Chapter 360 Hoffman Medal

In the second week after the report meeting, the venue was also the auditorium of Humboldt University.

Wearing a formal suit and a tie, standing on the same podium, Lu Zhou slowly adjusted his breathing, but he still couldn't control the turbulent mood in his chest.

To be precise, this moment should be called the podium.

On the curtain behind him is a list of his research achievements in the field of chemistry.

Walking to the front of the stage, Professor Klaus Mirren, the president of the German Chemical Society, read the award speech in a calm voice.

"...from modified PDMS films to hollow carbon spheres on the diffusion inhibition of polysulfide compounds, from the imperfect HCS-1 material to the HCS-2 material that completely solves the bottleneck of lithium-sulfur battery technology, and today's electrochemical interface Structural Theoretical Models."

"He has done something truly meaningful for our world and our civilization through his knowledge."

"There are very few scholars who can make such great achievements at this age. Even if I go back to history, I can count no more than ten names."

"Now that the theoretical model of the electrochemical interface structure has been completed, we will be able to achieve greater progress and results with its help. We have reason to believe that in the not-too-distant future, it will become an indispensable part of our theory." A cornerstone."

After a pause, Professor Klaus Mirren raised the volume and announced the decision of the German Chemical Society in a cadenced voice.

"After discussion by the German Chemical Society, we decided to award Professor Lu Zhou the Hofmann Medal to thank him for his contribution to the theoretical chemistry community."

"At this moment, let us give him applause."

After Professor Mirren finished speaking, there was thunderous applause in the venue.

Sitting under the stage, Professor Eitel clapped his hands with a smile, and gave a thumbs up to Lu Zhou on the stage.

Faltings, who was sitting next to him, had a lack of interest on his face, sitting among a group of boring people, so that the old man couldn't help but give a hutch.

However, when the applause sounded, the arrogant Germanic old man clapped his hands symbolically.

The Bourbaki school practiced a glorious isolation from other disciplines. But even if the part about other disciplines in that theoretical model is put aside, there is still a remarkable mathematical beauty in the rigorous demonstration process.

The applause is only dedicated to this part.

Faltings reluctantly admits that this part is a pass for him.

Meanwhile, on the podium.

Handing the medal and certificate to Lu Zhou, the grey-haired old man smiled and stretched out his right hand.

"Congratulations, Professor Lu Zhou."

The Hoffmann Medal, established by the German Chemical Society in 1902, stipulates that scholars who have made outstanding contributions in the field of chemistry can receive this medal regardless of their nationality. The medal is awarded irregularly, and the prize is a certificate and a gold medal.

As for the bonus, it is not much, only 10,000 euros, but the gift is light and the affection is heavy.

Lu Zhou is the first Chinese scholar to receive this honor since the award was established, and he is also the youngest among all winners.

Because of the existence of these two layers of meaning, the meaning behind this honor is even more extraordinary.

Holding the medal and certificate in his arms, Lu Zhou shook hands with Professor Mirren, expressing his gratitude solemnly.

"thanks."

Professor Mirren smiled and said in a humorous tone.

"You're welcome, this is your honor."

In the boiling applause, the awards ceremony came to an end.

However, as part of the celebration, the German Chemical Society's congratulations to Lu Zhou did not end.

According to the tradition of awarding awards in academia, the award ceremony is followed by a ball.

In the evening, at the Westin Boleyn Hotel not far from Humboldt University, the German Chemical Society arranged a celebratory banquet for him, and basically all members of the society were invited.

In addition to celebrating the birth of a new Hoffman Medal winner, the main purpose of this banquet is to provide a place for communication for colleagues who usually have relatively closed social circles.

However, as the winner of the Hoffman Medal, Lu Zhou is undoubtedly the star of the banquet.

After arriving at the scene, many people would walk up to him with champagne and congratulate him.

"...Huaguo is a beautiful country. I have been there many times. The one I have been to the most is Shanghai Jiaotong University. The library there is very impressive to me. It is always full before closing. In my opinion Come on, a nation that loves books and knowledge is worthy of respect." Standing in front of Lu Zhou, Professor Mirren, who had previously presented a medal to Lu Zhou on the award platform, was chatting with him in a friendly tone.

An outstanding scholar usually has many identities. As the president of the German Chemical Society, Professor Mirren is also the president of the German Academy of Sciences, the director of the Institute of Polymer Research of the Max Planck Society, and the honor of Shanghai Jiaotong University. professor.

Social rhetoric or not, at least his tone was sincere.

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I'm glad you like my hometown. If I have a chance, I can take you to Jinling University. It's my alma mater. I bet it's a more beautiful place."

"Haha, please take me to see it," Professor Mirren raised his eyebrows with interest, and said with a smile, "There must be something we can learn from being able to cultivate an outstanding scholar like you."

Lifting the goblet in his hand, Lu Zhou clinked glasses with Professor Mirren and smiled: "Definitely."

Although he is not sure whether Professor Mirren can get any inspiration from the education model of King University, but for his alma mater, it is always a good thing for his alma mater to be able to exchange experience and learn from each other with top foreign universities.

As a handsome senior, he has to do something for his juniors.

...

He was given a lot of alcohol at the banquet, and even though Lu Zhou boasted that he could drink well, he still couldn't handle it.

After getting into a taxi at the door, the first thing Lu Zhou did after returning to the Bernitz Hotel was to take a hot shower in the bathroom.

The smell of alcohol washed away, although the drunkenness was not completely dispelled, but I felt a lot more comfortable.

Throwing the clothes into the laundry box, Lu Zhou lay on the bed, facing the empty room, playing with the golden medal in his hand.

Suddenly feeling a little lonely, he opened the small program in his phone and sighed softly.

"Xiao Ai, your master, I'm a little dizzy now, and I'm going to sleep right away. But before I go to bed, I always feel like I forgot something, why don't you think about it for me?"

Xiao Ai didn't reply immediately, probably thinking.

After a while, a line of words popped up on the phone screen.

Xiao Ai: [Master, I thought of it, you forgot to share the joy with your fans! ()】

Lu Zhou: ...?

Huh?

like……

Really forgot about it.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhou, who was a little drunk on his face, smiled embarrassedly.

This……

How embarrassing.

Although the Hoffmann Medal is not as famous outside the academic world as the Craford Award, nor is it comparable to the Ziegler Award jointly issued by the German Chemical Society and the American Chemical Society, its status in the chemical community is not at all. Low.

After all, this award is not issued every year.

Considering that "rare things are more expensive", the influence of this medal in the academic world is even slightly stronger than that of the Adams Chemistry Prize.

If you think about it this way, it's really unreasonable not to share this joy with your fans.

After taking a photo of the Hoffman medal and certificate, Lu Zhou edited a scarf casually.

A bonus of 10,000 euros happened to be given out. Last time I drew ten Warwicks, this time I will draw ten apples.

After clicking send, Lu Zhou threw the phone on the bedside table, yawned, and turned over to sleep.