Yanda received nearly 3 billion yuan in scientific research funding last year, making it a major scientific research institution.

The Shen Qi Research Center for Mathematics and Physics has been approved for two mathematics projects with a funding of 2.05 million.

The 2.05 million yuan was not directly sent to Shen Qi, but the money was transferred to the account of the Scientific Research Office of Yan University, which coordinated and managed the scientific research funds of the entire Yan University, and the departments undertaking the projects received the scientific research funds of their own departments on a rolling basis according to the procedures of advance receipt and reimbursement.

Shen Qi asked Wen Yan to go to the scientific research department to receive 300,000 of the 2.05 million yuan in advance, and then continue to apply for the remaining scientific research funds according to the progress of the project, the actual expenses, and the bills issued, which is a professional operation process between finance and finance.

In recent years, the state has been very strict in managing scientific research funds, and the procedures for applying for funds are so cumbersome that even financial personnel are crazy.

But Shen Qi's 300,000 advance funds were quickly in place, firstly, his name was big, and secondly, the money was not much.

Yan University has nearly 3 billion scientific research funds throughout the year, and first set aside 300,000 yuan for Shen Qi to do practical work, which is not a big deal.

Once the funds are in place, we have to purchase some of the necessary hardware and software for the project.

Perhaps the most expensive piece of equipment for math people is the data processing equipment, that is, the computer.

The total approved budget for Shen Qi's mathematical research is 2.05 million yuan, and the actual advance payment is 300,000 yuan, and he can't afford to buy a supercomputer that is too awesome, so he can only buy a few ordinary computers with good performance and purchase a few sets of genuine software.

The rest of the money was used by Shen Qi to subscribe to the four major journals of mathematics and several mainstream physics journals in the world.

The 300,000 yuan was almost spent quickly, and I still had to save some money for business trips, attending international and domestic academic conferences, and other miscellaneous daily affairs.

The second part of Shen Qi's condensed matter physics trilogy, "Application and Expansion of Defect Topology Research in Condensed Matter Materials", has been approved for the 973 project, and the opinions of relevant state departments are that this project must be done, and Shen Qi is also supported to do this project.

In terms of funding, the relevant departments are still reviewing, Shen Qi applied for 5 million, and listed a detailed subject budget, and he didn't know how much money he could approve in the end, so wait.

While waiting for the approval of the budget for the 973 project, the Shen Qi Mathematics and Physics Research Center has two new employees, a 40-year-old female employee is Wen Yan's senior sister who is responsible for finance, and the other male doctor is arranged to work in the mathematics laboratory.

The newcomer to the Doctor of Mathematics surnamed Han, who worked in the Department of Mathematics before coming, was Yu Lei's senior brother.

Dr. Han is very good, his main field of study is applied mathematics, Shen Qi needs several talents in the field of applied mathematics, and Dr. Han came just in time.

Everyone is mixing in the sea, who jumped ship and went where, just ask around.

Shen Qi dug two doctors of Mizuki mathematics in a short period of time, and Mizuki University had a lot of complaints.

Director Shi of the Department of Mathematics of Shuimu made a phone call to Shen Qi: "Professor Shen, can you be merciful, our mathematics foundation of Shuimu is about to be cleaned by you." ”

"I paid for them, and I didn't pay for them, this is their own subjective will. Shen Qi was telling the truth, Ma Chaofan was aggrieved in Shuimu, and after he recommended himself to come to the Shen Qi Mathematics and Physics Research Center of Yan University, he was happier than before.

Dr. Han is Yu Lei to help thread the needle, Dr. Han is very willing to follow a Philippine Award winner to do learning, people want to come to Yanda, you can't stop it.

Director Shi lowered his posture: "Then I'll make a request, if someone from Shuimu comes to you, don't accept it, do me a favor, Director Shen, the brain drain is too fast, and the impact is very bad." ”

"People come to me on their own initiative, and I can't bear to refuse. "Shen Qixin said that there are nearly 100 people in your mathematics department, and it won't hurt you if you lose a few occasionally, and if you don't go to the old one, the new won't come.

Director Shi made a suggestion: "Fudan and Zhejiang University have a deep reserve of mathematical talents, and I also have a bit of a thin face in the circle, so let's recommend a few mathematics doctors from Fudan and Zhejiang University to you, and ensure that one is better than the other." ”

"There are suitable candidates in physics, and they can also be recommended. "Shen Qi is a more direct person, and he communicates frankly with people.

