Chapter 979: An invitation to help in times of need
Although I figured out the ins and outs of the matter, it had no direct effect on improving Harold's current situation.
Unless he changes his research direction.
However, on the one hand, Harold was never willing to compromise due to academic strife.
On the other hand, he has spent too many sunk costs on the research of compact high-precision formats in the past few years, and has already made some plans.
If he changes his research direction at this time, it will indeed be a loss.
But if it continues like this, that is not an option.
Originally, Harold had already contacted a material manufacturing company and was preparing to make several display boards so that he could attend an industry report meeting in the field of energy and power.
As a result, I was stuck on the most basic qualifications to participate.
Of course, you can also spend some money to buy a ticket to attend this kind of conference.
But if you take this route to attend the meeting, you won't even be able to enter the infield.
You can only try your luck in the outermost hall.
He himself can choose to be a salty fish and it doesn't matter, but several students in the research group still need the opportunity to show their faces.
This is also what Harold is most worried about now.
If the first batch of students he brings cannot succeed, then his future reputation in the education world may not be guaranteed.
"Dong dong dong——"
"Dong dong dong——"
"..."
Matthew Sane knocked on the door several times in a row, but nothing happened. Not seeing Harold raise his head from behind the computer, he had no choice but to walk into the office:
"Professor...Professor?"
After being called twice in a row, Harold finally recovered from his loss and anger.
"Oh...Matthew..."
He gently rubbed the corners of his eyes that were a little sore due to lack of sleep in recent days:
"What's the matter? "
Although Matthew is Harold's first disciple, he is only a graduate student after all, and he doesn't know what happened recently.
I just think it's because my mentor has been busy doing scientific research recently and hasn't had a good rest.
“Professor, according to your request, I have summarized the main conclusions and core derivation process of our previous paper. Now even if they are all put on the same display board, it will not look too crowded... ..."
He said, putting the laptop tucked under his arm in front of Harold, and then opened the lid.
A vertical strip design is displayed on the screen.
Although there is a lot of content, it does not seem cluttered.
I even included a few pictures here and there.
It obviously took a lot of effort.
Seeing this scene, Harold's first reaction was even stunned.
Immediately afterwards, a flood of guilt swept through his heart.
“Alas...”
Harold sighed and wanted to tell the truth about the current situation, but for a moment he didn't know how to speak.
Should we just say, "Our meeting schedule may have to be cancelled, and all your preparations during this period will be in vain"?
That’s a bit too straightforward.
But if you don’t say it, this is not something that can be kept hidden forever...
In fact, Harold’s research was able to establish a project and obtain a start-up fund, which shows that At least someone is paying attention to this direction.
But the problem is that now he does not have a platform to publicize his results -
JCAS is only a very young journal from China after all.
And it’s still a hodgepodge.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is purely for academic circles.
This type of journal is rarely read by the business community.
Industry-related conferences are different.
Like the energy and power conference he wanted to attend, in addition to universities, the organizers were also well-known companies such as General Electric, Westinghouse, and Honeywell.
If you display your results above, you will have a high probability of being registered with these companies.
This is a good opportunity for him and the entire research team.
But the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
Harold even considered whether to spend his own money to buy an admission opportunity and take the students to see the world.
Moreover, the outfield is also a serious meeting venue after all.
Maybe he was attracted by some financial sponsor...
Mathew, who was standing opposite, saw Harold staring at the computer without speaking, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried. :
"Professor, this version of the plan...do you think there is anything that needs to be modified?"
The latter was so confused that he actually couldn't calm down and read the content carefully. In addition, his energy was a little lost, so he nodded almost mechanically:
"This is enough. ”
“The format of the exhibition board is to consider that a large number of viewers are just passing by, so simple elements such as pictures or keywords must be used to attract attention. ”
"As long as you can make people stop in your tracks, that's half the battle..."
Obviously, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Harold has begun to try to lower Matthew's psychological expectations. . In order to avoid too big a gap when the time comes.
