Research starts with PhD students

Chapter 201 Equipment support? Ownership dispute, radioactive issues of strong split

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!"

"Vice Principal Zhang, you misunderstood. I was talking about He Ronghua. This guy made mistakes when entering data during experiments, and he even came to deceive me!"

"Guess what he just said?!"

"He said our lab received a project worth over 100 million yuan. Is that funny? I was almost pissed off..."

Zhang Qiu Sheng also knew it was a misunderstanding, but anyone would feel somewhat uncomfortable if they were pointed at and told to "get out".

He walked into the office with his hands behind his back and looked at He Ronghua, who was looking down. He patted the other's shoulder encouragingly before turning around to look at Yao Qiming. "Director Yao, I see, you have been at ease for too long!"

"The mentality is not good, and the judgment is not good!"

"What Xiao He said is right. Your laboratory has indeed received a project worth over 100 million yuan. I am here to talk about this."

"what?"

Yao Qiming was completely confused.

This was exactly the feeling Zhang Qiu Sheng wanted. He raised his eyebrows and felt much better immediately, because he had the same reaction when he heard the news. "I mean, your lab has received a project worth over 100 million yuan. The school has received the news, and the Science and Technology Department has directly approved it. That's amazing!"

"what?"

Yao Qiming's mind went blank and he didn't know how to react.

He moved closer and asked, "Vice Principal Zhang, is that true?" He looked at He Ronghua again, his eyes seeming to say that the two of them were deceiving him.

Zhang Qiu cursed in his heart in anger, and emphasized two words, "Really!"

"Professor Zhang Shuo applied for it. Don't you believe it?"

"The Science and Technology Department has approved it directly. The funds will arrive soon. Many people will come to tell you later."

Yao Qiming looked at Zhang Qiu Sheng carefully, and it took him a long time to believe what he said.

He was a little confused for a moment, feeling like he had never even bought a lottery ticket, and then he won the grand prize.

"is that true?"

"Professor Zhang Shuo applied in the name of the Electromagnetic Laboratory?"

"I have heard him say that, but it's so fake."

This is repeated confirmation.

Zhang Qiu Sheng was unwilling to explain any further. Later, Yang Zhengkun, Xiao Hai and Zhou Gang from the School of Physics came over and helped Yao Qiming confirm the matter.

At this time, Zhou Gang announced a new appointment.

"Professor Yao, the director of the Electromagnetic Laboratory will be given to Zhang Shuo, and you will serve as the deputy director for the time being."

"I still need to talk to Professor Zhang Shuo about the project."

"Let's go there together."

Yao Qiming did not show any unhappiness and he happily accepted the demotion to deputy director.

The electromagnetics laboratory is a school-level teaching supporting experimental institution, and the laboratory director is just a position. There is no scientific research environment at all, and the laboratory also has to pay attention to a lot of teaching work.

In terms of salary, it is just a little more subsidy, and it doesn’t mean much in terms of job level.

What Yao Qiming is more concerned about is whether he can participate in a project worth over 100 million yuan.

If you can participate in the project, it would be great even if you are an ordinary researcher.

A group of people went to find Zhang Shuo.

The building of the High Court was already bustling with activity. Zhang Qiu Sheng went to find Yao Qiming, and Liu Jianchao came to the High Court office building. Because the project funding information issued by the Science and Technology Department included two units, the one at the front was the Source Point Theory Research Office of the Institute of Advanced Studies.

The electromagnetics laboratory is at the back, and generally speaking, the ones at the back are less important.

Other people who heard the news also came, including researchers from the High Court such as Tan Yongming, and people in the administrative field such as Wang Duoju.

Everyone is talking about project issues. The content of the project is no longer important; what is important is the amount of funding.

That’s 100 million!
Tan Youming considered himself a very calm person, but he still couldn't hold himself together, mainly because the situation was too magical.

A project worth one hundred million yuan, approved directly by the Science and Technology Department, so it was approved directly?
He kept emphasizing to Liu Jianchao, "Zhang Shuo is a researcher at the High Court, and the main applicant is the Office of Source Point Theory. This project should belong to the School of Mathematics."

"Another thing is that there is nothing in the electromagnetics office. It is just an empty shell."

"They don't even have a researcher!"

When Tan Youming was complaining, he heard a questioning voice from outside, "Who said there is no?!"

Doorway.

Zhou Gang, Xiao Hai and Yang Haifeng, three academicians from the School of Physics, came together.

Xiao Hai pulled Yao Qiming to the front and said, "Tan Youming, I don't like what you said. The Electromagnetic Laboratory is also a serious scientific research unit, and Director Yao is a formal researcher."

"There are four associate researchers in the lab. How can you say there is no one?"

Tan Youming immediately said in dissatisfaction, "Old Xiao Hai, everyone knows what happened in the electromagnetic laboratory. What's the point of you denying it here?"

