Chapter 262 Becoming a Professor From Today

In the editorial department of "Natural Chemistry", two technical editors are processing newly received manuscripts.

After all, it is one of the two top academic journals in the world, and the word tens of thousands of manuscripts received here can be described every day.

Although more than half of them end up in recycle bins, there are also some papers with outstanding quality.

At this moment, Kevin, who was checking the manuscript, suddenly let out a small exclamation.

"Unbelievable...someone claims to have solved the lithium dendrite?!"

Kevin's voice immediately attracted the attention of colleagues next to him.

Kliman, who was sitting at the next table, stood up with a cup of coffee, leaned over to his computer, looked at the papers on the screen, pushed his glasses, and said with great interest, "It's really unbelievable... If it's true , The battery industry will set off a new round of technological revolution."

This statement is no exaggeration.

The current technical bottleneck restricting lithium batteries lies in the issue of lithium dendrites. Whether it is a portable bomb or a high-performance battery, the question is who can solve it, the "silver fork" that pierces the diaphragm. Although it is only a small negative electrode material, its application is too extensive.

Of course, the premise of everything is that it is true.

The two editors stared at the paper for a long time, neither of them could make up their minds.

There is nothing wrong with the format of the paper, and there are no obvious loopholes in the writing, and the sensational nature of the research results is absolutely worthy of "Nature". But the problem is that this technology is too "black technology". Everyone is studying how to inhibit the growth of lithium dendrites, but you actually solved this problem directly?

Therefore, the two editors hesitated.

Kleiman, who was standing behind Kevin, thought for a moment and asked, "What do you think of this article?"

Kevin frowned and said, "I don't know. There is nothing wrong with the paper itself. It is definitely a breakthrough research progress in the field of lithium batteries, but... I can't guarantee the correctness of the paper itself."

"The contributor is from Princeton," Kliman reminded.

Kevin sighed and said with a headache: "I know, and he is also a professor of mathematics, and he won the Crafford Prize in Sweden not long ago. But his only connection with materials science, after I searched, I found only one A paper on computational materials."

Kliman hesitated for a moment, and said: "With Professor Lu Zhou's academic reputation, I remember that he should not make honesty mistakes."

Kevin asked, "So what's your opinion?"

"My opinion is that since the paper itself has no problems and meets the requirements of our journal, then leave this issue to the academic editors to worry about. If the experts think there is no problem, I think it is OK." Kliman said.

Anyway, journals are not blamed.

"Then who do you think is more suitable?" Kevin asked.

"Professor Moungi G Bawendi's research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has done in-depth research in the field of batteries, and he is also an expert in batteries, and he is authoritative enough, I think contacting him should be It's more appropriate." Kleiman paused for a moment, then continued, "Besides, Professor Lu Zhou was also the reviewer for his previous paper on computational materials science, so I think his opinion should be very important."

Kevin thought about it, and felt that there seemed to be no better way besides doing this, so he nodded and said.

"Then... just do as you say."

...

More than a week after the paper was uploaded, good news came from Nature that the paper had passed the review of the technical editor and entered the peer review process.

Hearing this news, Lu Zhou finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At least, like 90% of the rejected manuscripts, his paper was not rejected by the two panacea reasons of "not in line with readers' interest" and "the research is not innovative enough in this field".

Although "Nature" is not the only choice, there are many more professional organic chemistry journals that can be considered, but Lu Zhou's purpose is to promote this technology. In this regard, no journal is as influential as the two top journals that even laymen pay attention to.

Now that the paper has been sent to professionals, the next thing will be much easier. He believes that colleagues in this field will give a fair evaluation of his research.

time flies.

In the blink of an eye, it was July 15th.

At Lu Zhou's request, the three masters who received the offer arrived at the Princeton University campus as scheduled.

The three freshmen are Vera Puyui from Berkeley, Qin Yue from Huaguo Kaida University, and Hardy Clive from Columbia University.

Among them, Vera Puyue Lu Zhou has a bit of impression, she is the same as the one he saw when he was in Berkeley, she is a shy but strong little girl.

Qin Yue was the same as during the interview, wearing a pair of square glasses, very polite, but not very expressive. However, Lu Zhou still recognized his talent and ability in mathematics. After all, he had already tested this point during the interview.

As for the other Brazilian boy named Hardy, he may not be as talented in mathematics as Vera and Qin Yue, but he is also a talent who stands out from the ten resumes.

For each of them, Lu Zhou formulated different requirements and training plans.

To be honest, there are really not many mentors who are as responsible as him.

After spending an afternoon, Lu Zhou helped the three of them solve the admission procedures and dormitory problems, and then called them to his office to start arranging the work for the next month.

"Your talents and abilities are good, but to be honest, they are still far from what I want from you."

Lu Zhou paid careful attention. When he said this, none of the three expressed objection, and even a certain person was looking at him with adoring eyes...

With a slight cough, he cleared his throat and continued.

"...Before September, I won't let you touch my subject. With your current level, even if you participate in my subject, you can only help me make a cup of coffee. However, I will give you a study task , if one of you can pass my assessment by the end of August, then I will allow him to join my project."

"This topic will accompany you throughout your master's career. I don't necessarily require you to solve it completely, but at least the results you produce must be worthy of being published in the "Annual Journal of Mathematics". Of course, I will study with you, just The main work is still done by you, and I only provide guidance and ideas to solve some problems."

This trick was learned from Academician Lu, and Lu Zhou felt that he could learn from it.

However, the thesis is too unchallenging, and Princeton naturally has to use Princeton's standards.

During the interview, Lu Zhou reminded them that they should not expect to get a diploma when they study for a master's degree here. He will let them live a fulfilling life every day.

Qin Yue asked nervously: "what if no one completes your assessment?"

Only by passing the assessment can you participate in the project. If you fail the assessment, don't you even have the chance to graduate?

The opportunity to study abroad on a public sponsorship is not easy, and what he cares most about is naturally the practical problems.

Lu Zhou thought for a while and said in a relaxed tone: "Then you can only learn while helping other people make coffee until you pass my assessment. But I think you can be more confident. Since I choose you as my student, it must be that you can complete my request."

Compared with Qin Yue's cautiousness, Hardy was overly confident. It seemed that he didn't take the test a month later to heart, and raised his hand and asked, "Professor, can I ask what the subject is?" ?”

However, Lu Zhou didn't answer the question directly, but just smiled.

"Related to the hail."