I really just want to be a scholar

On her second day in Miami, Ning Qingjun stayed in the hotel to rest and prepare for the "Proof of Hodge Conjecture" public review meeting on November 11. However, Qin Ke was not able to accompany her because of the weather in the United States. The center's director, Jacob Crouch, chief scientist Professor Wojwende Ferre and more than a dozen researcher representatives have been waiting for him in Miami for two days.

Mr. Jacob Crouch and chief scientist Professor Wojwende Ferre have only recently been appointed.

Among them, Professor Wojwende Ferre is a well-known physicist. He graduated from the Physics Department of Stanford University. His mentor Claude Cummings is also very famous, and he also has an identity - he was born in Princeton University. Institute, and are quite familiar with Faltings, Feiffman, and Edward Witten.

It is now well known that the Institute for Advanced Study and Princeton University have a very good relationship with Qin Ke, and Faltings, Feiffman, Edward Witten and others have always had close friendships with Qin Ke.

Under such circumstances, choosing a physicist like Professor Wojwende Ferre, who is not affiliated with the Princeton Department but is inextricably linked to him, as the chief scientist of the American Meteorological Center, you can see that the United States is trying to Easing or even reversing the unharmonious relationship with Qin Ke in the past was a costly and painstaking effort.

Moreover, waiting to meet Qin Ke with the American Meteorological Center this time were Elmer Hall, the president of the American Physical Society, and some famous American physicists.

It can be said that although this meeting was short, all the people who came were the elites of the academic and scientific research circles in the United States.

When Qin Ke, "accompanied" by Wei Feng and others, walked into a certain conference room in the hotel, a group of American scholars who were still whispering among themselves stood up to greet him.

A tall, thin old man with gray hair stepped forward and shook hands with Qin Ke warmly: "Academician Qin, I have long admired my name. I am Elmer Hall, the president of the American Physical Society. I am taking the liberty to come here. I hope I won't disturb you. .”

"It turns out to be President Hal. Thank you for meeting me." Qin Ke shook his hand firmly. The American Physical Society was founded in 1899 and is one of the most prestigious physics academic organizations in the world. Elmer Hall is also a veteran of this society. Qin Ke has indeed heard of his name for a long time.

The rest of the people also stepped forward to shake hands with Qin Ke and exchange greetings according to their status.

Qin Ke greeted these people one by one. He was very familiar with such social interactions, polite and enthusiastic.

After briefly speaking, Emer Hal walked up to Qin Ke again, took out a letter, and handed it to Qin Ke with both hands: "Academician Qin, this is a handwritten letter of thanks from Mr. President to you."

Qin Ke took it in surprise, and Elmer Hall added: "Actually, Mr. President originally wanted to come to meet you in person and express his gratitude now, but the north is currently experiencing an unprecedented climate disaster, and he must personally take charge and direct everything. He cannot spare the resources to prevent and respond to disasters, so he wrote this handwritten letter and entrusted me to express his most sincere gratitude to you!"

He said with gratitude: "Academician Qin, on behalf of Mr. President and all the people of the United States, I would like to express my solemn thanks to you. It is precisely because of your friendly early warning that we have been able to deal with this 'Little Ice Age' climate in advance." The mutation has saved the lives of at least tens of millions of elderly, weak, sick and disabled people! Thank you!"

After speaking, Elmer Hall solemnly bowed to Qin Ke and thanked him. The others, including Mr. Oba Crouch and Professor Wojwende Ferre, also bowed to Qin Ke and said in unison: "Thank you, Academician Qin!"

This scene is quite shocking. Not to mention Mr. President’s handwritten letter of thanks. Just because of Aimer Hall’s status, it is rare enough to receive such a gift.

You must know that Emer Hall, the president of the American Physical Society, is the flag-bearer of the American physics community. The American physics community has continued to achieve glory in recent decades, and Emer Hall is definitely indispensable. Therefore, he plays an important role in the American physics community. His status in the academic world is so high that even top physics experts like Edward Witten have to politely call him "President Hal" when they see him.

Emer Hal is also the signatory and final reviewer of all awards issued by the Physical Society. Without his nod, even an American academician would not be able to get a medal issued by the Physical Society.

