National Science and Technology Awards Conference is the most important Scientific Community event in China, and it is also the conference that all scientific and technical talents in the country are most concerned about.
Five major scientific awards will be awarded at this conference, including State Supreme Science and Technology Award, Natural Science Award, Technology Invention Award, Science and Technology Progress Award, and International Science and Technology Cooperation Award.
Among them, Natural Science Award, Technology Invention Award and Science and Technology Progress Award are known as the top three awards in China. It can be said that they are related to the professional titles and honors of domestic scientific researchers.
For example, if you want to be rated Outstanding Young Scholar, then it is basically indispensable to have a Natural Science Award or Technology Invention Award. Even if there are no such awards, at least some of the achievements you have made must be of the same grade.
In addition, these awards also affect the subject evaluation of major universities to a great extent. If a school wins more awards in this area, it will be able to increase its scores in the subject evaluation.
Of course, subject evaluation has nothing to do with the institute.
Looking at the invitation letter in his hand, Xiao Yi asked in confusion, "Why did you suddenly send me an invitation letter?"
"The conference will be held on the 2nd of next month. It's normal to send you an invitation letter now. Anyway, just come with us to participate."
Xi Lan said with a smile, "I guess you should have a chance to win some award."
Xiao Yi touched his cheek.
It should be... ok, right?
"Xiao Yi should go with us Institute of Physics by then. You Institute of Mathematics should go on your own."
At this time, Pang Cheng next to him began to argue with Xi Lan again.
Xi Lan also unsurprisingly declared Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science's sovereignty over Xiao Yi, saying that Institute of Physics was just their "spare tire."
In this way, the two big bosses in the eyes of others quarreled again.
Xiao Yi and Xu Zhiqiang looked at each other, and finally shook their heads helplessly.
Time passed quickly again, and it was November 2nd.
National Science and Technology Awards Conference was also officially held on this day.
The meeting place was held near Great Hall of the People, and martial law was already in place near Great Hall of the People.
After all, among the people who will be present today, there are almost thousands of the best scientists in the Republic. In addition, there are various big leaders. Martial law must be enforced.
At this time, there were several queues at the entrance of Great Hall of the People, and participants were entering the venue in an orderly manner.
At a glance, the academicians can basically call it Outstanding Young Scholar. The Yangtze River is as numerous as dogs and pristine.
These scholars also greeted each other and at the same time tested each other's possibility of winning the prize.
For a moment, these big names in the eyes of other people seemed to have become students, and now it is time to just finish the exam and the results are about to be released.
"Academician Wang, I'm afraid I can get First Prize of State Natural Science Award if I don't talk much this time!"
"Hey, Academician Liu, what are you talking about? I'm really not good at that subject, but First Prize of State Natural Science Award, I'm so excited to get a progress award."
"Hey, isn't this Professor Sun? Long time no see. Long time no see. Please tell us. Is this the first prize you're aiming for?"
"Hey, Professor Zhao, are you kidding me? If I can win the first prize today, I will treat you to Shangjing Hotel later. Do you think so?"
In a certain queue, Xiao Yi was standing in it, waiting to enter the auditorium.
If his face looked a little strange, listening to the Changjiang Scholars and academicians around him denying to each other that they could win the award always gave him a feeling that he was back in high school.
OK, I can only say that modesty is a long-standing and beautiful virtue of the Chinese nation.
It's just...
Well, you are already at the level of a professor, so why should you be so humble? If you feel like you can win an award, just say so openly!
Xiao Yi shook his head and expressed no comment on their behavior.
Then at this moment, someone suddenly called him, "Yo, Xiao Yi, you're here too."
He turned around and unexpectedly saw many acquaintances of Institute of High Energy Physics, and the person calling him was Tang Yifang.
"Academician Tang." Xiao Yi nodded towards them.
Tang Yifang asked with a smile, "I'm afraid you can get First Prize of State Natural Science Award when you come this time."
Ah this...
Xiao Yi was suddenly startled, never expecting that this problem would be his turn again.
Hmm...
He chose to carry forward the fine traditions of the Chinese nation and said humbly, "No, no, how could this be possible?"
"You kid, stop pretending and stop talking about Twin Prime Conjecture. Just talk about the commotion caused by Goldbach Conjecture. I can't justify not awarding you a first prize."
"There is no such thing~ It's all non-existent, it won't happen, it won't happen."
Xiao Yi is a triple denial.
