From top student in college to scientific research powerhouse

Chapter 23 Keep going! You can do it!
[Academic Reputation: -168]

[Upgrade Requirement: Academic Reputation: 1000]

The data comparison is obvious.

Zhang Minghao looked him up and down and felt that he had some understanding of 'academic reputation'.

"Academic reputation shouldn't represent the number of people with 'negative impressions,' or being seen by so many people in the news..."

"Negative 168, the value is too low."

"Therefore, academic reputation should still be limited to the influence within academic circles."

The impact of falsifying experimental data is certainly negative, and we should also 'thank' that video and Donggang University.

Now, when publishing a new paper, it's important to pay close attention to factors such as weekly attention levels and evaluations by professional scholars. This can help determine the correlation between the paper's impact and its academic reputation.

The challenges in upgrading the system are academic reputation and physical assessment values.

The next morning, I continued exercising.

After exercising in the mornings for a while, my physical fitness has indeed improved. I can now run several laps around the track, and my physical strength has made significant progress.

After breakfast, the system refreshed with a new notification—

[Body +1.]

[Body: 61.]

Hard work pays off!
The body's sensations were reflected in the system's numerical values, and the training effect was indeed very obvious.

"Exercising only in the morning is not very effective."

"The improvement is very slow..."

"How can I improve faster? Also, what are the criteria for physical assessment?"

Zhang Minghao felt that it should be an assessment of health level and overall condition, rather than simply physical strength.

Being robust does not necessarily mean being healthy.

Some fitness enthusiasts or boxers use high-protein diets to build muscle over a long period of time, which does make them look very strong and powerful.

However, it doesn't necessarily mean it's healthy.

He thought of another question: "If my physical health score is above 60, I shouldn't have any major illnesses, right?"

"Cancer may not initially show any outward symptoms, but bodily indicators may drop significantly?"

This idea is so reassuring.

If your body's health metrics reflect your 'health level,' you won't have to worry about not knowing you have any serious illnesses.

Of course, there's no need to worry about cancer...

Recalling her experience of being ill in her past life, her feelings suddenly became much more complicated.

Go to class, "Marxism and Contemporary Times".

Zhang Minghao found a seat on the edge; few people were willing to sit in the front row for similar public lectures.

"You're here!"

A shout came from the aisle next door. Ma Yan stood to the side with his books in his arms, then plopped down in the seat next to him.

He had barely sat down when he leaned in and whispered gossip, "There's some news, did you know?"

"One of our doctoral students made 500 million yuan selling his research findings!"

"——??"

Zhang Minghao was stunned for a moment.

The rumor that 185 million has become 500 million is really that outrageous.
Ma Yan continued energetically, "It seems he's from the physics department. He's a true academic genius, a research prodigy!"

"Those at the Institute of Optics, working under Academician Tan Yanming—only Academician Tan could produce such geniuses. It's a pity Professor Xue is in the Electromagnetism Lab..."

"By the way, you and Teacher Xue have known each other for a long time, so we have a good future together, right?"

Zhang Minghao didn't know what to say, so he just managed to reply, "Teacher Xue is a very nice person."

Ma Yan pursed his lips, "Teacher Xue is fine too. Anyway, there are only two of us students, so there are fewer people and they'll pay more attention to us."

"Last time, Professor Xue said that we would enter the laboratory next year, so we still need to lay the foundation this year."

"Do you think we could do it sooner?"

"I really want to get in as soon as possible, so I can start researching earlier and achieve results and publish papers sooner..."

"I'm prepared to work 24/7 in the lab, and I'm aiming to publish an SCI paper within two years!"

As he spoke, he curled the corners of his mouth and kept glancing at Zhang Minghao.

Zhang Minghao is his competitor.

He felt depressed after his experience last Friday, feeling like he wasn't being valued, and he resolved to prove himself better.

In the past few days, he has been reading books and materials to enrich himself with knowledge.

Zhang Minghao glanced at Ma Yan, wondering if he should mention that the PhD student who was selling research results, as mentioned by the other party, was right beside him.
Furthermore, he has already entered the laboratory and has been assigned a special 'workstation'.

In addition, he has an applied mathematics paper that is about to be published, and it is in SIC Zone 2, T2 level.

Forget it...

He shook his head, patted Ma Yan on the shoulder, and said, "Keep going, you can do it!"

Ma Yan stared blankly, his mouth agape, completely unprepared for Zhang Minghao's reaction.

Shouldn't you also share your thoughts and plans?

Let's compare them?
……

After class, I went to the laboratory workshop.

Zhang Minghao started looking at the materials again. Learning is endless, and the more he learned, the more he realized how ignorant he was.