The director of the American Meteorological Center, Jacob Crouch, the chief scientist, Professor Wojwende Ferre, and masters and celebrities in the fields of physics and meteorology are also important figures, and the decisions made by these people are sufficient. Influence the decision-making of high-level officials in the United States.

Now these big shots actually saluted Qin Ke together. If it was in a public place, it would be big news that would shock the entire media industry.

Even if it is a private meeting now, such a thank you still seems sincere.

Qin Ke hurriedly helped Emer Hal: "President Hal and everyone are too polite. This is just the humanitarian responsibility I should fulfill as a scientific researcher, not to mention the deep friendship between Xia and the United States over the years. .”

Qin Ke said it nicely. As the saying goes, everyone was carrying the sedan chair, so naturally everyone was happy. The distance between the American scholars present and him suddenly became closer.

Especially when Jacob Crouch, the director of the American Meteorological Center, saw Qin Ke's attitude, he was really relieved.

Even though the comprehensive cooperation treaty between the American Meteorological Center and Xia Guo had been signed a few days ago, Qin Ke, as the soul figure, felt about the United States, which directly determined the effectiveness of the cooperation.

The current cooperation is no longer mutually beneficial. The US Meteorological Center relies more on Qin Ke.

Yesterday, Alaska in the northern United States was the first to usher in the extreme cold wave of the "Little Ice Age". The temperature plummeted. Late last night, it started to rain heavily, and then it turned into heavy freezing rain and ice in just ten minutes. grains, and then turn into a huge blizzard, the rapid change is frightening.

According to videos taken by local people on their mobile phones, you can clearly see the howling north wind bringing down raindrops, ice cubes, and snowflakes. Many buildings were damaged, and then the wind and snow turned the land into a silvery white color. The buildings, trees and roads are all covered with snow.

As of this morning, the severe snowstorm has not stopped, with outdoor visibility less than ten meters, and the snowfall in 8 hours has reached 66 mm, breaking the local record for the largest snowfall in history!

Most areas of Alaska have accumulated more than 30cm of snow. It seems that the snow is not too thick, but this is because the wind is too strong and the snow cannot accumulate on the flat land - the maximum gust in the city reached level 7, and in the wilderness areas even reached level 10 or above. And although the snow was not too thick, it was quickly converted from heavy rain and freezing rain. The snow was particularly heavy and slippery, causing serious damage to the roofs of large-span buildings and temporary simple buildings such as vegetable greenhouses and gymnasiums. As a result, more than a dozen greenhouses have collapsed, and the roof of an old gymnasium has collapsed due to snow.

Now all roads, railways, and bridges in Alaska have been blocked by ice and snow, and all buses and subways have to be suspended.

Fortunately, because Qin Ke has been sharing the latest "Little Ice Age" prediction data with the US Meteorological Center in the past month, the US Meteorological Center predicted early that Alaska would become the "hardest hit area" and released a series of reports a few days in advance. According to the early warning notice, except for the disaster prevention and response departments, all citizens have suspended work and business and stayed indoors for these two days, and all sports events and entertainment activities have been suspended.

Although the temperature dropped sharply and the wind and snow were heavy this time, the casualties caused were not large. Moreover, every household had stocked up on food, water, and warm clothing. Many households also prepared diesel generators and electric heaters, making it easier to cope with this snow disaster. The pressure plummeted.

——This is also the main reason why Elmer Hall expressed his heartfelt thanks to Qin Ke.

Without a series of help from Qin Ke, the United States would have been unprepared to encounter this large-scale cold wave, and the losses to people and property would have been astronomical.

In addition, there is another thing that makes American scientists admire Qin Ke very much, and that is the accuracy of the prediction. Not to mention the time point, the difference is basically only about half an hour. Even the lowest temperature of -52 degrees Celsius is almost accurate. The deduction is here!

You must know that because the temperature dropped so fast, the outdoor temperature measurement equipment at the local weather station was directly frozen and could no longer measure the latest temperature in real time.

This -52 degrees Celsius was based on data provided by meteorological satellites from the US Meteorological Center, coupled with experimental estimates by staff at the local weather station, so that we could barely obtain a relatively accurate minimum temperature that night.

