said he was able to cover about two-thirds, which is really remarkable, but it's a pity he couldn't prove it."

"Finding a Mersenne prime number is not a proof. Mathematical proofs require very rigorous logic. This achievement may be called Wang's conjecture."

"In the study of Mersenne prime numbers, there is a famous conjecture called Zhou's conjecture, which describes the distribution of Mersenne prime numbers. Professor Wang Hao uses two functions to directly find Mersenne prime numbers. It is also called 'Wang's conjecture', which conforms to international naming convention."

"..."

There are many discussions on the Internet, does Wang Hao care about it?

When public opinion continued to ferment, the academic community understood his achievements, and many people immediately came to him.

Either it is ordinary congratulations; or it is to ask for a manuscript, and some editors of academic journals are approached, hoping that Wang Hao can publish relevant results in their journals; some scholars come to ask questions covering Mersenne prime numbers.

The last one is what Wang Hao values ​​most. It is Zhu Zhen, the manager of the Penguin Technology Department. He asked Wang Hao if he has any related computing needs.

"In this regard, Penguin Group's supercomputing center can provide support." Zhu Zhen said enthusiastically.

Wang Hao was immediately shocked by Zhu Zhen's thick skin, "There is definitely a need for computing, but there is no rush. In the school's computer laboratory, you can test it slowly."

"this……"

Zhu Zhen said embarrassingly, "I just want to ask, Professor Wang Hao, do you have any ideas for cooperation? Our group's supercomputing center can't be said to be the world's top computing power, but it's no less than Aba's. The cloud computing center of the cloud."

Wang Hao paused and said, "I have a nine-digit prime number in my hand. I want to verify whether the Mersenne number is a Mersenne prime number. Are you interested?"

"Nine digits?"

Zhu Zhen immediately came to his senses and asked, "What number starts with?"

"seven!"

Wang Hao said the first number indifferently.

Zhu Zhen suddenly regained his energy. He also had a certain understanding of what the beginning of the big number represented. "Professor Wang Hao, can we talk about the cooperation sponsorship issue? The Penguin Group has always supported scientific research and development, and has A lot of investment…”

"Hmm~~"

Wang Hao listened to a few words patiently, and then said, "Well, let's talk about it in detail when we have time."

After putting down the phone, Wang Hao began to think about the price. He wanted to cash out the 100 million-digit number starting with "7" in his hand, and cooperate with the company's R\u0026D to find the largest Mersenne prime number.

Finding the largest prime number in history, and also the first prime number up to 100 million digits, is a great scientific honor, and it will definitely be recorded in the history of human mathematics.

This achievement will definitely be reported by the international media.

How much is it worth?

Wang Hao was a little uncertain. After thinking about it carefully, he found that he was thinking too much. It is impossible to do everything by himself. He is not good at things like valuation and price negotiation.

"Looking for someone to help?"

"Valuation, discussing cooperation with Penguin..." A capable figure suddenly appeared in Wang Hao's mind, picked up his mobile phone, found the number and sent a message.

...

The popularity of public opinion in the media gradually declined.

No matter how many Mersenne prime numbers are found, it is only a mathematical achievement, and it is not at the top of mathematics. After the heat has passed, not many people care about it.

The news in the academic circle is that there are more people discussing it in the circle.

But at the same time, an article about Wang Hao's past gradually became popular, attracting many people's attention and discussion.

The name of this article is very popular, it is called "Bringing losses to the country, is it enough to just dismiss it?" ".

There are two true stories in the article.

One is the data error in the Materials Laboratory of Donggang University, which was reported to have caused a loss of more than 10 million yuan. In addition, the entire laboratory spent three months studying, and the time cost was also very high.

The other is an employee named Zhang Qirun, who also caused huge losses to the company because of his own mistakes. As a result, he was dismissed and held accountable.

Comparing the two real stories together, it is obvious that Wang Hao is being "specially cared for".

After he caused losses to the material laboratory, he was only dismissed from the school, and then went to Xihai University to find the 'same' job.

The article did not make a comparative evaluation of the two stories, but only asked a question, "If it brings losses to the country, is it enough to just dismiss it?"

This reflects a social problem.

Leaders and workers in certain departments have brought huge losses to the country due to personal problems, and as a result, they are usually just dismissed, and some are even transferred.

