Chapter 313 Candidates for Academician
"In terms of personnel and equipment, it will be more troublesome for Mr. Peng and Professor Han."
"If you have any questions, you can contact me by phone or email. If it's more urgent, you can also contact my driver Zheng Hai directly. He can contact me directly."
After chatting for a while and arranging some things, Xu Chuan also got up and left.
After all, the controllable nuclear fusion project has just been established, and both parties are very busy and have a lot to do.
Peng Hongxi nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, even though I am a bad old man who is already eighty, I can still do something."
Xu Chuan smiled and said: "Mr. Peng, you are getting stronger with age, and you are no weaker than you were back then."
Peng Hongxi laughed and said: "Go and do your work. I can do odd jobs, but I can't help you much. The burden of the controllable nuclear fusion project still falls on your shoulders."
Here, Xu Chuan is busy working on the controllable nuclear fusion project.
On the other side of the country, in the capital, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering, which belong to the National Academy of Sciences, are holding meetings and doing intense work.
After a gap of two years, the election campaign for academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering has started again.
For Chinese people, academician is the highest honorary title a scientist or scholar can receive, and it is also one of the symbols of authority in China's science and technology community.
The selection of academicians requires candidates to have made outstanding academic achievements in the fields of natural sciences, engineering technology, agricultural sciences, medicine and health. You are also required to have a doctoral degree or research results equivalent to a doctoral degree, and have made outstanding contributions in your own research field.
Of course, there must be no problem with these basic conditions for scientists or scholars who can be nominated for the academician selection list.
To borrow a sentence from Mr. Mei Yiqi:
"The so-called great man does not mean a building, but a master."
In today's education system, academicians can also have an approximate understanding.
In the working bureau office of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Director Wen Hongwen, who is responsible for the recent selection of academicians, is looking through the list in his hand.
Whether it is for him, the Chinese Academy of Sciences or the entire country of China, the biennial election of academicians of the two academies is undoubtedly one of the most important things in the country, and it also involves the attention of countless people. and gaze.
While Wen Hongwen was busy working, there was a few knocks on the office door, and then an old man walked in slowly.
Wen Hongwen raised his head and saw the old man in front of him. He put down the pen in his hand and stood up to greet him with a smile.
After personally pouring a cup of tea for the visitor in front of him, he smiled and said: "Why is Mr. Pan free to come to my place today?"
Pan Deming took the tea cup and took a sip, and said: "What else can I do for you?"
Hearing this, Wen Hongwen smiled and asked, "Is it about Professor Xu?"
Pan Deming sighed and said nothing.
The biennial academician selection event is a grand event for both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering, but it is also a headache.
For a superpower with a population of more than 1.4 billion, academicians represent not only glory and authority, but also various scientific research resources and connections.
In many places in China, an academician represents a discipline or even a school. The flow of academicians will also drive the flow of resources across the discipline. Its significance to the university involves all aspects and is difficult to summarize simply.
In other words, in China, as long as you get the title of academician, it means multiple gains in power, status, reputation, and resources; it also means that you can go anywhere in the country.
Therefore, at this time, for the limited number of places, candidates who are qualified to nominate academicians and even the factions and connections behind them will compete for it.
It is common for people to turn against each other and expose each other's shortcomings. Sometimes, they even forge materials to frame each other.
Opposite us, Wen Hongwen smiled nonchalantly, reached out and picked up a piece of material from the table, handed it to Pan Deming, and said, "Mr. Pan, why don't you take a look at this first?"
Pan Deming glanced at Wen Hongwen, took the materials and started reading them.
[List of candidates for the 14th academician election of the Department of Energy and Mining Engineering in 2019]
[Li Ning, Huaguo Petroleum and Natural Gas Co., Ltd. Exploration and Development Research Institute]
【Shu Biaoyin, Huaguo Huaneng Group Co., Ltd.,.】
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[Xu Chuan,.] On the candidate list, a familiar name caught Pan Deming's eyes.
He raised his head, looked at Wen Hongwen, and asked in surprise: "He has also been nominated for the Academy of Engineering?"
