From University Lecturer to Chief Academician

Judging will end.

Wang Hao pointed out the research problems of Wang Chenglin's team, and it was naturally impossible for the project to pass the review.

There are still many people discussing in the conference hall. What they are discussing is not the project review, but the mathematical analysis work done by Wang Chenglin's team.

Those jobs are really good.

Wang Hao was very impressed with the analysis work. He walked over and chatted with Lu Wantong, Tian Hong and others, and affirmed their work, "In the direction of mathematics, you have done a very good job, and you can say it is 'perfect'. '."

He said and gave a thumbs up.

Facing the doubtful eyes of several people, Wang Hao explained, "You may not be clear, I can think of setting the value for follow-up analysis because I am engaged in research in this direction and have achieved certain results."

"Complex molecules in an unstable state without metal elements are more likely to activate the superconducting state, which is also one of the conclusions drawn from our research."

This makes it clear.

Lu Wantong, Tian Hong and others suddenly realized that they were only doing the analysis of experimental data and did not know much about superconductivity research, so naturally they would not continue to analyze the follow-up, but Wang Hao had similar research comparisons, so naturally he thought more Some.

Wang Hao wasn't trying to comfort a few people, he was telling the truth.

Because it was known from the beginning that Wang Chenglin's research skipped the superconducting mechanism and studied the relationship between temperature and material, and it was impossible to draw accurate conclusions.

With this premise, he will think further.

The work of Lu Wantong, Tian Hong and others was affirmed by Wang Hao, and their mood became much better.

The fact that they were invited to join Wang Chenglin's experiment did not mean that they belonged to Wang Chenglin's team. They are mathematics professors after all, and they all have research in their respective fields.

The reason why I chose to cooperate with Wang Chenglin is because the research funding in the direction of superconductivity is more, and the experimental mathematical analysis work is very novel.

The more money you have, the more attractive you will be.

Mathematics professors cannot be said to be 'poor', but the funding for independent mathematics research projects is indeed a little less.

When the atmosphere became active, Wang Hao also asked by the way, "Although the project failed, are you interested in continuing research? My team is still continuing this research, and there is also a lot of mathematical work."

"Also, I have other projects in my hands, large mathematics projects..."

Wang Hao started talking.

He said that his project is short of people, and he hopes to invite a few people to join in.

In fact, the focus is on Tian Hong.

Tian Hong was the youngest among them, a female professor in her mid-thirties.

At this age, he can be a professor at Capital University, and he was invited by Wang Chenglin to join the project, which is obviously very good. The other three are all over fifty years old. They must have a family and a job in the capital, and it is impossible to invite them here possible.

Lu Wantong, You Yuguang and the others all shook their heads together, finding an excuse and rejecting it.

If Wang Hao was working in a certain university in the capital, they would definitely think about it. Participating in key projects with high funding is very attractive to them.

Xihai University is too far away, and it is impossible for them to suddenly go to work so far away.

Tian Hong hesitated for a moment, and shook her head together, without explaining anything in particular.

behind.

Wang Chenglin's face was dark. It's okay that he failed to apply for the project. Wang Hao's analysis made people speechless, meaningless research is indeed a waste of time.

But what is Wang Hao doing?

Gouging!

Lu Wantong, You Yuguang and others do not belong to the Basic Science Center, but they are all professors of the Capital University, especially Tian Hong is more valued, and they can all be included in the ranks of the "future of universities".

As a result, poaching?

Wang Chenglin was a little worried for a while, but he wasn't worried at all if someone else poached them. In the field of domestic mathematics, Capital University is one of the top universities. It is too difficult to poach Capital University.

Wang Hao is different.

He is the first domestic Fields winner and recognized as a cutting-edge figure in the field of mathematics. The key is that he does have a big project in his hand.

Fortunately, everyone refused.

Wang Chenglin breathed a sigh of relief, but he couldn't say anything more. He mustered up the courage to come over and wanted to ask what exactly was their problem.

He put a lot of energy into this research, but it turned out to be meaningless, and he was still very unwilling.

Wang Chenglin came over and asked directly, "Professor Wang, can you tell me why we failed? This is your direction, and I think our research methods are fine."

Wang Hao said bluntly, "Because you skipped the mechanism."

He explained, "Any research can't skip the mechanism. The direction I'm talking about is indeed experimental analysis, but the purpose is still to study the mechanism, rather than directly analyze what kind of material is more likely to be a superconducting material. "

"It's just luck. Even if you barely come across it, you will only find one or two materials alone, which is of little significance."

Wang Chenglin nodded in understanding.

Wang Hao continued, "I think your own research in the direction of condensed matter physics is very good, and you don't need to get involved in different fields." He said and shook his head, "It's not good to do research for quick success. A theoretical study is not easy, and many studies rely on years, ten years, or decades of precipitation..."

