Chapter 326 The Adams Prize in Chemistry!

If Lu Zhou knew what Professor Stanley was thinking, he would definitely look at him dumbfounded.

Conscience in heaven and earth, he really didn't spend so much time playing tricks on such boring things.

Because, for him, there is no need for this at all...

I rested in the room all night, without talking all night.

The next day, the Organic Chemistry Symposium held by the American Chemical Society was officially held.

The participating scholars came from all over the world, including scholars from the United States and China from the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the spacious venue was full of people, and there were no empty seats.

Although there is still an hour before the opening ceremony officially begins, many people have already sat there early.

The biennial Roger Adams Chemistry Award Ceremony is the highlight of the opening ceremony of this organic chemistry symposium, and every scholar who comes to this academic conference will not easily miss it.

As the first Chinese scholar to receive the medal, this award ceremony has also attracted the attention of all walks of life.

On the way to the backstage to prepare, Lu Zhou happened to run into a CTV reporter who was ambushing on the way.

Looking at the young lady who came up to him with a microphone, Lu Zhou felt a little familiar. At this moment, he suddenly remembered that this guy seemed to be interviewing him at the Crafford Award Ceremony in Stockholm last time.

I have to say that fate is really a wonderful thing.

With a smile on her face, the lady reporter asked in a pleasant voice: "Hello, Professor Lu, may I take five minutes of your time?"

There was still an hour before the opening ceremony, and there was still five minutes left.

In addition, Lu Zhou was in a good mood, so he said happily, "Of course."

The lady reporter handed out the microphone: "How do you feel now?"

Lu Zhou replied humorously: "This question seems to be asked too early, the medal is still in the hands of Professor Burstein."

The reporter's sister pursed her lips and smiled, and continued: "Then let me ask another question. You are the first Chinese scholar to receive this honor. I believe that at this moment, your heart must be full of excitement, right?"

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "There was indeed excitement, but it was two months ago, when I was notified of the award."

The lady reporter continued to ask: "The public's impression of you mostly comes from your proof of Goldbach's conjecture and the honor of the Craford Prize. As a mathematician, you won the Adams Prize in Chemistry, I believe Many people will be surprised. Excuse me, what made you interested in chemistry?"

Lu Zhou thought for a while, but didn't answer the question directly, but asked with a smile: "Do you still remember what I said to you in Stockholm on a similar occasion?"

The lady reporter was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "I still remember Professor Lu, you said that the meaning of mathematics is to change science."

"That's right, the meaning of mathematics is to change science." Lu Zhou nodded approvingly, and praised the young lady's memory. "And what I'm doing now is trying to change chemistry."

...

The interview was only five minutes long.

As the opening ceremony progressed, it was time for the award presentation.

Amid the applause, Lu Zhou stepped onto the podium and received a gold medal and a silver watch from Professor Bruce E. Burstein, the president of the American Chemical Society.

Presenting silverware to the laureates is a tradition of the Adams Prize in Chemistry, and each edition has a different offering.

This silver watch looks small, with the ACS emblem engraved on the back. In addition to the finely crafted pattern, this watch should be valuable, but compared to the glory of the Adams Chemistry Award, this preciousness seems insignificant.

Shaking hands with Lu Zhou, Professor Burstein said in a solemn tone.

"The development of new energy is related to the destiny of all of us, as well as the future of our civilization. Thank you for your contribution to the world. Your research results have bought more time for our future."

It turns out that this watch still has this meaning.

Lu Zhou solemnly accepted the honor from the old professor, and said happily, "Thank you."

There was applause in the venue.

In a thunderous applause, the awards ceremony ended.

However, although the awards are over, the awards ceremony is not over.

According to the customary awarding practice of the Roger Adams Prize in Chemistry, the laureates will also deliver a speech of no more than 60 minutes.

Compared with the simple awards ceremony, the content of this part obviously attracted more attention.

Under the gaze of those expectant eyes, Lu Zhou straightened the microphone and began to speak slowly.

"Materials, energy, and information technology are the three pillars of modern science and technology. However, in addition to information technology, in the past half century, our research in the two fields of materials and energy has progressed slowly."

"However, in fact, the academic world is not as inactive as the outside world misunderstands. New technologies are born in laboratories in some corner of the world every day. I believe everyone here has a deep understanding. We are not There is no shortage of new materials, but there is a shortage of what we need."

"I think the reason is that we lack a systematic theoretical basis and can only find the materials we need based on the scientific intuition of researchers."

"And this is also my motivation for studying computational materials science," Lu Zhou continued after pausing for a moment, looking at the scholars in the venue, "I think that under rigorous calculations, the products we need can actually be expected .By calculating, we can save a lot of cost and time."

Hearing these words, the hearts of the professors and scholars at the scene tightened.

Fuck, isn't this guy going to start selling his math proof again? !

"... Next, my report will be semi-academic in nature."

Hearing this sentence, many scholars in the audience breathed a sigh of relief, especially a few chemistry professors who were not good at mathematics showed expressions of relief.

There is no doubt that computational materials science is a promising research direction, and the general opinion in the academic circles also recognizes its value, but the theory proposed by Professor Lu is really too difficult to understand.

Although many professors who study crystal chemistry and nanomaterials have some understanding of the principles of geometry and topology, this understanding is far from in-depth. It is only a superficial understanding due to professional needs.

But now it seems that their worries are unnecessary.

Lu Zhou said that this is a semi-academic speech, and he will definitely not talk about those difficult things right away.

"... When I was studying the effect of the pore size and specific surface area of ​​carbon nanospheres on the diffusion rate of polysulfide compounds, I used polyaniline-polypyrrole copolymers as precursors and polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride as pore-forming agent, in a simple carbonation reaction, prepared a series of products that I needed."

After speaking, Lu Zhou picked up the chalk from the podium, drew a simple molecular model on the blackboard behind him, and marked the specific surface area, pore size and other data beside it.

Up to this point, it's all very simple and easy to understand.

However, when everyone relaxed their vigilance, Lu Zhou stopped the chalk in his hand, thought for a moment, and continued.

"While researching these products, I discovered something very interesting..."

Soon, he wrote down the first line of calculation.

Then, it was out of control...

Sitting in the back row of the lecture hall, Woods looked around with some embarrassment.

Before becoming the CEO of Exxon Mobil, he was an engineer, and he was not ignorant of research in the chemical industry. Even if you have not engaged in research work, the paper is still understandable.

But now, the things on the blackboard gave him the illusion that his doctorate was fake.

Taking a deep breath, Woods looked at Professor Stanley sitting next to him, and asked in a low voice.

"Are all semi-academic reports so difficult to understand?"

Professor Stanley's expression was a little subtle, and he hesitated for a long time before speaking reluctantly.

"Normally that's not the case..."

But obviously.

This is not the case.