Chapter 197 The Controversial Winner

"The second winner... Lu Zhou!"

Hearing this name, the audience was silent for a while.

No one is unfamiliar with this name.

But hearing this name here, almost everyone showed surprise and surprise on their faces.

Because, the owner of this name is really too young, just 21 years old, not even half of the average age of everyone in the venue!

The academic circle is a place to talk about qualifications.

No one doubts his academic capital.

But the qualifications are not enough, and it is still difficult to convince the public with this honor!

Old Mr. Qiu pushed his glasses and continued in a steady tone.

"...his main research results are the proof of Zhou's theorem, the twin prime number theorem, and the use of topological methods to further supplement the sieve theory. Not only in the field of pure mathematics, but also in the field of applied mathematics, he also has his own unique insights , and its research results in the field of computational materials science have been highly appraised by Professor Bawandi of Bell Labs. For a young scholar, each of these achievements is commendable."

Not to mention young scholars.

Even old scholars who have done research for decades may not be able to achieve this level.

As for qualifications...

Can get such an evaluation from Mr. Qiu, will anyone care about this?

Applause gradually sounded.

Soon, like pouring rain, it spread from the front row to the back row, and from the middle to the whole audience.

Staring at the awards platform, Lu Zhou's eyes widened slightly, his pupils filled with surprise.

He finally understood, what exactly was Academician Lu hiding from him?

What did Professor Liu and Brother Yan congratulate themselves on?

It's just that he still didn't expect that the Huaguo Mathematical Society would award him such a great honor.

Although the Chern Prize in Mathematics is aimed at young scholars, it has never been awarded to a young scholar who is only in his twenties.

Senior Brother Yang was not surprised at all, with a natural smile on his simple and honest fat face.

It was as if he was not surprised whether he won the award or Lu Zhou won the award.

Patting Lu Zhou on the shoulder, he reminded with a smile: "Let's go, Junior Brother Lu, it's time for us to go on stage to receive the award."

"Oh..." Lu Zhou nodded awkwardly and stood up.

Walking on the red carpet, looking at the awarding platform getting closer and closer to him, Lu Zhou's heart was beating wildly with excitement.

But the moment he stepped onto the podium, his heartbeat gradually calmed down.

After receiving the golden medal and certificate from Mr. Qiu, Lu Zhou nodded politely and said "thank you".

Originally, it was just a polite thank you, but Mr. Qiu smiled and replied him.

"You're welcome, you deserve this honor!"

After speaking, Mr. Qiu also nodded to Yang Zhiguang, and said with a smile: "The two awardees, just say something casually."

Yang Zhiguang smiled and said humbly, "Then let me ask my junior brother to talk first."

Lu Zhou also wanted to decline, but Mr. Qiu had already handed over the microphone.

After taking over the microphone, Lu Zhou took a deep breath, facing the venue where the applause gradually subsided, and spoke in a calm and excited voice.

"Thanks to my alma mater, Jinling University, for the cultivation of me, and to the Huaguo Mathematical Society for the affirmation of me. I will not forget my original intention, continue to move forward, and strive to achieve greater achievements on the road of mathematics!"

"thanks!"

His acceptance speech was short.

Including the last sentence of thank you, there are only two sentences in total.

Although there are no exaggerated performances or impassioned speeches, he has sent his own voice, which belongs to a group of young mathematicians, to the Huaguo mathematics community and the world.

clap clap...

In the venue, applause exploded.

Looking at the awarding platform approvingly, Academician Lu applauded lightly.

Beside him, Senior Brother Yan clapped his hands a little excitedly, his hands almost turned red, and he couldn't help shouting.

"Hold the grass! Junior brother Lu is awesome!"

The 21-year-old Shiing-shen Chern Mathematics Prize winner, if he stood there, this bullshit would be enough for him to brag for a lifetime.

"Be polite!"

Academician Lu who was sitting next to him reprimanded, but with a smile on his face, there was no sense of blame in it.

It wasn't just the mathematicians in the audience who gave applause, even the undergraduates of the Peking University Student Union who stood at the entrance of the venue and were responsible for the reception work couldn't help applauding.

The person standing on the podium was the same age as them, even a year or two younger than them.

But it was just him who received affirmative applause from all the mathematicians in the audience.

From him, they saw the light called a role model...

...

Of course, although the applause was loud, not everyone was satisfied with Lu Zhou, the young Chern Award winner.

For example, the one who had already half-stepped on the podium, but was kicked away at the last moment...

There was thunderous applause from the side, and Wei Siyang, who was sitting in the back row of the venue, looked a little embarrassed, with his hands on his lap, wanting to give applause, but he didn't dare.

There is no other reason, but because the boss sitting next to him has green eyes at the moment, if he dares to clap his hands, he might not be able to graduate smoothly.

Staring at the person on the podium, Ma Changan's horse face was elongated, gloomy and scary.

What made him jealous was not because Lu Zhou's refusal offended him, but because this honor should belong to him.

As for why I say that, the story here is a bit long.

The domestic circle of mathematics is not that big, but the arena inside has never been small.

In 1952, the adjustment of national colleges and universities required that the higher education system built in the Republic of China be modeled after the British model, and the effect of the transformation should be modeled on the Soviet-style "professional model". .

Although the overall strength of the Department of Mathematics of Yanda University and Aurora has risen for a period of time, it has also laid the groundwork for the rampant dominance of mathematics in the future. Up to now, the mathematics world can basically be divided into three factions: Yanda University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Aurora, which control academic resources such as funds, awards, and academician selection.

This problem can be said to be a waste of academic resources, but this is also a tradition in the academic world.

Among them, the most famous one is probably Professor Feng, Hua Luogeng's closed disciple. His academic attainment is not low, but because Mr. Hua Luogeng passed away too early, he failed in the selection of academicians several times.

In the end, the old man was poached by Shuimu University from the Chinese Academy of Sciences to become the dean. One of the conditions was to help him be elected as an academician, but he has not succeeded so far.

It can be seen that the selection of academicians is not necessarily linked to academic "absolute".

Of course, it is impossible to let a person who does nothing go up, you have to have some reasonable academic capital.

As a member of the Sinian School, Ma Chang'an had prepared for a long time for the 2017 academician selection. His political qualifications are impeccable, and he has worked hard for more than 20 years. He has worked hard in the Aurora Mathematics Department.

However, its academic capital is still too thin compared to those professors who are dedicated to learning. Not to mention a top journal work, they have not even written a paper that can be called a major research achievement.

Of course, he still has a lot of articles written twice and thirdly. After all, he is the apprentice of the late "previous head" Gu Lao-senior, and the "current head" of the Aurora School, Dean Hong, is also a senior brother. Many professors at Aurora University, even if they are not interested in some things, will give him a little face.

However, what is more uncomfortable is that domestic and foreign countries are different. Only the first author is recognized, and the second author will not be recognized in the future.

Therefore, he set his sights on the Chern Mathematics Prize.

If you have won the Chern Mathematics Award, with this qualification as a prestige, coupled with the support of your seniors, it is not a problem to be selected as an academician.

As early as a few years ago, he started running around for this award, and his senior brother also helped a lot.

He even had his acceptance speech in mind.

Unexpectedly, he was cut off by this kid!