Wang Chenglin naturally understood this truth, but it felt strange to Wang Hao when he said it.

He twitched the corners of his mouth, but still couldn't help asking questioningly, "Professor Wang, did your research go through many years of precipitation?"

"Our research is just beginning."

Wang Hao said calmly, "The road needs to be taken step by step, and we are moving forward slowly."

...

After the project review of the Basic Science Center was over, Wang Hao also directly discussed the follow-up funding issues with the Superconductivity Office.

In a few months, they spent more than 60 million yuan, but the results are also very outstanding.

In terms of the two achievements related to the exchange of gravity fields, it has already made people speechless, and it has also been affirmed by Factory 244. The other party is planning to merge the project with the physics laboratory.

The Science Foundation will definitely allocate funds here.

This time, the review meeting also squeezed out the 'funding' competitors, and the Science Foundation should continue to provide follow-up funding for the research on the superconducting mechanism, so the two sides are still discussing the issue of the amount of funding.

The final funding was determined at 55 million, which can be said to be the limit that the Superconducting Office can provide.

After the funding issue was negotiated, Wu Hui began to complain to Wang Hao, "Professor Wang, I gave you this funding, and we will have a hard time in the future."

The superconducting office has only 100 million funds available on the books, and more than 50 million yuan has been directly crossed out to the physics laboratory. The follow-up can only wait for the foundation's allocation of funds next year.

They are responsible for many projects, not just physics laboratories and basic science centers.

Just one superconducting laboratory of the Academy of Sciences has several large projects, and there are other large, medium and small laboratories. Fifty million sounds like a lot, but for the superconducting office, it can only maintain follow-up operations. Other applications for approval can only be delayed until next year.

This is the case with domestic scientific research funding, because the allocation of funds is carried out in a coordinated manner. A certain project gets more, and other projects get less.

Of course, that's the business of the Superconductivity Office.

Wang Hao doesn't think about it so much, he is only in charge of his own project, so naturally he has to strive for more funds for the project.

During the trip to the capital, more than 100 million funds were obtained. After returning, the project was merged with the 244 factory, which was equivalent to expanding the funds and expanding the scale of research.

He is still in a good mood, and has expectations for the follow-up of the experiment.

Wang Hao didn't leave directly, but stayed in the capital for two more days, and asked He Yi to buy a ticket to go back first.

Two days later, he went to participate in the high-temperature superconducting maglev train project demonstration meeting.

This is the last destination.

Wang Hao was temporarily invited to join the new demonstration meeting.

Discussions on related projects have been going on for more than three years, and six large-scale demonstrations have been held in the middle, each time attracting scholars from various fields to join, but until now there has been no result.

Wang Hao participated out of curiosity. He entered the venue and exchanged greetings with the people he met, and then found a seat to sit down and listen.

This kind of demonstration meeting is that the project leader will give an introduction to the project, and then other relevant personnel will make reports separately, and finally discuss and analyze together.

Even at the stage of discussion and analysis, it is difficult to draw any results.

They need to demonstrate a feasible plan, considering aspects including technology, design, construction cost, companies involved in construction, duration, follow-up maintenance cost, etc.

There are many arguments to be made.

Only when a complete and feasible plan can be come up, the superior may consider appropriating funds to support the project.

This is mainly because the project requires a huge amount of funds, the cost of the maglev train is already high, and the high-temperature superconducting maglev has been upgraded to a higher level.

Even if only ten kilometers of orbits are built, the cost of the project may reach tens of billions.

This project was led by Liao Guangyuan and Du Wei, academicians of the Academy of Sciences. They gave a brief introduction to the project, and then talked about the significance of building a high-temperature superconducting maglev train, including the upgrade of the maglev train and the application of high-temperature superconducting technology. It can also drive research and development in related fields, and also said some official words such as "let the world see the domestic technical strength".

After that, several scholars came to the stage to give reports and speeches in their respective fields.

Wang Hao kept listening, and later found that the demonstration meeting was not very interesting, just a lot of scholars discussing how to implement the project, but in fact, because the technology is not yet mature, and the scale of capital consumption is too large, it is unlikely to pass in a short time.

When the morning report was over, he was ready to leave.

Liao Guangyuan noticed Wang Hao, walked over to talk to him, and asked, "Professor Wang, what do you think of this project?" He hoped to get Wang Hao's support.

Wang Hao is the top mathematics expert, and he is still very influential in the eyes of high-level officials. If the project can get Wang Hao's support, the possibility of approval will be greatly increased.

Wang Hao hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Academician Liao, I don't think it makes sense to build a high-temperature superconducting maglev train in a short period of time."