And the effect of these words was immediate.
Matthew's eyes that had just lit up suddenly dimmed a lot:
"That...doesn't that mean the effect will be poor?"
Harold hesitated. After a moment, he gave a noncommittal answer:
"For a meeting like this, the most effective one is to go directly to the stage to give a report... But the number of places for this kind of opportunity is limited, and you basically have to be invited..."
In fact, as early as the beginning of last year, the United States The Aerospace Association asked him through private channels whether he would be interested in giving a report at the annual meeting in December.
But at the last moment before the formal invitation was sent out, the theme of the entire annual meeting changed.
And the report naturally ended in silence...
Harold realized that he seemed to be thinking of going far away again.
He told himself in his heart that recalling the past was of no use in planning now.
So he adjusted his mood and continued:
“However, as long as your research results are effective enough, there is always a chance of being noticed even if you set up an exhibition board in a crowded outdoor field. To..."
As Harold said, he moved his office chair back behind his monitor, habitually opened the browser, and prepared to take a look at today's email.
Seeing this, Matthew also buttoned up the computer, regained his energy, turned around and prepared to leave the office.
but.
At this moment.
Harold, who had just opened his mailbox, suddenly found an email from the official mailbox of Torch Group at the top of his inbox list.
As a researcher in the field of numerical computing, it is naturally impossible for him not to have heard of this Chinese company.
In terms of comprehensive performance, the calculation tool TORCH Multiphysics developed by it is still far ahead. Only a few competing products such as COMSOL can challenge in some subdivisions such as CFD.
In fact, Harold was already a loyal user of TORCH Multiphysics before joining Ohio State University.
So, he clicked on the email almost without thinking.
“Maybe it’s a recommended advertisement for the new version?”
While the page was loading, Harold still thought like this——
He knew that just next month, Torch The group will release the new TORCHMultiphysics software version 2.0.
The other party is even planning to use this as an excuse to hold a conference on numerical algorithms and computing science.
You must know that before this, although numerical calculation had been put into practical applications in many engineering fields, it was rarely regarded as an independent discipline in itself.
Therefore, a conference with such a theme, especially when the main organizer is an industry leader like Torch Group, naturally attracts a lot of attention.
However, there will be some overlap between the meeting time and the energy and power report, and China is too far away from Ohio, so Harold is just going to pay attention to the other party's communiqué and related conference papers afterwards.
However, the email loaded much faster than Harold expected.
In less than half a second, the content was displayed on the screen.
This is not an advertisement.
But a short invitation letter.
Ask him if he is interested in going to China as a special guest on March 30th and 31st to participate in the Numerical Algorithm and Computational Science Conference hosted by Torch Group.
If you are interested, you need to prepare an academic report of about 25-30 minutes in advance...
Harold's bloodshot eyes flashed with confusion.
At a certain moment, he even wondered if he hadn't had a good rest for too long and was hallucinating.
But the English letters on the computer screen are extremely clear, not like an illusory scene in a dream...
"Special guest..."
"Academic Report..."
"25-30 minutes..."
A few keywords made Harold dizzy.
"Matthew!"
He supported the table, closed his eyes and took several deep breaths in succession, and at the same time shouted out the door with the loudest voice.
At this time, Matthew had just left the office a few steps when he heard his name again and roared so loudly that he almost scared the laptop away.
He quickly took three steps at a time and returned to Harold's office:
"Professor?"
"It's an exhibition board... is there any problem?"
The latter waved his hand, and then motioned Matthew to sit on another chair next to him:
“Forget about Fxxking’s display board.”
Harold opened his eyes again, and the pain and confusion in his eyes had completely disappeared.
What is left is only a firm gaze:
"Our opportunity has come."
"Huh?"
Matthew is still a little bit tired Understand the situation.
"Let's work together to expand the content on the display board into an academic report."
"The content must be substantial enough..."
(End of this chapter)