It will be different if it is applied to a market economy enterprise. Dismissal is only the most basic, and the person involved is likely to be rejected by the same industry, and is also likely to be held legally accountable.

When certain issues involve social reality, it will attract a lot of discussions, and the articles will gradually become popular.

Comments were clearly polarized.

Some people think that all jobs should be treated equally, while others think that scientific research is different from ordinary jobs, and it is normal to make mistakes, and no research can be 100% fruitful.

Later, an internet blogger published a piece titled "Scientists should have a more tolerant environment", which also attracted countless attention. He believed that scientific research is different from other jobs. In a tolerant environment, if there is a problem, they will be punished, and there will be no scientific researchers to challenge difficult research.

As more and more people expressed their opinions, the popularity of public opinion gradually heated up. Most people still supported Wang Hao, thinking that even if he had made mistakes before, it was a normal thing. The result shows that his personal level is very high.

If Donggang University is dismissed, there will be no way to find a similar job, and he will not be able to make achievements that attract the attention of the world.

There are also some people who believe that workers should be treated equally.

However, some of them believe that scientific research workers are special. On the contrary, some leaders and workers in other departments should bear certain legal responsibilities because of their own decisions or personal mistakes that have caused losses to the country.

Only a very small number of people believe that the mistakes of scientific research workers have brought losses to the country and should also be punished to a certain extent.

etc.

Public opinion is like that.

There are always different opinions on anything.

Even if it is something that is discussed in the coffin, there will always be people who hold different opinions.

When public opinion gradually fermented, it was also noticed by Xihai University.

There was silence in the office of the complex.

Zhu Ping, Yan Jing, Luo Dayong, and Zhang Zhiqiang were all there. They kept looking at Wang Hao while scrolling through the comments.

Even though most of the comments on the Internet were supportive of Wang Hao, they knew that this matter might be Wang Hao's weakness.

They dare not speak, dare not ask.

Everyone has kept silent about the Donggang matter, and now it has appeared again in public opinion. They just read the news, and they are also a little worried about Wang Hao. No matter who's "stain" is revealed, no matter how many voices of support there are, I'm definitely not feeling well.

At this time, the head of the department suddenly walked to the door and asked, "Professor Wang Hao, a reporter from the provincial TV station called and wanted to do a simple telephone interview with you."

Wang Hao was sitting at his desk reviewing public opinion information, but he didn't feel as uncomfortable as others understood, but he felt a little funny in his heart.

Should scientific researchers be given preferential treatment? Should there be a more tolerant environment?

Is this still up for discussion?

If the research does not produce results and brings losses to the country, the scientific research workers will be held accountable, so who will do scientific research?

Most of the research is fruitless, even if it is fruitful research, it is difficult to achieve the expected goal.

Those big companies will also invest a lot of money in scientific research, but is it true that the output must be higher than the money?

Not necessarily.

When he was thinking, he heard the question at the door, thought for a while and nodded, "Okay."

Get up and follow.

The reporter on the other side of the phone has been waiting for a long time, and directly entered the questioning mode, "Professor Wang Hao, the experiment of Donggang is now being discussed on the Internet. As a party involved, can you talk about it in detail?"

In fact, after the reporter asked a question, he didn't think Wang Hao would answer it.

If it were someone else, they would definitely avoid talking about it. After all, it was a stain from the past, and covering up the past is the best way.

The head of the department also gave Wang Hao a look, meaning, "Don't say that."

Wang Hao said with a smile, "I can tell you in detail."

"After I graduated from Donggang with a Ph.D., I was invited to work as an assistant researcher in the Alloy Materials Laboratory, responsible for collecting and calculating experimental data."

"During that time, the experiment was going very smoothly. Many people thought that there would be great results soon, but one day, Ma Wenjun suddenly said that the data was wrong, and Zhou Xiaolong also said the same. Three months of hard work were in vain."

"I felt something was wrong at the time, and when I went to the laboratory, everyone said that there was something wrong with the data I made."

"I checked the data on my computer, checked the calculation carefully from beginning to end, and found no mistakes."

"Soon, I was suspended for investigation, and then I was dismissed by the school. It only took about three days before and after."

"That's the whole process..."

Wang Hao finished talking on the phone in one breath, and then felt a lot more relaxed.

This is the first time he has talked about this issue directly since time travel. There is only so much information in his memory, and the process is very simple.

What happened in the middle of the journey can only be guessed.

(seeking a monthly ticket)