Section 185

Xiao Yi was stunned for a moment, looked at the two letters of appointment, and then said with a smile: "I have no reason to refuse."

Then, he took over the two letters of appointment from the two of them.

"Haha, then welcome Professor Xiao to join our institute (research institute)!"

Others present also laughed and clapped.

"Welcome Professor Xiao!"

Listen to their names.

Professor Xiao?

Xiao Yi laughed when he heard this title. It seemed that he no longer needed to be called Mr. Xiao on various occasions in the future.

But Professor Xiao.

Chapter 179 Build your own laboratory

Xiao Yi's doctoral graduation ceremony is over.

From this day on, there is one less talented student in the world, but there is one more Professor Xiao.

Of course, the news of his graduation spread quickly. After all, he had been the darling of the media during this period, and there were many media who had been following his news.

So as soon as he graduated, he once again made the headlines of major media.

This once again surprised many people.

[Good guy, I almost forgot, Xiao Shen is still a student? ? 】

[It turns out that the requirements for doctoral students are so high, so I have a reason to refuse my supervisor’s advice to study for a Ph.D.]

[Are you sure you are not attacking Feiwu doctoral students like me? ? 】

[I was attacked to the point of woo woo woo]

[Xiao Shen single-handedly improved the overall quality of doctoral students! 】

[But from now on, Xiao Shen is no longer a doctoral student, and the value of doctoral students has dropped again! 】

【sad】

[I will call you Professor Xiao from now on. With tears in my eyes, I seem to see the coming of an era. 】

[I am from HKUST, will Professor Xiao come to work at my alma mater? 】

[I am also from HKUST. I can’t imagine how happy I would be if Professor Xiao could become our teacher]

[If Xiao Shen doesn’t come to teach at Peking University, why would he go to your University of Science and Technology? Our Peking University is number one in mathematics in the country]

[You guys at Peking University, don’t come here to mess with me. HKUST is Xiao Shen’s alma mater. What is Peking University? nothing]

["Marriage first, love later: Professor Xiao spoiled me rotten"]

[Ah ah ah ah sister, I give you the pen, write for me quickly! 】

[The book has no store to smash! 】

…

Xiao Yi didn't pay much attention to these comments on the Internet.

Although he has officially become a researcher now, he still does not have any research tasks at that time.

The main reason is that he has just submitted the funding application for the topic [Research on the Mechanism of High-Temperature Superconductivity and FeSe/SrTiO3 Single-layer Superconducting Materials], and is still waiting for the funding to be approved.

It’s unclear how many will be approved by then.

Of course, there is another question: where will the experiment be conducted?

Either rent a laboratory in a school or research institute, or build a laboratory yourself.

The former is mainly low cost, but the problem is that its use is restricted, and sometimes you need to queue up to apply. Generally speaking, it is not free.

The latter is naturally very free. After all, you built it yourself and can use it whenever you want.

However, there is obviously a key problem, that is, it is expensive!

First of all, you have to have a piece of land, and then you have to buy various experimental equipment. Cheap equipment is not enough. Otherwise, the final effect is not as good as renting a laboratory directly and using the high-end equipment to do experiments. The quality of the experimental equipment , can also affect the review of journal editors.

Just like one of the most expensive experimental equipment - cryo-electron microscope, you can use this thing to take pictures of anything and you can publish an SNC article, but the price is really expensive. A slightly better quality one costs tens of millions. , the annual maintenance cost in the future will be about 1 million, which ordinary laboratories simply cannot afford.

This is the waste of money.

The inventor of cryo-electron microscopy even won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. This incident also received a lot of criticism from the mathematics community.

Of course, if Xiao Yi wanted to do research on superconductivity, he would not need a cryo-electron microscope. This thing is mainly used for biological research and has nothing to do with physics.

However, even to study superconductivity, there are a lot of experimental equipment that need to be purchased, such as microscopes, transmission electron microscopes, scanning electron microscopes, and spectrometers, such as angle-resolved photoelectron spectrometers, Raman spectrometers, etc. Wait a bunch.

In addition, there are magnetron sputtering equipment, CVD, MBE, etc.

