From University Lecturer to Chief Academician

There is no such thing as overtime for scientific researchers in universities.

When the research in hand is about to make progress, everyone will consciously work overtime. Peng Hui gave an order, and all the metal laboratories were in operation. Experimental materials, inspection of equipment operation, and some related analysis, records and so on.

at the same time.

After Wang Hao left the metal laboratory, he talked with Ruan Hailong on the phone, and when they met, they talked and laughed and went to the restaurant.

They ate at a restaurant off campus.

Ruan Hailong ordered a few hard dishes, and also specially ordered two bottles of beer. While eating and drinking, he started talking, and the topic was still Wang Hao.

There are too many topics about Wang Hao. He has continuously appeared in news reports relying on his personal achievements. Recently, he has been related to the Donggang University incident. Ruan Hailong also congratulates him on being able to get rid of the 'stain'.

Although the so-called "stain" is nothing to Wang Hao, and after completing many international achievements, it has no impact on him, but no one wants to talk about being dismissed by Donggang University due to experimental mistakes when talking about it in the future.

It was a very failed experience.

But up to now, because Wang Hao has accomplished many achievements, some of which are world-class, and is even considered a future Fields winner, Donggang University has become the loser.

After the investigation results of the Donggang University incident came out, they felt that they had failed even more when they talked about it, because they dismissed an international-level mathematics genius with a wrong judgment, which was tantamount to giving it to Xihai University.

Ruan Hailong said with a smile, "When this matter was on the news, I was still posting on Weibo, but unfortunately I didn't have many fans, only a few replies, and they were all sent by my colleagues."

"At that time, I said that there was something wrong with this matter, because I knew you, that kind of calculation error in the main experimental work is impossible."

To say that a top mathematician makes simple calculation errors is an insult to mathematicians.

Of course, everyone makes mistakes.

However, data calculations such as important experiments must not only be calculated once, but will be carefully checked and calculated, and may be checked and calculated several times with different methods.

In such a serious state, it is almost impossible for many calculation errors to occur.

Then they talked about the study of Mersenne prime numbers.

Ruan Hailong suggested that Wang Hao go to the Mathematical Science Center of Shuimu University to release the results, "If the results are published at an international conference, it must be in English, and the report must be very formal."

"If you go to Shuimu University, it will be different, because your thesis has already been submitted, and you don't need to make an English report, you can just make a Chinese explanation."

"Going to the Mathematical Science Center of Mizuki University is also relatively free, and it is also good for developing contacts."

He talked about another topic, "In China, the mathematics circle is big or small, and there are only six universities that are mainly influential."

"What's the point of this?" Wang Hao asked with interest.

"It's very simple, the distribution of academicians." Ruan Hailong said, "There are only so many academicians of mathematics in the Academy of Sciences. Most of the academicians are concentrated in six universities, and the others are scattered."

"Think about it, if you are selecting academicians, academicians from your own institution will definitely be more willing to recommend professors from your own institution."

Wang Hao nodded in understanding.

As long as you are human, you will have selfishness, and it is the same if you are an old academician.

If two professors of similar level participate in the selection of academicians together, those who have the right to vote will undoubtedly vote for the closest one.

Universities with a concentration of academicians in a single field form a circle. The boundaries of the circle are blurred, but they do exist.

Ruan Hailong continued, "Capital University and Donggang University have the largest number of academicians, and the competition in mathematics between these two universities is also the fiercest."

"If you have been at Donggang University, it must be the best school to give reports, but now you are at Xihai University, and you have some conflicts with Donggang University. With results, it is a good choice to go to the Mathematical Science Center of Shuimu University."

"There's no harm in getting to know some of the top minds in mathematics, right?"

Wang Hao nodded knowingly.

Although he can be said to be a person with no 'factions', he is not in the so-called 'six universities with the most academicians', he is not interested in developing any contacts, and he is just listening to similar things, but going to Shuimu University to give a report is indeed It's relatively easy, and you can also make reports in Chinese.

Now the results of Mersenne prime numbers can be said to have entered the application state, and the results have been recognized by the world. It doesn't matter whether the report is done or not, the main purpose is to let others understand the research better.

It is a very good choice to go to Mizuki University to give a report in Chinese.

While drinking beer, Wang Hao and Ruan Hailong chatted about everything until nine o'clock in the evening, checked the time and went back to the hotel.

The next morning, he went to enter the metal laboratory again, ready to go around, said hello and left.

After entering the laboratory, he realized that something was wrong. Everyone was busy and seemed to be seriously preparing.

When Wan Yiming saw Wang Hao, he dragged him to the conference room.

Only then did Wang Hao know that they were planning to conduct a new experiment.

"Isn't this too fast? I haven't finished my analysis yet?" Wang Hao felt a little puzzled, "Didn't it mean that the funds are not enough? It takes a lot of money to do experiments..."

"Insufficient funds are relative. If you have new ideas, you must do experiments!" Wan Yiming said as a matter of course.

