From top student in college to scientific research powerhouse

Chapter 24 Just how powerful is this backing?

Li Jiaxin and others spoke for three consecutive days.

The special team at the R&D base also persisted in listening for three days.

Li Jiaxin felt dizzy from talking, but he felt he had gained a lot. Things that he hadn't quite understood before, he now understood after listening to the explanation.

The engineers in the 'special team' felt like their brains were about to explode.

The three most difficult parts are ones that many people haven't figured out.

Manual calculation of output values, approximate transformation, and verification of numerical approximation—the first two are relatively easy, as most people at least understand how they are done and where the difficulties lie.

Numerical convergence verification is something that very few people understand, and some can't even figure out the logical relationships.

After the explanation ended, the engineers all breathed a sigh of relief.

They also started discussing, "Isn't this just a set of data for verification? If we change the data, the method will be different again."

“I understand now. The method is different each time, so it has to be done manually, especially the final convergence verification, which I can’t do.”

"The data from one of our experiments needs to be verified dozens of times, right?"

"Anyway, my abilities are limited, so I definitely can't participate in this job."

"I'd rather stay cooped up in the lab..."

"..."

The next step is to hold a meeting to discuss it.

Shi Yaokun knew it would be difficult, but he had already bought the research methods, so what else could he do?
He forced himself to say, "Everyone has already heard about the method for improving the semiconductor model."

"It is indeed very complex and difficult, but what high-end research is not complex? Such an important model will be the focus of our next step of work."

"I've decided to appoint Li Jiaxin as the head of the research and development team..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Jiaxin immediately waved his hand and refused, "Team Leader Shi, I can't, I really can't!"

"Talking about it is fine, but doing it is not."

Shi Yaokun glared at him fiercely.

Li Jiaxin insisted on waving his hand innocently; he had no desire to take on the role of team leader.

The research is too difficult.

He was only now making sense of what Zhang Minghao had already said.

What if we change the data set?
Let alone three days, it would take a week or even half a month to do it!
He quickly said, "Team Leader Shi, it's too much of you to do such an important job. I've already told you everything I know; I don't know any more than you do..."

Shi Yaokun blushed deeply after being rebuked by a single sentence.

He doesn't know anything!
Li Jiaxin talked for three days, and he listened for three days, but he still didn't understand it at all.

Shi Yaokun said with a dark face, "Let's not talk about the team leader first. We need to form a research and development team. The members of the research and development team will receive a work allowance every month."

"Everyone is welcome to sign up..."

Although the amount of the work allowance wasn't mentioned, it must be several thousand yuan a month.

After he finished speaking, no one volunteered.

Shi Yaokun called out several names, but all of them declined, saying, "Team Leader Shi, I still have a lot of work to do."

"I really don't have time for research and development!"

"I can't do it, my abilities are limited, I still don't understand how that final approximation is calculated..."

No one wants to join the crew!

No one present was a fool. The difficulty of perfecting a semiconductor model is so high that the research and development progress will definitely be very slow. If people say that you are not capable, it is better not to join the team.

In addition, my original work will definitely be affected after joining the R&D team.

What if someone else takes my job?
Will there be any seats left if I go back?

Shi Yaokun felt overwhelmed by everyone's reactions, but what could he do?

The research has been purchased!

Should we just leave it unused?

The buyout is not indefinite; the contract stipulates that the other party can publish their findings after five years.

They bought it and did their own research and development, hoping to improve the model more quickly.

The initial idea was to refine the model in three months, and then use the model to perform calculations on various types of semiconductor substrates, which would enable a breakthrough in semiconductor manufacturing technology.

In the technical field, time is more important than anything else!

They can't even set up a research and development team yet, so how can they talk about completing it in three months...?

"Should we look for that PhD student again?"

Shi Yaokun pondered for a moment, then sighed, "Should we ask them? Maybe they have a solution?"

……

After studying the materials for several days, Zhang Minghao gained a certain understanding of visual light perception models.

He tried out "Correct Perception".

you can!

"The direction is correct!"

"Combining visual light-sensing models with optical metamaterials theory can achieve stealth technology!"

This conclusion is very significant.

If "Correct Perception" indicates a correct direction, then following that direction in research and development is the right path.

The research and development uses the 'optical metamaterials theory' rather than actual optical metamaterials, which means that a large amount of research and development investment is not required, and the 'path' will not be too far.

"It should rely on visual design, combined with materials that have weak optical metamaterial properties."

"Theoretical construction and design, then research and transformation..."

"How?"

Zhang Minghao shook his head thoughtfully, realizing that research problems couldn't be solved in a short time.

……

Monday evening, a large classroom on the west side of a teaching building.

Zhang Minghao is about to take on a challenging job—a teaching assistant, or teaching assistant for short, Xue Kun's teaching assistant.

After giving some instructions, Xue Kun let Zhang Minghao go first.

This is a professional elective course, a large course open to the entire Faculty of Science. The course is called "Atomic and Molecular Physics," and nearly two hundred students have enrolled.

Zhang Minghao's job was to take attendance and then give a brief introduction to the course.

The formal classes will now be taught by Xue Kun.

"I am the teaching assistant for this course. Like you, I am also a student, a doctoral student."

