Zhong Mingchu walked into the review office with a relaxed mood.
Facing a group of judges who were said to be "easy to talk to", he first made a lot of self-introductions. His cheerful, generous and confident performance also made the judges have a good impression of him.
But soon, he could no longer relax.
There is a saying that goes well, there is a specialization in a profession, and there is another saying that crossing a profession is like a mountain. In addition, luck is also a part of strength.
Zhong Mingchu had very bad luck.
There were no academicians in the field of number theory present during the review. When it came to explaining the content of the results in the professional field, problems naturally arose.
In fact, Zhong Mingchu's personal resume and research results are very good. Putting aside Wang Hao's factors, compared with others, he can at least be said to be "not weaker than others."
He has worked abroad for a long time, won the Cole Prize in Number Theory and the Ramanujan Prize, and was invited to give a work report at the International Congress of Mathematicians.
Before returning to work in China, Zhong Mingchu already had a certain reputation, enough to serve as a professor at a prestigious foreign university. His personal level and achievements were sufficient.
However, crossing the line is like a mountain.
His research is all in the field of distribution of very large prime numbers, including some related calculation methods, screening methods, and characteristic analysis related to number theory, etc.
Speaking of these can at best allow laypeople to understand the research content, the level and influence of specific results, and it will be difficult for the reviewers present to make accurate judgments.
So one of the judges simply asked directly, "How does your result compare to the Kakutani conjecture?" "Well, it's hard to say."
Zhong Mingchu gave a somewhat embarrassing answer, and then explained, "My achievements are mainly reflected in mathematical methods, rather than solving a mathematical problem."
The judges looked at each other, and someone else continued to ask, "So, let's talk about the influence in the field of number theory. How does it compare with the influence of Professor Wang Hao's Mersenne prime number distribution?"
"Well...it's a little worse."
Zhong Mingchu was not only embarrassed, he was almost depressed to the point of vomiting blood.
Wang Hao’s research on the distribution of Mersenne prime numbers can be said to have an international level of influence. It has been reported by a large number of international media and has even “left the mathematical circle.”
The influence of his research is simply incomparable.
The judges looked at each other again, and someone asked again, "I remember Wang Hao was the one who did the original research on prime numbers, related to the Atting's constant argument. What about this?"
This time Zhong Mingchu felt a little more confident, "Absolutely." He added, "It should be a little stronger."
The judges all got it.
Although I am somewhat unclear about the details and influence of Zhong Mingchu’s research, I can almost understand it with comparison.
The review member sitting in the middle nodded and said, "We understand, you can go." "Huh?"
"You passed."
Zhong Mingchu stood up with depression. He did get the answer that he passed, but there were no major problems in the department review, and he would definitely pass. He knew that his performance was very poor.
Not to mention convincing all the review members, it is impossible to win half of the votes. This is why Zhong Mingchu feels heavy.
After walking out of the review office, he sat down next to Wang Hao with resentment all over his body. Gao Zhenming and Wang Hao looked over.
Wang Hao asked, "Professor Zhong, is it very simple?" Zhong Mingchu didn't know what to say.
Gao Zhenming also saw that it was indeed not simple. He suddenly became a little worried, but he had no time. Soon it was Gao Zhenming's turn.
Gao Zhenming's mood when he went in was completely opposite to Zhong Mingchu's, and his mood when he came out was also completely opposite to Zhong Mingchu's.
Their experiences are almost opposite.
Gao Zhenming's initial worries were somewhat unnecessary, because his field does not overlap with Wang Hao's, and he is recognized as the world's top expert on algebraic geometry.
Wang Hao's research has greatly enhanced the academic status of algebraic geometry, and he is also a direct beneficiary.
The professional questions asked by the reviewers of the academic department were all related to the content of superconducting semi-topological microscopic morphology. Gao Zhenming had done some theoretical research and had talked about related content with Wang Hao before. Naturally, his performance was unusual when discussing the same issue again.
So he felt very good when he came out.
The questioner this time was Zhong Mingchu. He grinned hard and asked, "Is it difficult?" "Is it difficult? No way?"
Gao Zhenming said doubtfully, "I feel the same way as Professor Wang. It seems to be easy. I just made an introduction, talked about professional issues with the judges, and then came out."