Basically, even a slightly lower-end laboratory cannot afford tens of millions. If it is higher, it can easily reach hundreds of millions.

For example, the cost of the laboratory at the Institute of Physics is even more terrifying.

Therefore, scientific research is very expensive.

Only subjects such as mathematics can produce top-notch results at extremely low costs.

"If you want to build your own laboratory..."

In the dormitory, Xiao Yi took a look at the price list of various equipment listed on his computer, as well as the final total value, plus other costs.

To build a condensed matter-materials laboratory that meets his ideal type, it would cost at least 500 million.

Finally, he shook his head helplessly.

Such an expensive construction cost, plus the subsequent maintenance costs, even if he had the gold mine of Yishuibit, it would not be enough to build it like this, not to mention that the price of Bitcoin has dropped recently, and Yishuibit's profitability has also declined. The idea of ​​building this laboratory entirely by himself is basically impossible.

"Forget it, don't think too much now, wait for my project funds to be approved first."

"Well... today is July 17th, let's go back to Feishi tomorrow."

After all, he had planned to go home before.

After graduation, he officially became a researcher, and he should go home to announce the good news or something, and by the way, he had to go to the University of Science and Technology to visit Professor Liu Bin, Academician Hu Guangde and other people who helped him in the past.

Of course, the University of Science and Technology Affiliated High School must also be indispensable.

Although he doesn't like socializing, the socializing he doesn't like is the kind of socializing for fame and profit.

He doesn't mind visiting his former elders and the place where he grew up.

"Then... go to bed first!"

No words all night.

…

The next day, Xiao Yi boarded a plane back to Fei City. His father Xiao Guohua drove to pick him up, and his mother Du Xin also came with him in the car.

It seems that this son who has been hailed as a master of mathematics internationally, Xiao's father and mother have a sense of unreality.

Although Xiao's father and mother were college students at that time, they were already considered highly intelligent people among ordinary people, but they could not have imagined that their son would be so smart.

However, even if there were more incredible things in their hearts, when they saw Xiao Yi's face, the affection in their hearts still made them look at Xiao Yi with tenderness and kindness.

After all, he is their child.

After returning home, he also had a reunion dinner with his family. On the same day, the University of Science and Technology also learned the news that Xiao Yi had returned to Fei City, and then Xiao Yi's home became lively.

Dean Tang Fucheng of the School of Mathematics of the University of Science and Technology, Academician Hu Guangde, and Professor Liu Bin all came to the door, and then Academician Shen Gensheng, Dean of the School of Physics, and Executive Dean Chen Xiangyu also came.

In addition to these people, there is another heavyweight, that is, the president of USTC, Academician Bao Hexin.

"Xiao Yi, we meet again."

When Bao Hexin appeared in front of Xiao Yi, he smiled and greeted him.

Xiao Yi was stunned immediately: "Academician Bao, you are here too."

Bao Hexin laughed: "What's so strange about this? You are the most outstanding graduate and the most outstanding alumnus of our school in recent years. You are back, so of course I have to come to see you. What's more, we were standing on the same podium at the beginning."

Bao Hexin was talking about the National Science and Technology Awards Conference last year.

At that time, Xiao Yi won the first prize in natural sciences with the Goldbach conjecture, and two other projects also won the first prize. One of them, nano-confined catalysis, was completed by the team led by Academician Bao Hexin in front of him.

So they were indeed standing on the same podium at the beginning.

Xiao Yi also laughed: "You are right, then, come in quickly."

Then, all these academicians and professors were invited in.

Xiao's father and mother did not expect that Xiao Yi would invite so many bigwigs to come as soon as he came back.

Another academician, and even the president of USTC?

As one of the top universities in China, the administrative level of the president is naturally not low, almost equivalent to a vice-provincial official.

In the past, such a person would definitely be a big shot for them.

But now, when such bigwigs saw them, they all nodded and greeted them.

Even Bao Hexin took the initiative to shake Xiao Guohua's hand and said, "You two are Xiao Yi's parents, right? Thank you very much for your training of Xiao Yi. Otherwise, our country would not have such a pillar, and our Fei City and USTC would not have such a proud person."