He has a pretty good understanding of metamaterials.

Yesterday, I talked with Professor Sun Wen about optical metamaterials, which is indeed a very interesting field, especially when it comes to 'visual invisibility' and 'invisibility cloaks'.

That's awesome! He also hopes to verify his ideas about the "correct perception" judgment.

Once you have a certain understanding of the research content, you can make the correct judgment directly. He already has a certain understanding of the fundamentals of optical metamaterials.

For a visual light-sensing model, you should visit the Institute of Micro-Nano Optics!
Zhang Minghao went to the Institute of Optics and happened to run into Sun Wen on the first floor.

He immediately explained his purpose: "Professor Sun, I would like to learn about visual perception model design."

"What I talked about yesterday, the stealth technology, is very interesting."

Sun Wen was delighted to hear this and immediately took Zhang Minghao to the office to get the documents.

In the research and development of stealth technology, she felt that she and Zhang Minghao were kindred spirits.

By combining optical metamaterials with visual light-sensing model design, true visual invisibility can be achieved.

What a great idea!
Zhang Minghao was only interested and wanted to learn some information, but she was actually able to conduct research...

Sun Wen glanced upstairs as she thought about it.

Funding is a big problem!
When it comes to optical metamaterials, the required funding easily increases several times, or even dozens of times, and it will definitely be a large-scale research project. So where will the funding come from?

There's a stingy director above me!
Difficult!

Zhang Minghao obtained a lot of information from Sun Wen, all of which were related to the visual light perception model design project.

He also searched and downloaded several relevant research papers from abroad.

Then, let's learn!
For others, what they see is a huge pile of obscure and complex information that would give them a headache just by looking at it.

Zhang Minghao, on the other hand, thought it was a huge feast, partly because he was genuinely interested.

Secondly, absorbing the content can also help improve your thinking!
Improving your thinking skills will make you smarter and boost your IQ.

That's incredibly attractive!

……

Qualcomm City, a new microelectronics and semiconductor R&D base.

A special team of more than 20 top engineers is listening to Li Jiaxin and two others explain the research methods for semiconductor models.

After a morning of speaking, everyone in the audience felt completely overwhelmed.

Li Jiaxin's level of expertise is already very high in the research base.

Others are not as good as him, but it's hard to say they are better.

Semiconductor modeling research methods fall under the category of computational physics. Physics and mathematics are directly related, and the research involves computational mathematics, numerical analysis, complexity analysis, and so on.

This requires an extremely high level of mathematical ability.

The headache that Li Jiaxin felt also gave headaches to the people listening to his explanation.

The first part is the 'manual calculation' part of the algorithm's output data, which involves jumpy steps that are impossible to understand directly.

Li Jiaxin explained things step by step, but the basic content was just fixed output data.

If a different set of data is used, some parts need to be re-analyzed, as there is no fixed analysis method.

Just like math olympiad problems, each problem needs to be studied individually to solve it; there is no fixed solution method.

If you can't figure out a solution, you might spend a day or even several days trying to solve it.

This is where the problem lies.

"The manual calculation part, the method isn't universal, is it?" Shi Yaokun also realized, "Do we have to specifically study it every time we substitute data?"

Li Jiaxin nodded, "That's why they said they need highly skilled personnel."

Shi Yaokun frowned and continued to ask, "Are there any other difficulties?"

"Two parts."

"Part of it is an 'approximate' transformation, which is slightly simpler than this."

"There is also the final 'numerical convergence verification'."

Li Jiaxin pursed his lips and said, "...Ten times harder than this!"

Shi Yaokun was stunned.

From Li Jiaxin's words, one can tell just how difficult it is to perfect the model.

There are methods.

But it's too difficult!

It would require a large number of highly skilled individuals to conduct continuous research and analysis, and the time required is uncertain.

Maybe a year?
It might take years to resolve!

High-caliber talent commands high salaries, and when combined with other expenses, the cost of perfecting the model becomes too high.

Shi Yaokun frowned, pondering as he asked, "Is it possible that the other party gave us a difficult method, and he also has an easier one...?"

"impossible!"

Li Jiaxin immediately shook his head, "We discussed it on the way back. In the whole process of improving the model, there is no repetition in the steps. It is just three steps: analyzing data, approximate conversion of values, and verification of convergence."

"The process is clear, but the difficulty lies in the numerical analysis, transformation, and approximation verification. However, because it is a perfect process, there can be no errors, so it must be calculated this way."

Shi Yaokun's brows furrowed.

He realized he might have made a mistake; buying research methods was not the problem in itself.

The issue is……

They underestimated the difficulty of the research and overestimated the capabilities of the research and development base.

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