"Why?" Liao Guangyuan frowned.

Other people on the side also looked over.

Wang Haodao, "The cost scale is too large, the operating expenses are very high, and it will definitely continue to lose money, etc."

He finished speaking in one breath, and then said, "I believe that other people must have mentioned the cost, maintenance, etc., so I will give another reason."

"Technology!" Wang Hao said with certainty.

Liao Guangyuan immediately said, "We have created a high-temperature superconducting maglev train."

Wang Hao shook his head. He took out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket and showed it to others, "Everyone knows about mobile phones. Ten or twenty years ago, I couldn't even imagine the current mobile phones. Big screen, finger operation, all kinds of Not to mention the function."

The others listened and nodded.

Wang Hao continued, "It's the same now. We can't imagine what superconducting technology and magnetic levitation technology will look like ten years from now."

"The investment in such a project is tens of billions, and the construction time span is at least five years. What if the technology has greatly developed by then?"

"The previous investment will be in vain!"

Liao Guangyuan shook his head with a smile, "Professor Wang, I know you are also engaged in the research of superconductivity, but you may not know much about it. Compared with thirty years ago, the technology in the field of superconductivity has hardly changed."

"The theory is still the same set of theories, the material changes are also very small, and the temperature below 100K is still required."

"Similarly, the magnetic levitation technology is still the one we bought from Germany. Even other countries have no breakthrough research..."

The others nodded as well.

Wang Hao said with a smile, "The past does not represent the future. Maybe superconducting technology will usher in rapid development soon?"

After he finished speaking, he didn't continue talking, but turned and left the venue.

...

In the field of superconductivity research, Wang Hao can be regarded as a newcomer, relying on the research of replicating foreign experiments, he applied for a large-scale project.

That's all.

So his words will not have much influence.

The glorious period of breakthroughs in superconducting technology was in the 1980s when American scientists Bernoz and Muller discovered that a barium-lanthanum-copper oxide had already begun to appear superconducting at 35K.

This is a historic breakthrough, for which Bernoz and Muller won the Nobel Prize in Physics, and thus set off a new upsurge in superconductivity research.

At that time, more than 200 experimental groups around the world participated in the superconducting research competition, and the news media reported on the progress of superconducting overwhelmingly.

After a long period of research, it was found that there was no qualitative breakthrough, and the enthusiasm for superconducting research and development passed away.

Many of the top superconducting experts in China now came from that era. They may have been unknown at the time, but later participated in some research and discovered some new superconducting materials, and gradually became famous.

Wang Hao is still a newcomer in the field of superconductivity, but he doesn't care what others think, because his research direction is different from the conventional field.

He just spoke his mind.

After returning to Xihai University, Wang Hao went to the physics laboratory and convened core personnel to talk about funding and follow-up research.

Everyone else cheered up too.

Now that the new equipment is being debugged, we only need to wait for the funds to be allocated before continuing the follow-up experiments.

Wang Hao's arrangement for the experiment is to use at least three kinds of elemental metals as materials to conduct superconducting AC gravity experiments, and to test the parameters in the experiments in detail.

This kind of research is easy to say, but very complicated to do.

The superconducting critical temperature of elemental metals is very low, and the superconducting critical temperature of relatively higher 'lead' and 'technetium' is only 7K or 8K.

For some other superconducting metals, the critical temperature is mostly less than 1K.

To produce such a low temperature requires experimental cooperation, which is very, very difficult. A large amount of high-pressure liquid helium is required, and the experimental design requirements are also higher.

At the same time, the financial investment will be more.

He Yi did a simple calculation, and curled his lips when he saw the numbers, "Even with new equipment, an experiment will cost at least three million yuan."

Wang Hao didn't care, and he did some calculations, "One time is 3 million, we have 150 million funds, and we can do 50 experiments."

He Yi was stunned when he heard this, and gave a thumbs up vigorously for a long time, "... Hao!"

Wang Hao couldn't wait.

Previous research has established a geometric framework of microscopic morphology, and the follow-up is to do experiments and record data. As long as there is enough data support, the framework can be improved.

Afterwards, the relationship between the microscopic morphological stability and the excited superconducting temperature can be found.

This correspondence coefficient is very critical!

Very important!

Just like the coefficients of many physical laws, such as the gravitational constant, the gravitational force between two planets can be calculated through the gravitational constant and the formula.

The current coefficients are used to calculate the superconducting critical temperature of elemental metals, or 'elements'.

As long as it can be researched, it will definitely be a major progress in the field of superconductivity, which will trigger a new round of superconductivity boom.

Wang Hao couldn't help but think of the conversation with Liao Guangyuan.

future?

In terms of the theoretical mechanism of least superconductivity, a huge breakthrough will be ushered in soon!