Director Shi's voice was trembling: "The best physics major in the country is Yan University, I said Director Shen, why don't you produce and sell it yourself within Yan University?"

Shen Qi has his reasons: "It's all taught by a master, and there will be nothing new in the later stage of playing, and only by contending with a hundred schools of thought can we usher in an academic flourish." ”

"Come on, I don't have a problem with you, I am not too familiar with the physics world, I only have some network resources in Shanghai and Wuhan Jiaotong University and Wuhan University, or can I help you inquire about the trends of physics talents in Shanghai and Wuhan University?"

Shen Qi likes to make friends with cheerful people: "If you don't fight, you don't know each other, Director Shi, it's better to meet by chance, let's meet in ten minutes, I invite you to this lunch, you must appreciate your face." ”

The lunch was very pleasant, and the dean of the Department of Mathematics of Shuimu University swore that he would allow Shen Qi to dig up a few outstanding mathematical and physical talents from Fudan University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, and Wuhan University.

New resumes have been sent to the General Affairs Office of the Shen Qi Mathematics and Physics Research Center one after another, and almost all of the job seekers are mathematicians, and there are very few job seekers majoring in physics.

Shen Qi knows the reason, he can do almost whatever he wants in the domestic mathematics community, but he can't do it in the physics world.

Shen Qi's two mathematics researchers, under the name of Shen Qi, soon applied for a high amount of mathematics project funding funds.

Shen Qi's physics project applied for 973 funding funds, but has not completed the approval process until now.

The status, reputation, and influence of the academic community are very important, and a Philippine Award winner can quickly get sufficient funds by virtue of his fame.

The Fields Medal boss, the god of mathematics, and the three major mathematical conjectures in a row, these names and achievements are intangible assets, representing fame, authority, and a steady stream of scientific research funding.

Shen Qi has no name in the physics world, has written several physics papers that most people can't understand, made a half-finished earthquake prediction model, and has never won an international physics award.

The topic of quantum keys is a cross-cutting project, and Shen Qi's work is mainly based on mathematics, combining some characteristics of quantum physics. The specific research results and technical details of this project cannot be disclosed for the time being, and if you don't disclose them, people will not be able to give you awards. Academician Pan, they can only recommend Shen Qi to be elected as an academician as compensation.

"Brush up on the prestige of the physical world, the public kind. Shen Qi began to promote the specific work of "Application and Expansion of Defect Topology Research in Condensed Matter Materials", and it does not matter if the funds are not approved, the theoretical work can be started first.

Once the theoretical results of defect topology are obtained, they can be applied to condensed matter materials such as nanomaterials, superconductors, superfluids, complex oxides, and organic materials.

First of all, it is necessary to establish a theoretical foundation, and then find some materials to experiment, which is Shen Qi's idea.

Therefore, Shen Qi applied for a funding of 5 million, this project is not a pure brain supplement project, and it is necessary to purchase some basic condensed matter physics experimental equipment and raw materials.

Before the equipment and raw materials were bought, Shen Qi simulated condensed matter physics experiments through computers, and the research object was LaAlO3/SrTiO3.

The high-concentration and high-mobility quasi-two-dimensional electron gas (q2DEG) at the LAO/STO heterointerface, which has novel properties, not only contains physics, but also will have a profound impact on the development of electronic devices in the future.

There is still controversy in the physics community about the origin mechanism of q2DEG, and some physicists believe that the generation of oxygen vacancies on the surface of LAO, surface adsorbents, or cation mixing at the interface are the causes of q2DEG. There are also some physicists who prefer the polarization catastrophe theory.

The latest edition of the condensed matter physics textbook in China is not very new, it talks about the latest theories more than ten years ago, and the recent research results in frontier fields have not been written into the textbook.

This is also the main reason why Shen Qi's front-line scientific researchers only recruit doctors, and it is difficult for those who have not done a doctorate to get in touch with the latest cutting-edge scientific information, and even if they do, they can't understand it because the theoretical knowledge is not deep enough.

Shen Qi currently does not have a Ph.D. in physics, and he can only do his own research in the frontier field of physics.

The origin mechanism of q2DEG should be regarded as an unsolved problem in the field of condensed matter physics, and neither the "external actors" nor the "polarization catastrophic schools" can come up with a rigorous and mature theoretical system to explain the experimental phenomena.

The second part of Shen Qi's trilogy on condensed matter physics does just that, specifically to solve problems that can be experimented on but are not supported by mature theories.