"I just said it's easy!" Wang Hao immediately added, saying that there is no problem in expressing his feelings.
Zhong Mingchu immediately shut himself up.
.......
Faculty review is the first step.
In the afternoon, there was a formal meeting of the academic department, which started with a lot of complicated speeches, and then entered the final voting process for the academician co-optation.
During the department meeting, candidates are not allowed to enter the venue, they can only wait outside.
The meeting lasts two to three hours, and the candidates are very anxious while waiting outside, but they can do nothing but sit there and wait for news.
The voting process will proceed normally inside the venue.
This time, 67 academicians participated in the academic meeting. Each academician can cast a secret vote for each candidate. There are only two types of votes: "yes" and "no".
Because when the votes are counted, only the votes in favor will be counted. Participating in the vote and abstaining from voting is equivalent to voting against.
Wang Hao was the first candidate voted for.
The staff at the venue collected the votes and quickly organized them.
Academician Zhong Jinhua, who presided over the meeting, directly announced the results, "The candidate, Professor Wang Hao of Xihai University, received more than two-thirds of the votes."
The venue was quiet.
This result is perfectly normal.
Some people think that Wang Hao will pass unanimously, but the detailed number of votes will not be announced at the department meeting. The result is only pass or fail.
If a candidate receives more than two-thirds of the votes, it means that he has passed the vote and has been successfully elected as an academician of the academic department.
Next comes voting for other candidates.
Gao Zhenming is ranked 11th, and Zhong Mingchu is ranked 6th.
Their voting results were also announced separately. "The candidate, Professor Zhong Mingchu of Donggang University, received no more than two-thirds of the votes."
At this point, the selection of academicians in mathematics has ended. Wang Hao and Gao Zhenming were successfully elected as academicians of the academic department. Unfortunately, Zhong Mingchu lost the election.
After all the departmental meetings were over, a large group of academicians walked out of the conference room, and of course they also revealed the news.
Academician candidates waiting for the results had different reactions to the news.
Gao Zhenming clenched his fists in excitement, with an expression as if he was about to cry. He also hugged Zhong Mingchu beside him.
Zhong Mingchu's face was full of sadness. It took him a long time to push Gao Zhenming away with great force, and said with a sad face, "Congratulations!"
Gao Zhenming also realized that he shouldn't celebrate with Zhong Mingchu, so he simply comforted him, "It's okay, Professor Zhong, there will be opportunities in the future."
Zhong Mingchu also knew that he had a chance. He just felt a little regretful. In fact, he wanted to give up at first. Later, he was persuaded by others and felt that he would have a chance to participate this year.
The result was still unsatisfactory, and he was finally dismissed. Wang Hao was also very happy.
Even though I have been mentally prepared for a long time, the feeling of being successfully elected as an academician is still different. From now on, others can call themselves "Academician Wang."
Now many people are coming to congratulate Wang Hao, "Wang Hao, congratulations, you will be Academician Wang from now on!" "You are a young academician who is not yet 28 years old!"
"Amazing, amazing!"
"Congratulations, congratulations, even though I knew you would be elected a long time ago, it's still amazing."
"It's so normal for Wang Hao to be rated. At that time, you didn't know that during the academic review, several academicians were embarrassed to hear that it was the NS equation and Goldbach's conjecture. A result of this level could not be rated.
If you become an academician, then the academic department will lose face."
"That's right, how can Wang Hao be elected as an academician?" A group of people surrounded Wang Hao and kept praising him.
Wang Hao responded with a smile, and after chatting for a long time, he and Gao Zhenming went to the academic committee to submit materials. This was the last step.
The academic committee will then submit the materials to the bureau for review. Once approved, you will officially become an academician.
After completing the last step, Wang Haocai and Gao Zhenming walked out together. They greeted each other politely, then separated and went to the hotel to rest.
Although he only attended a meeting of the academic department, it was still very tiring at the end of the day. Wang Hao was in a good mood. The title of academician is a lifelong pursuit of many scholars, and he had already obtained the title of academician.
This is a lifetime honor and recognition from the country. Soon.
The Department of Mathematical Physics announced the final results of the academician co-optation, and seven candidates were successfully elected as academicians of the department.
Among them, there are five academicians in physics and two academicians in mathematics.
To be continued...