The people next to him suddenly laughed.
At this time, the team began to move forward, and Tang Yifang also came to the entrance. No more talking to Xiao Yi, and after passing the security check, they entered the auditorium.
Soon, all the participants entered the auditorium, and the award ceremony was still held in the auditorium with tens of thousands of people.
Xiao Yi It was the last time I came here.
I came here because of Goldbach Conjecture's report.
Hmm...
There was more than half a year between them.
Time flies by really fast.
Under the guidance of the staff, they sat down one after another. The position where Xiao Yi finally sat was in the middle of Physics Research Institute and Mathematics Research Institute. This way it seemed that he could be either Institute of Physics or Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science.
Well, it prevented Academician Xi Lan and Academician Pang Cheng from quarreling over him again.
In this way, time passed quickly.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the conference officially started.
The top leaders made speeches at the entrance and expressed some encouragement for the current development of science and technology in China. After the final speech, the award ceremony officially started.
"Then we officially enter the award ceremony. The first award is, Republic State Supreme Science and Technology Award!"
The host stood at the front and announced.
"The winners of State Supreme Science and Technology Award are, Academician Gu Songfen, and Academician Wang Dazhong!"
The audience burst into applause, paying the highest respect to the two winners of the highest award.
Xiao Yi also clapped vigorously and expressed his sincere respect to these two winners.
Every State Preeminent Science and Technology Award winner has played an extremely important role in the development of the Republic.
It was they who did not choose to go abroad to enjoy the glory and wealth when the Republic was at its weakest, but resolutely stayed at home, laying a solid scientific foundation for the fledgling Republic in some important directions.
For such people, Xiao Yi has always regarded them as the people he respects the most.
Just like the two winners this year.
Academician Gu Songfen is an aircraft aerodynamicist. He established the new Chinese aircraft aerodynamic design system and pioneered the independent development of fighter aircraft in my country. Chief Designer is the J-8 series fighter model. Among them, the J-8II is known as the handsome man in the air.
Academician Wang Dazhong is an important founder of China's nuclear energy technology, laying an important technological foundation for my country to gradually move towards the forefront of the world in the field of advanced nuclear energy. Today, China can become the world's leading country in nuclear energy technology, and Academician Wang is indispensable.
Later, the two top award winners appeared on the rostrum to accept the awards awarded by the leaders. Among them was a golden medal, shining brightly on the necks of these two old academicians.
Soon, the awarding process for the top prize came to an end, and the next three prizes were awarded, which were also the awards that many scientists present were most concerned about.
The first thing to be awarded is, Natural Science Award.
In the audience, many scholars who seemed to be smiling were feeling nervous at this moment.
Natural Science Award can be said to be the highlight of the entire awards stage, even more important than the highest technology award, because everyone knows that the winners of the highest award must be the older generation of science and technology workers, and only awards like Natural Science Award can they have a chance to win.
In addition, Natural Science Award is also recognized as the most valuable among the three awards, so why don't they care?
Achievements during the student period can only represent one achievement, but now the awards can represent hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of millions, of money, as well as their future.
Therefore, even though everyone was saying that they didn't win the award just now, when it comes to this, they are too concerned.
The host on the stage was not in a hurry to start at this time. It seemed that after waiting for some emotions to brew in the audience, he finally said, "The next award is the first prize of State Natural Science Award!"
"First up, the first winner!"
Everyone held their breath and waited quietly for the host's award speech.
"In 1742, with the mailing of a letter, the study of prime numbers in the mathematical world started..."
As soon as the first sentence was uttered, everyone in the audience immediately widened their eyes.
math?
This should be said to be Goldbach Conjecture, right?
Sure enough, the host's next words confirmed their guess.
"This letter is the famous letter sent by Goethe Bach to the great mathematician Euler. It raised a question. Any integer greater than 5 can be written as the sum of three prime numbers."
"After years of changes, this question finally evolved into whether any even number greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two prime numbers. This is a very simple statement, so simple that even elementary school students who have just mastered the concept of prime numbers can understand this question."
"But it is just such a problem that has trapped the mathematical community for hundreds of years."
"Until this year, my country's famous mathematician Xiao Yi carefully studied the results of his predecessors, summarized all the ideas, and carried out a series of innovations. Finally, he successfully proved Goldbach Conjecture, which took off the crown jewel of number theory and created the history of the mathematical world. It is considered to be one of the greatest achievements in the mathematical world in so many years, and it is also a major breakthrough for Scientific Community."