Wen Hongwen nodded with a smile and said: "Mr. Pan should have heard about the "Nuclear Energy Beta Radiation Energy Concentration and Conversion into Electric Energy" project that was jointly recommended by several big names in the nuclear energy and battery fields and was accepted in June this year. This technology can It is said to liberate the productivity of nuclear power to the greatest extent.”
After a pause, he continued: "So it's not just our side that has a headache, the Engineering Academy has the same problem."
Hearing this, Pan Deming smiled instead and said: "Is this the first time in history that he was selected for the candidate list of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering in the same year?"
Wen Hongwen nodded and said: "Yes, so this matter is quite troublesome. The nomination of academicians of both academies, plus his age is still so"
Regarding this year's academician selection, neither the Academy of Engineering nor the Chinese Academy of Sciences expected such a situation to occur.
For the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor Xu’s selection is a sure thing.
After all, the Nobel Prize and the Fields Medal, the two world's top awards, are so dazzling.
From the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem to the Xu-Hodge conjecture, from the extended application of the Xu-Weyl-Berry theorem to the discovery of sterile neutrinos, this big man’s achievements can be said to be enough to impress other scholars if you pick any one. Nominated for being elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
On the other hand, for the Academy of Engineering, the achievements of this big man cannot be underestimated.
The artificial SEI film solved the problem of lithium dendrites and allowed China's lithium battery industry to take off directly and lead the world.
The "Nuclear Energy Beta Radiation Energy Concentration and Conversion into Electric Energy" project solves the problem of nuclear waste. It not only greatly relieves the pressure on energy, but also exchanges a variety of scarce technologies and equipment for the country from other countries.
For the Energy and Mining Engineering Department under the Academy of Engineering, whether it is the lithium dendrite problem or the nuclear waste problem, any one of them is enough for nomination.
Therefore, several big names in the nuclear energy and battery fields jointly recommended this big guy.
But now, they are the ones having a headache.
After listening to Wen Hongwen's words and seeing this material, Pan Deming felt relieved.
He took a sip from the tea cup and sighed with a smile: "Before, we were still arguing about whether to let him be selected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences this year. Some people thought that he was too young and could wait a few more years, or that he should wait a few more years. Think about it after you turn thirty.”
"After all, even Academician Lu, the youngest academician in China who was elected in 2003, was 38 when he was elected, but he is only 23 years old and will not be 24 until the end of this year. Many people are not interested in this. Put.”
"Looking at it now. Tsk tsk"
Pan Deming sighed twice, and then said: "I'm afraid what should be considered is not whether he can be selected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences this year, but which academician of the two academies should be given to him this year."
Wen Hongwen smiled gently and said, "Why can't we give both?"
Compared with Pan Deming, as the director of the general office, he knew more things and knew the opinions and support of the young professor from above.
Hearing this, Pan Deming was stunned for a moment and said hesitantly: "Both of them, in the same year?"
Although there are certainly scholars who serve as academicians of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, is it a bit exaggerated to award the academicianships of both academies to one person in the same year?
You must know that there are only a few academician places, and there are many candidates waiting for each selection.
Not only are there many professors with senior qualifications, but there are also many professors who have made significant research results or contributions. If he is asked to take two of them now, I am afraid it will arouse criticism from many people. After all, a big tree attracts attention.
Wen Hongwen picked up the tea cup and blew on the tea. He took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and then continued: "Don't forget, there is a Morning Star Medal on that person." ”
That was the medal specially created for that person. It was not only an honor, but also had a profound meaning.
Hearing this, Pan Deming was stunned for a moment, then understood and was completely relieved.
To be honest, before he came here today, he had already had many quarrels with other people at the Mathematical Physics Institute.
I just want to get Xu Chuan a place as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Although Peking University had enmity with him before, there was nothing that could not be resolved.
What's more, a Nobel Prize + Philippine Prize winner cannot get an academician in China. If this name is announced, what will the Chinese think?
But after coming here today, he didn't worry much anymore.
According to what Director Wen said, this year's academician selection may be a good one.
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