However, in the deduction results sent by Qin Ke a week ago, he informed of the minimum temperature, wind speed, snow amount and other data in different areas of Alaska. Now when it is collided with the actual data, it can be immediately discovered that the prediction error is only About 1%!

Knowing that the climate is constantly changing, it can be called a "miracle" to achieve 99% prediction accuracy. At least the US Meteorological Center believes that even if it gathers meteorologists across the country and combines what they consider to be the most advanced weather conditions It is impossible for any forecasting model to achieve such a high prediction accuracy. Even if it is one day in advance, a prediction accuracy of 80% is enough.

The more they realize how big the technical gap is with the extreme climate disaster prediction model developed by Qin Ke's team, the more friendly people in the United States are towards Qin Ke - whether Qin Ke is willing to fully help the United States predict meteorological disasters will be Directly affecting the life and death and property security of the American people - under such circumstances, it is not enough for Mr. President to personally write a letter of thanks to close the relationship with Qin Ke, and for Elmer Hall and others to give this gift of thanks. No surprise.

This meeting was more about connecting feelings, resolving misunderstandings, promoting communication, and enhancing mutual understanding. The atmosphere of the entire meeting was basically relaxed and pleasant.

After everyone was seated, Elmer Hall and his entourage, on behalf of the American Physical Society, solemnly issued fellowship certificates to Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun.

Fellows of the American Physical Society are different from ordinary members. Only members who have achieved breakthrough results in the field of physics or who have made outstanding contributions in research, education, and leadership have the opportunity to become fellows. Fellowship is also the highest honor awarded to members by the American Physical Society. It is rarer and more glorious than the Buckley Award, Lars Onsager Award, etc. awarded by the society.

——The total number of fellows is stipulated to not exceed 5% of the total number of members, which is very valuable. At least for the American physics community, becoming a fellow of the American Physical Society means more than being elected as an academician of the Academy of Sciences.

Emerald Hall awarded Qin Ke and Ning Qingjun the fellowship certificates this time, which is considered to be the most impressive gift - although this gift was in front of Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun, who have won the Nobel Prize three times. , somewhat suspected of embellishing his own face and taking advantage of them.

On behalf of Ning Qingyun, Qin Ke accepted the two certificates after thanking them, and then started talking with the American scholars.

He knows very well that if nothing happens, these people will become an important help in his fight against global climate change in the next few years.

After about an hour of chatting and gaining a deeper understanding of each other, the topic turned back to business. Professor Wojwende Ferre, chief scientist of the National Meteorological Center, gave a half-hour report through a projector. It is about the damage caused by Alaska entering the "Little Ice Age" since yesterday. All of them are first-hand data without reservation.

The severe disaster situation made the originally relaxed atmosphere at the scene become heavy.

Subsequently, the two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on this "Little Ice Age" and global climate changes in the next few years, and agreed that in mid-November, after the International Congress of Mathematicians, the United States will hold a national extreme event in Miami. The climate analysis seminar will be attended by meteorologists and physicists in related fields from all over the United States.

Professor Wojwende Ferre also kindly invited Qin Ke and Ning Qingjun to give a report, and Qin Ke did not refuse. For him, he is willing to participate in activities that are conducive to uniting American scientific research forces and jointly combating global climate change.

The whole morning passed quickly during this meeting.

That evening, Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun took the time to attend the award ceremony held by the World Food Prize Foundation.

The World Food Prize Foundation has changed the time and place of the awards three times in a row, from early August to early November, and from Des Moines, Iowa, to Miami, just to give Qin Ke and his wife more time. To receive the award conveniently can be said to be a very low profile.

So Qin Ke was also very generous and took Ning Qingyun for half an hour to accept the certificate and the US$250000 bonus of the "World Food Prize" that he should have received long ago, and held the certificate with the World Food Prize Foundation President Simonus Dunlap took a group photo.

Simonus Dunlap, President of the World Food Prize Foundation, was filled with emotion. This was the first time that he felt that awarding an award was so "difficult". Fortunately, the final award went to Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun. Related The press release and photos were immediately sent out. Finally, the work was completed and the international status of the World Food Prize was once again enhanced.

After a busy day, the next morning, Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun ushered in another important moment - the "Proof of Hodge Conjecture" public review and demonstration meeting.