"Mathematics is the foundation of all sciences. Therefore, according to the decision of the Natural Science Award jury, Xiao Yi Natural Science Award will be awarded the first prize!"
After finishing speaking, the host applauded.
After hesitating for a moment, the audience finally applauded.
Obviously, for most people, this news is still a bit too shocking.
Although the news that Xiao Yi proved that Goldbach Conjecture's results can win the first prize in natural science has been spread a long time ago, according to various rumors, it basically feels that it will take a year or two no matter what?
They have never heard in the past that a project completed that year could win an award that year, let alone the first prize...
As a result, who would have thought that this would happen at this award conference?
While people were shocked, they also turned their attention to the row of seats where Xiao Yi was located. Their positions, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science and Institute of Physics, were quite close to the front.
Of course, as the protagonist Xiao Yi at this time, listening to the various applause coming from around him, he pointed at himself in confusion.
"Me?"
Although, he was mentally prepared before participating, and he might have a chance to win.
But who would have thought that after the two highest technology awards had just been awarded, the third award in the audience would go to him, which really caught him off guard.
"Good boy, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and get on stage to receive the award."
Pang Cheng, who was standing next to him, patted his shoulder and said angrily.
Good guy, I really made this kid win the first prize in natural science. It is impossible to say that he is not upset.
Their Institute of Physics has won several first prizes in natural sciences, and the most recent one was in 2018. The discovery of quantum anomalous Hall effect is considered a Nobel Prize-level achievement.
It's a pity that this result has nothing to do with his director.
Of course, the previous time, in 2013, Institute of Physics's discovery of iron-based superconductors won them the first prize. This time Pang Cheng was in the research team.
However, he was not the leader of the team at that time, let alone an independent winner of the first prize like Xiao Yi.
However, he was not the only one who was upset. Who in the audience was not upset?
Xiao Yi also came to his senses at this time, then nodded, stood up quickly, and walked onto the podium amidst applause.
On the rostrum, the old leader in charge of awarding awards smiled, walked up to Xiao Yi and patted Xiao Yi's shoulder cordially, saying, "Xiao Yi, you are very good."
"I have never seen a young man as outstanding as you. I hope you can continue to use your abilities and achieve more results."
Hearing the words of the old leader, Xiao Yi felt flattered and said repeatedly, "Thank you, I will work hard."
"Yes." The old leader nodded happily, and then he was not in a hurry to award the award. He said to the photographer over there, "Come on, let's take a separate group photo for us first."
The photographer quickly stepped forward and took a photo of the two.
Perhaps, this group photo will be put into the history books in a few decades and be admired by countless future generations.
Later, the old leader finally began to award the first prize to Xiao Yi.
The first prize is only a certificate, and there is also a bonus of 300,000 yuan.
Of course, bonuses are basically just a bonus. For such a major award, honor is the most important.
The awards that had just been handed out were taken together for a group photo, and finally, his award ceremony was over.
He returned to the audience amidst applause again. Along the way, researchers from various universities or research institutes sent congratulations to him.
Xiao Yi also paid tribute to each of them.
When he first reviewed Outstanding Young Scholar, there were still some voices opposing him, but until now, such voices have disappeared.
Even the Cui Yuanhao whom he met at Academician Pang Cheng's place no longer dared to make irresponsible remarks in front of him.
After all, strength is king.
Back at his seat, people from Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science and Institute of Physics on the left and right strongly requested him to treat them to a meal. Of course, he did not refuse, saying that he would treat them to a big meal when he went back tonight.
The award ceremony continued.
What surprised everyone next was that there were three first prizes this year. The other two first prizes were Nanoscale Confined Catalysis and the creation and application of ordered mesoporous polymers and carbon materials.
All are quite important results.
But no matter what, the appearance of a three-yolked egg in the first prize can be regarded as making history.
After all the first prizes were awarded, it was the second prize's turn.
The gold content of the second prize is relatively low, because compared with only three first prizes, as many as 44 research groups won the second prize, which is more than ten times the difference.
Of course, no matter how valuable it is, it is still an award after all, and it can be regarded as an incentive for every winner.
In this way, as time passed, all Natural Science Award were awarded, and then other awards gradually came.
It wasn't until a few hours later that all the awards were announced.
As the news spread, it immediately caused a discussion on the Internet.
What people are discussing more is why Twin Prime Conjecture of Xiao Yi did not win the award!