Zhang Minghao stood on the podium and gave a friendly self-introduction, even writing his name on the blackboard. "You can call me Teacher Zhang or Senior Zhang."

"Feel free to ask me any questions about the course, and of course, any other questions too, whether I answer them or not depends on my mood..."

A burst of laughter erupted in the classroom. Zhang Minghao was still a little nervous as he entered the classroom, after all, it was his first time being a teacher.

Teaching assistants are also teachers.

After making a few lighthearted remarks, the tension gradually dissipated, and he got into the formal procedure, "Now let's take attendance and draw lots."

"If someone is absent and is called out by name again, it's just bad luck."

It's impossible to call roll for a large class of over two hundred people; it's just a matter of calling on a few people symbolically.

He held up the student list and shouted—

"Wang Linyan!"

"To!"

"Yu Gang!"

"here!"

"Ke Jieping!"

"arrive……"

After calling out a few names, he suddenly wondered if he could try using "Correct Perception"?
I tried it, and it really worked!

"Correct Perception" can help confirm whether the student who answered "present" is indeed the person in question.

Wu Xiaodong!

"To!"

A voice answered from the front row, but "Correct Perception" gave a negative response.

Zhang Minghao stopped, looked up at the front row, and asked, "Has Wu Xiaodong arrived?"

"To!"

The one who spoke was a boy in the second row; he had small eyes, was chubby, and looked very honest.

Zhang Minghao chuckled. He stepped down from the podium, looked at the other person, and asked, "Your name is Wu Xiaodong?"

The other students also looked over, "Isn't that Zhou Jie?"

"It's him!"

"I got caught helping with roll call... How did the teacher know?"

"Do you know Wu Xiaodong?"

Those who knew Jay Chou started whispering among themselves.

Zhou Jie, his face flushed red, still tried to explain, "No, I misheard you."

Zhang Minghao asked with a smile, "What's your name?"

"Zhou Jie".

"Listen more carefully next time, Wu Xiaodong and Zhou Jie's voices are very different."

Zhang Minghao walked back with a laugh.

He admired the other party's loyalty, and if the other party insisted that he was Wu Xiaodong, he would simply pretend that he did not know.

Unfortunately, the other party did not persist.

Zhou Jie felt embarrassed in front of his classmates and muttered to himself in annoyance, "What's so great about a teaching assistant!"

After roll call, Xue Kun arrived.

Zhang Minghao sat to one side and listened to a basic physics lesson.

He wasn't learning the knowledge; he was observing the teaching methods.

It was a worthwhile lesson.

However, he still felt that the teaching methods should be taught in more professional classrooms.

Xue Kun is really bad at teaching. He just stands on the stage and keeps talking without interacting with the students.

Many students were drowsy.

After class, the students left the classroom one after another, and Zhou Jie was one of them.

He was still feeling embarrassed during roll call, and when he got back to the dorm he told his roommates, "I was so ashamed today!"

"For some reason, that young teaching assistant seemed to know that I wasn't Wu Xiaodong."

My roommates just listened and laughed; after all, it was just a roll call.

Jay Chou was still very upset.

He opened his browser and searched for 'Zhang Minghao' to see if he could find more information.

PhD student?
What's your major and year of study? How did you end up as a teaching assistant?

The search results page showed many links, and the top results were all for the same news article—

"The Academic Investigation Committee has determined that Zhang Minghao, a doctoral student in the Department of Physics, was involved in falsifying experimental data and academic papers. Donggang University has decided to expel him from the university!"

Zhou Jie paused for a moment, then immediately called to his roommate, "Look! Isn't that him?"

Several people gathered around.

"Removal from office, isn't that the same as dismissal? And it's also named Zhang Minghao, so it can't be the same person, right?"

"What a coincidence! It's impossible."

"Even with the news from February, it's impossible for them to enroll so quickly after being expelled..."

"Who knows? Let's check!"

The group immediately began searching, demonstrating the immense power of the internet.

Someone found the list of doctoral students admitted to the Physics Department of Jiangzhou University in March, and Zhang Minghao's name was on it, with his age listed as '23 years old'.

Someone found the Weibo post, which contained a lot of negative discussions, using the 'Zhang Minghao's experimental data fabrication' to expand criticism of domestic doctoral education.

Most importantly, someone found the webpage for the Electromagnetic Engineering Laboratory at Donggang University.

On the laboratory's website, Zhang Minghao's photo is still posted in the "Faculty Profiles and Doctoral List" section.

The Electromagnetic Engineering Laboratory is a university-level unit, and its website is merely symbolic; no one maintains it at all.

Zhang Minghao's academic performance was outstanding. In addition, he was young and good-looking, so he was chosen as a representative of doctoral students and his image was posted on the website, where it has been kept ever since.

"it's him!"

Zhou Jie exclaimed excitedly, "He cheated on his experiment, dropped out of school, and now he's come to our school!"

Everyone else was also stunned.

It really is!
He was expelled from Donggang University for falsifying experimental data in February, but enrolled at Jiangzhou University in March to continue his doctoral studies.
"Just how powerful is their backing?"

"Amazing! Absolutely amazing!"

"They must have a powerful background, they're not ordinary people, their academic fraud must be serious, right? And all they did was transfer to another school..."

(End of this chapter)