Chapter 312 Two More Apprentices

With the last batch of instruments on the road, Qian Zhongming and Liu Bo also returned to China from Belgium.

Counting Dr. Yang Xu, Lu Zhou's research institute already has three official researchers.

For a formal research institution, this number is far from enough, but counting those PhDs and masters who have signed internship contracts with the institute, relevant experiments can already be carried out.

According to Lu Zhou's arrangement, Yang Xu will design an experiment to analyze the effect of the specific surface area and pore size of the hollow carbon sphere on the sulfur loading, the mass fraction of polysulfide compounds in the electrolyte, and draw a curve image.

According to these data, Lu Zhou will analyze these data through mathematical methods, and design new experiments to solve the problem of the diffusion of polysulfide compounds.

Strictly speaking, this is the first time Lu Zhou has been engaged in the research and development of material technology, and it is also the first time that the theory he established for computational materials science has been applied in actual experiments.

After all, the modified PDMS film technology recovered from Wreck No. 1 is mainly due to the power of the scanning gun. And the mathematical model he established on this basis is just to give a reasonable explanation to the conclusion.

If the project is successful, it will provide real evidence for his theory.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhou couldn't help but be full of anticipation.

If the solution to the lithium dendrite problem only changes the field of new energy, then the results of this experiment may become the key to bridge the gap between mathematics and chemistry.

It's an exciting thing to think about from a chemist's or a mathematician's point of view...

As the experiment began to proceed in an orderly manner, the affairs of Huaguo came to an end, and it was time for Lu Zhou to return to Princeton.

After hearing that Lu Zhou planned to return to Princeton, Academician Xu personally sent Lu Zhou to the airport.

When he was in the car, the old gentleman had a rather reluctant expression on his face. Seeing that he was about to arrive at the airport, he finally couldn't help but speak.

"How does life feel during this time?"

Lu Zhou said with a smile: "It feels good."

Academician Xu: "Why don't you just stay here. Don't borrow that laboratory building, as long as you are willing to stay, it will be yours from now on!"

Expecting that the old man would say that, Lu Zhou shook his head slightly.

"Not yet."

Academician Xu couldn't help but said, "Isn't winning the Fields Medal at King University the same as winning it at Princeton?"

"It's completely different," Lu Zhou said directly, without intending to hide his thoughts, "There may be no difference in academic achievements between a Nobel-level scholar cultivated locally and a Nobel-level scholar who returned to China, but the The emphasis is completely different. You are an academician, so you should understand."

This should not have been said so bluntly, after all, it still had to be covered with a layer of window paper.

But he has a good relationship with several old professors at his alma mater, and Academician Xu also regards him as his own, so Lu Zhou didn't go around so many circles.

Moreover, not only for this reason, out of the consideration of system tasks, he also needs a higher platform to improve himself.

Academician Xu was silent for a long time, then sighed and said, "Maybe you are right... have a good trip."

Lu Zhou nodded and said, "You also take care."

...

Following the end of February, Lu Zhou's flight arrived in Philadelphia.

At the entrance of the airport, he saw Qin Yue who came to pick him up in his Ford explorer.

Before returning home, Lu Zhou left the car keys in a drawer in the office, and called Qin Yue before boarding the plane. After learning that he was free, he told him the location of the key and his flight information.

Helping Lu Zhou stuff the luggage into the trunk, Qin Yue, who returned to the driver's seat, started the car while talking to him.

"Professor, you are finally back."

Lu Zhou: "There are some things to deal with in Jinling. It took a long time to come back this time. Are you all right?"

"Very good," Qin Yue nodded, and said with some emotion, "I just feel a lot of pressure. There are geniuses everywhere here. When I was in college, I didn't feel such an atmosphere at all."

Princeton, like any university in the United States, has countless clubs and societies to join. Princeton students also play like other university students, and don't shut themselves in the room like a nerd.

However, relatively, when they are studying, they also work very hard, and they can even be described as fanatical. Many people have completed the sophomore courses in the freshman year, and have completed all the learning tasks of the undergraduate stage in the sophomore year.

Students in the Department of Mathematics and Physics are basically like this. If you can’t keep up with this rhythm, you can only study engineering. If you still can’t keep up, you can only study history.

In a sense, it is precisely this reason that constitutes Princeton's "discipline contempt chain".

Of course, Qin Yue's pressure mainly came from Vera in the same group.

In the subject of Kakutani's conjecture, he had to work twice as hard to keep up with her pace.

It has to be said that there is also a gap between geniuses and geniuses.

"You should learn more from Hardy. Hard work is the only way to success, but there is no need to let the troubles of study and work affect your life." Lu Zhou said in a relaxed tone , "My suggestion is that you can try to find a hobby, or find a girlfriend or something."

Qin Yue, who was driving, coughed dryly: "Professor, I already have a girlfriend."

Lu Zhou froze for a moment, then glanced at him in disbelief: "... already? When?"

Qin Yue smiled shyly and said, "Well, in China, we started talking in junior year."

Lu Zhou: "..."

...

Before going home, Lu Zhou planned to go to the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

After parking the car downstairs of the Institute for Advanced Study, Qin Yue returned the key to Lu Zhou, and then hurried upstairs.

Lu Zhou looked at his back suspiciously, not understanding why he didn't wait for him to go up together, but he still didn't say anything, and followed upstairs.

Standing at the door of the office, looking at the closed door, Lu Zhou looked a little confused.

The moment he pushed open the door, there was a bang of paper cannons, and ribbons were flying all over the sky.

The five people standing in the office said in unison.

"Welcome back! Professor."

Soon, Lu Zhou met Hardy's sly gaze, and immediately guessed whose idea it was.

Hiding the paper cannon in her hand behind her back, Vera blushed and whispered, "This is Hardy's idea, I tried to persuade him."

Not only did Hardy not feel any embarrassment, but he said complacently: "I had prepared champagne, but I heard that drinking is not allowed here, so I had to drink it myself."

"I am very grateful for your creativity," Lu Zhou said mercilessly while tearing off the ribbons hanging from his ears, "Also, please clean up this place."

Although I am very touched by the love my students have for me, it is really troublesome to get it all over my body.

"Oh, my professor, shouldn't these tasks be handed over to the newcomers?" Hardy complained to Lu Zhou with a full face, but still consciously walked in the direction of the broom.

A young man with freckles on his face, who looked neither tall nor short, said with some embarrassment: "How about, let me help you."

"Don't worry about him, this person is full of energy and needs to find something meaningful to vent." After speaking, Lu Zhou walked to the desk and rummaged through the documents piled on the desk for a long time, trying to find those interview resumes. But it was not found.

Reluctantly giving up sorting out the documents on the table, Lu Zhou turned around, watched the two newcomers in the office clear their throats, and said.

"You...let me introduce myself first."

This time, there are two more master students in his laboratory.

One of them is from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the other is from Yanda University.

He only plans to recruit three graduate students in the direction of number theory, and these two are applying for his functional analysis direction. Compared with the pure field of number theory, research in this direction has a little bit of theoretical physics and applied mathematics.

Although Lu Zhou really wanted to win over his alma mater, no one from the several colleges passed the assessment of the Princeton interviewer this year.

I have to admit that in domestic universities, Yanda and Aurora are still respected in mathematics. Even if he is a monstrous figure out of Jin University's number hospital, there is still a long way to go before he can really rise.

The freckle-faced lad said immediately, "My name is Jericho."

Another boy who looked more serious nodded and said, "Wei Wen."

After staring at Wei Wen for a while, Lu Zhou suddenly asked, "Did we meet somewhere?"