When Wang Hao entered the conference room, Peng Hui immediately greeted him enthusiastically, let him sit on his left, and talked about the content of today's experiment, repeatedly asking for his opinion.

Wang Hao said with a little confusion, "I'm going to fly back at noon. If it's an experiment, I'll stay for another day, but I'm just looking at the experiment. I really don't know much about alloy manufacturing. few."

"Professor Wang Hao, you are too modest. If you don't understand, what are we?"

"What you said yesterday really taught us a lot."

"..."

Wang Hao felt that the world had changed.

He did say a lot of things yesterday, but he only said some content based on his own understanding, and made a few small suggestions. Even if they were all correct, he felt that the impact was not too great.

This is what he doesn't understand about alloy material research.

In the research of alloy materials, every bit of progress is a big progress. Unlike the content of mathematics, it takes a lot of ideas to solve a problem. Alloys are a real manufacturing problem, and every small improvement can be said to be a huge progress.

Because of this, Peng Hui hurriedly asked for the next experiment.

The meeting held in the laboratory is mainly to establish the overall process of experimental manufacturing, and to confirm that all preparations have been completed.

Let Wang Hao say a few words in the middle.

Wang Hao felt that there was really nothing to say, so he said a few words according to what he said yesterday, and then he had a little inspiration, and continued to say a few words, "I think, this quenching method can be changed."

"For the last quenching, you are going to use austempering, but the speed is a bit slow, right? You can choose a faster cooling and quenching method. The faster the speed, the better the effect."

After Wang Hao put forward his opinion, others began to discuss it, and finally revised the quenching method.

After sorting out the details of the entire process, Peng Hui announced the start of the experiment locally, without considering the issue of time at all.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the titanium alloy manufacturing experiment officially started.

Wang Hao stood in the operating room wearing overalls, watching the processes one by one from a safe distance. The whole process was to mix all kinds of powders for grinding together, then uniformly stir, cool the mixed solution, and so on.

The process is very simple to say, but in fact, there are more than ten kinds of processes alone. Various treatments will be carried out in the middle, and some very professional machines will be used.

Mixing and smelting, and then cooling and quenching are the most time-consuming, because adding a process of smelting and quenching will take longer.

It was not until three o'clock in the afternoon that the last step was completed and the finished product was produced, and then the finished alloy began to wait for the natural cooling of the finished alloy.

Because they are not making metal parts, they are making a new alloy. In the end, there is no need for special cooling and quenching to improve the hardness of the metal surface.

That is not necessary.

Four o'clock.

After the new alloy has been manufactured, the cutting test begins. There are two main aspects of the test, one is to test the tensile strength and the other is to test the yield strength.

The room temperature tensile strength and yield strength of titanium alloys are very important indicators.

A large group of people stayed in the laboratory, waiting for the test results, and Peng Hui kept walking up and down, as if he wanted to enter the equipment room and do the test himself.

Finally, a shout came from the equipment room, and a staff member came out, shouting in surprise, "Yield strength, 1380 MPa!"

"Sure, it's this value!"

"We tested twice in a row, one was 1373 MPa, the other was 1388 MPa, both exceeded 1370, and the average was around 1380!"

"Hula!"

After hearing the value of the strength, the whole corridor was boiling, and Peng Hui said with a face full of surprise, "Really? Check it again! Check it again!"

He was so surprised that he couldn't believe it, and hoped to verify it again.

Soon, another value came out.

"Tensile strength, 1410 MPa!" This value caused another round of shouts in the laboratory.

Wang Hao still has some understanding of the performance indicators of titanium alloys. He knows that the tensile strength of titanium alloys at room temperature is generally below 1400 MPa, and the highest can reach more than 1700 MPa.

Because of his understanding of the numerical values, he did not understand the excitement of the laboratory.

Although there is probably an increase, but the value of the increase is very small.

Shi Guifang found Wang Hao's misunderstanding and explained, "The tensile strength and yield strength of the finished product produced last time are more than 100 higher than that of the last manufactured product. This has reached the expected goal of the research and can be announced and submitted. It worked."

"Yes, the goal has been achieved!"

Peng Hui was very excited, and his face was red when he spoke, "We have not only researched a new type of titanium alloy with improved strength, but also simplified the manufacturing method, which is a great result!"

"But……"

Wang Hao twitched his lips and said, "I feel that the research has just begun, right? I haven't done the data analysis yet."

"If the data analysis is done and there are results, it will definitely be able to continue to improve. This kind of research must be improved qualitatively. What's the use of having more performance parameters?"

"Forehead……"

Peng Hui felt that the results seemed to be despised. He couldn't keep up with his thinking, so he hesitated and said, "Why don't we wait a little longer? Don't announce it yet."

Shi Guifang reminded, "Should it be announced? If it is announced, maybe new funding can be applied for?"

"Right!"

Peng Hui thought and nodded vigorously, "That's it, let's announce it, then take a look, wait..."