"The problem is that the Electromagnetic Laboratory is also the project applicant." Zhou Gang said immediately.

"The Source Office is the most important." Tan Youming looked at Zhang Shuo and said, "You still want to grab the project, what's wrong? This is Zhang Shuo's project."

"of course not."

"We are also here to talk about the project."

"Professor Zhang Shuo, please don't be offended. We are just here to ask..."

Several people talked together and looked at Tan Youming with dissatisfaction.

In fact, what they are fighting for is the ownership of the project, or more precisely, which college the project belongs to.

The Science and Technology Department directly approved that projects with funding of over 100 million yuan have too many benefits. Just putting a project name in the college will make it look very impressive.

What's more, it also involves the issue of the personnel involved in the project.

The School of Mathematics and the School of Physics both want to compete for it.

Zhang Shuo interrupted the argument and said, "It is not applied in the name of the Source Point Theory Research Office and the Electromagnetic Laboratory. The High School is responsible for researching theories and analyzing data, while the Electromagnetic Laboratory is mainly responsible for conducting experiments. It is fine if the project is jointly applied for by the two colleges."

He knew why they were arguing.

One is the issue of project ownership, which also involves the issue of the personnel involved in the project.

A project with a funding of over 100 million yuan cannot have only a few researchers. It is easy to have a project staff of dozens of people. There are many benefits to joining a large project for research.

For example, by participating in the latest and most cutting-edge experiments, you can easily achieve results.

No matter in which research field of physics, there are many scholars who hope to participate in large research projects.

The Institute of High Energy Physics has always wanted to build a super-large particle collider, but it is precisely because of participating in higher-intensity experiments that there are no more results and discoveries.

If a certain scientific research environment is not achieved, scholars will have no way to display their own abilities.

For example, big projects do not lack funds.

Finally, completing top-notch research with a major project will be a great achievement on your resume.

This is the case with the famous "two bombs and one satellite". The scientific researchers who participated in the project and left their names can be said to have made great contributions to the country's rejuvenation.

No matter how small the contribution is, just saying that you have participated in the research and development of the two bombs and one satellite can be considered an honor.

All decision-making power lies in Zhang Shuo's hands.

Zhang Shuo didn't want to hear about their controversial project, so he said directly, "For now, we just have some news. We'll talk about it after the project funds are approved and the initial equipment is shipped over."

"equipment?"

Xiao Hai was stunned for a moment, "Will the Science and Technology Department still provide equipment support?"

Zhang Shuo said, "It's not the Science and Technology Department, it's a cooperative unit. The Science and Technology Department is helping to coordinate."

He didn't explain too much, but Xiao Hai understood a lot.

He originally thought that the Center for Condensed Matter Physics Research and related laboratories would be the biggest beneficiaries. The Electromagnetism Laboratory had nothing, and any basic or advanced experiments had to be conducted in their laboratories.

Now Zhang Shuo said that the Science and Technology Department will coordinate the equipment to be delivered directly by the cooperative institutions, which means that the electromagnetic laboratory will develop rapidly.

The project is not that closely related to their two laboratories.

Zhang Qiu Sheng, Zhou Gang and others also understood and felt very satisfied.

The core experiments are completed by the electromagnetic laboratory, so there must be a lot of equipment in the early stage, which also represents the support of the superiors for the project.

Coupled with Zhang Shuo's personal influence, it is also possible to foresee that the electromagnetic laboratory will quickly develop into a national scientific research institution.

Zhang Qiu Sheng, Deng Jianchao and Zhou Gang have even begun to consider planning applications.

In terms of laboratory development, the school and the province will consider providing support. A national laboratory can greatly enhance the scientific research and talent training capabilities of universities.

……

Xiao Hai, Zhou Gang and Yang Haifeng walked out of the high court building together.

Yang Haifeng sighed, "Today is like a dream, such a big project."

"I didn't care about anything, but I still came across such a big project."

"Zhang Shuo actually managed to apply for it." Zhou Gang also exclaimed, "It's amazing!"

Xiao Hai shook his head. "I still can't figure out why the Science and Technology Department would support such a theoretical verification project?"

"You may not know this, but I've talked to Zhang Shuo before. His theoretical verification project requires a lot of funding, but it's very difficult to apply for it, or basically impossible."

“The fundamental force relationship model is not an internationally recognized theory, at least not for now.”

"Even if it is an internationally recognized theory, it is usually led by the Academy of Sciences, and the project is applied for after demonstration."

“Projects directly approved by the Science and Technology Department are generally directly related to applications.”

"Theoretical verification..."

Xiao Hai said and shook his head.

Yang Haifeng said, "Maybe it's because of Zhang Shuo himself, or maybe it's because of the innovative theory."

