A Comprehensive Report on Research Findings
Shen Qi and Yang Ding Tian used ultrasonic vibration combined with temperature to induce crystallization in certain areas of a Pd425Ni75Cu30P20 Amorphous Alloy sample.
As temperature decreases and pressure increases, the viscosity of supercooled liquids increases dramatically, resulting in abnormally slow dynamic behavior.
High-resolution electron microscopy clearly showed the crystalline and non-crystalline regions of the Amorphous Alloy. Shen Qi introduced topological concepts into the three-dimensional model and quantitatively gave a description of the Local Five-fold Symmetry.
"You see, the higher the Local Five-fold Symmetry of a region, the more its structure tends to be icosahedral, and vice versa, it tends to be crystalline. Do you understand?" Shen Qi asked Yang Ding Tian.
Shen Qi was personally teaching Yang Ding Tian the secret methods of the Heart Sutra, and Yang Ding Tian benefited greatly. "I understand."
Shen Qi asked again, "Are you no longer confused?"
"This is the most lucid moment of my life."
"Then you can continue working. Refine our preliminary research conclusions and publish a formal report." Shen Qi asked Yang Ding Tian to supplement some simulation and experimental data and publish an article as soon as possible to report their research results.
After leaving the laboratory, Shen Qi listened to an academic report by Ma Chaofan from the Mathematics Room.
Ma Chaofan graduated from Brown University in the United States and previously worked at Shuimu University. Last year, he switched jobs and came to work for Shen Qi.
Ma Chaofan's Algebraic Geometry project and Xiao Junlong's Mathematical Physics project were approved at the same time. Xiao Junlong published his research results a few months ago, and the project has been completed.
Xiao Junlong produces results very quickly and with guaranteed quality. Ma Chaofan completed a key mathematics project in one year, which is a normal pace.
After listening to and reading Ma Chaofan's paper, Shen Qi said, "Chaofan, your paper is generally okay, but there are a few minor issues that need to be corrected."
Ma Chaofan's research topic was "A Study of a Special Class of Hypersurfaces," and he humbly asked for guidance, "Please offer your criticism and corrections, Director Shen."
"The Ricci curvature you obtained through direct calculation is not absolutely precise. Experts in Algebraic Geometry can easily refute your conclusion with a little scrutiny. Delete pages 20 to 28 and recalculate." Shen Qi thought to himself that this overseas returnee was indeed diligent, but in terms of academic perception and logical rigor, he couldn't compare to the local Xiao Junlong.
Ma Chaofan was somewhat discouraged, but he accepted Shen Qi's suggestion. "I'll change it."
At that moment, Xiao Junlong entered Shen Qi's office, beaming with pride and a cheerful smile, "Oh, Old Ma's here too."
Without comparison, there is no harm. Xiao Junlong, a country bumpkin who has never been abroad, has unique strengths in mathematics and can complete academic tasks efficiently and with high quality.
"I'm leaving. I'm going back to revise my thesis." Ma Chaofan packed up his materials and left the Director's Office, feeling dejected.
"Old Xiao, look at you smug. You wanted to see me?" Shen Qi asked.
"I want to start a new project," Xiao Junlong said.
"No problem, you have an idea, right? It's good to have an idea. Have you finished writing the feasibility study report for the new project?" Shen Qi asked Xiao Junlong to sit down. This guy was getting more and more enthusiastic as the battle progressed.
Xiao Junlong placed a USB drive on Shen Qi's desk. "Please take a look, Director Shen."
Shen Qi plugged in the USB drive and quickly scanned it. "Great topic! You've been working on projects so quickly, you're very enthusiastic, that deserves praise."
Xiao Junlong said, "There's no other way. My family is poor, so I can only rely on my own hard work. I'm thinking of applying for staff housing after the new project is finished. I hope Director Shen will put in a good word for me on my evaluation form then."
Yenching University allocates housing to research staff based on several performance indicators, including academic achievements, seniority, department head recommendations, and peer evaluations. The university decides whether and when to allocate housing to research personnel based on these key indicators.
Unlike overseas returnees like Shen Qi and Ou Ye who came back through talent introduction programs, they were provided with housing as soon as they returned.
Zhou Yu'an also has a house, not very big, with two bedrooms and a living room.
Ma Chaofan a returnee from the United States. He currently lives in a single apartment at Yenching University. He said that he was recruited to Tsinghua University by Professor Qiu and returned to Tsinghua University in a daze, without having a chance to negotiate terms.
"You want a house, so your love life is progressing so fast?" Shen Qi heard a few months ago that Xiao Junlong had a girlfriend who was a graduate student. It's only natural for Xiao Junlong to want a house, whether it's a new house or an old house, whether the property belongs to an individual or the university. Having a house on the campus of Yanda University would be helpful for discussing marriage.
"I can't stay single forever. I'll get married once I have a house." Xiao Junlong smiled happily, it seemed he had found love.
"Then go work on your new project. I wish you success in both your career and love life."
Shen Qi agreed to let Xiao Junlong carry out research on the new topic. A motivated person's mental state is completely different. When subordinates work hard, leaders will naturally support them.
Shen Qi and Yang Ding Tian were also motivated. The two worked hard for several weeks, and the mentor and apprentice completed the 973 Program and published the second article of the project, "Study on the Physical Structure of Amorphous Materials," in PRL.
Over the course of several years, Shen Qi published four articles in Condensed Matter Physics, all of which were published in PRL.
The articles "Research on Defect Topology Based on Spherical Homotopy Group" and "On Complexity" are purely rational studies, completed and reported by Shen Qi during his time at Princeton.
The articles "Disorder-Order Phase Transition Rules and Basic Equations of a Class of Compounds" and "Study on the Physical Structure of Amorphous Materials" are mainly theoretical research with some applied research and analysis elements. They were jointly promoted and reported by Shen Qi and his doctoral student Yang Ding Tian.
In the field of Condensed Matter Physics, Shen Qi does not pursue quantity of publications, but only quality.
The four articles represent four research findings, which are independent yet interconnected.
Shen Qi integrated the essence of the four articles and compiled them into a new review article.
In Shen Qi's view, 1+1+1+1 is greater than 4; this is not a simple copy and paste.
In September, the Chinese Physicists Congress was held in Beijing, bringing together renowned Chinese physicists from home and abroad.
Six Chinese physicists have won the Nobel Prize in Physics in history, and two of them are here today: Professor Cui and Chairman Zhu.
Professor Cui is a top expert in the study of the fundamental properties of electronic materials. His research field belongs to Condensed Matter Physics. He is currently a foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a professor in the Physics Department at Princeton.
Before becoming Vice President of the International Energy Agency, Chairman Zhu served as a minister in a U. S. department, and before that, he was a professor at Stanford University, where he won the Nobel Prize in Quantum Physics.
Professor Cui, who rarely leaves his home, rarely makes an appearance, while Chairman Zhu frequently returns to China. The old gentleman is enthusiastic about communicating with young people and often gives lectures at major universities across the country.
Professor Cui is a master of Condensed Matter Physics, Chairman Zhu is engaged in Quantum Physics research; their understanding of the microscopic nature of matter is also at a master level.
The presence of two Chinese Nobel laureates gave this Chinese Physicists Congress a certain international character.
Shen Qi stepped onto the podium and began to present a comprehensive report on his research findings in Condensed Matter Physics over the past few years.