"In the field of physics theory, there is almost no influence in the country, so it makes sense that the superiors would consider giving support."

What Yang Haifeng meant was 'supporting the development of new areas'.

The country's scientific and technological level in various fields can be said to be no worse than that of other countries, but there is still a big gap in the research of basic subjects.

Not to mention physical theory.

In the direction of physical theory, domestic scholars study foreign theories, including string theory, standard model of particles, cosmology, etc.

Zhang Shuo developed a completely new theory with sophisticated mathematical proofs, and was able to use it to establish a completely new theoretical system.

This is a remarkable achievement.

Even if it is just a physical theory and it still cannot be verified after investing a lot of money, it is no big deal.

String theory cannot be verified either.

The standard model of particles was completed by the whole world together, and it is still not perfect. In the past decade or so, there have been no major breakthroughs in theory or experiment.

Xiao Hai and Zhou Gang both felt that what Yang Haifeng said made sense, and this made sense.

Zhou Gang concluded, "After this project is approved, the electromagnetics laboratory will definitely have great development, and the project research will continue for a long time."

“The School of Physics will definitely give full support, but the research needs to be done step by step.”

“Whether the theory is correct or not is not a big deal, but if we conduct cutting-edge experiments, we will definitely make some new discoveries…”

This is what cutting-edge physics research is like.

Even if the theory is incorrect, there will be some discoveries because it is a new experiment.

Even if there are no new discoveries, after investing a lot of manpower and funds, there will be improvements in experimental technology, which is also an achievement.

This is why many people are scrambling to join the most cutting-edge research projects.

……

soon.

Those who pay attention to the project will realize how much importance the Science and Technology Department attaches to the project.

Just one week later, several high-tech devices were delivered.

The equipment was moved into an empty room in the electromagnetics laboratory by delivery personnel, and professional technicians subsequently came to install and debug the equipment.

These devices come from the Physics Center of the Institute of High Energy Physics, the Superconductivity Laboratory of the Academy of Sciences, and the Magnetic Research Office of the Capital Basic Science Center.

High-tech equipment cannot be used once it is delivered; it requires a series of installation and debugging.

After the installation and debugging is completed, it is necessary to carry out modifications according to specific needs.

This requires Zhang Shuo to make the decision.

Zhang Shuo contacted the school to coordinate and allocated half of the laboratory building for use in the project, while the remaining part continued to be used as classrooms for students.

At the same time, it was decided to build a special large laboratory behind the laboratory building of the Institute of Electronics.

Then we started to transform the experimental equipment.

This involves the direction of further experiments, which had actually been planned a long time ago, but some equipment and devices are still lacking. He discussed this with others and made a list of requirements.

After submitting it to the Science and Technology Department, we just have to wait for the equipment and devices to be delivered.

Zhang Shuo is still very much looking forward to the experiment.

Now that the source point theory has been verified, the minimum basic force relationship framework exists, but further research is also very important.

The relationship between electromagnetic force and gravity is the best experimental research direction.

However, when the experiment reaches a certain stage, the demand for further experiments will become high. While waiting for the delivery of equipment and devices, Zhang Shuo still felt very free. He took the time to care about Luo Yongjun and Li Weihua's NS equation demonstration research and found that the two people completed it very well. Later, he suddenly thought of a research that must be done.

Strong force separation between the fundamental particles of the atomic nucleus.

This is a follow-up study of the "strong force splitting". The previous study split the basic particles, namely protons and neutrons, into quarks, and studied the strong force that forms particles between quarks.

Subsequent research will demonstrate the binding force of fundamental particles within the atomic nucleus.

A stable atomic nucleus contains protons and neutrons, and the binding force between protons and neutrons is also strong.

This research can be said to be a supplement and extension of strong splitting. The mathematical proof is relatively simple, but it lacks experimental support.

The reason why previous research has an experimental basis is that the experiments in previous lives are recorded in the mind, but new directions have no experimental basis.

There are direct benefits to research as well.

For example, mathematical arguments are easier and can use some of the content of previous arguments.

For example, even if the demonstration is not completed, it is clear that the binding force of protons and neutrons in the nucleus requires a lower electromagnetic field strength for "splitting", because the binding force of quarks to form basic particles must be much stronger than that of protons and neutrons.

Of course there are disadvantages.

For example, there is no experimental basis.

For example, the splitting of atomic nuclei will be closer to nuclear fission reaction. In other words, elements with radioactive properties may be more likely to undergo "nuclear fission reaction".

On this basis, the nuclear fission reaction that occurs in simple experiments may produce radioactivity.

"Radioactivity, it's a real headache."

"So, conducting experiments is difficult and risky, but basic research is also important. At least we need to complete the demonstration..."

Zhang Shuo thought about it and shook his head, "No matter what, this part must be completed first."

(End of this chapter)