If Lu Zhou knew what Professor Stanley was thinking, he would definitely look at him with tears and laughter.

Heaven and earth conscience, he really didn't bother so much to play scheming on such boring things.

Because, for him, there is no need for this at all......

Rested in the room for the night and didn't say anything all night.

The next day, the Organic Chemistry Symposium held by the American Chemical Society was officially held.

Scholars from all over the world participated, ranging from scholars from the United States to Chinese countries across the Pacific Ocean.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the spacious venue was crowded and full.

Although there was still an hour before the official start of the opening ceremony, many people were already sitting there early.

The biennial Rodger Adams Prize in Chemistry Award Ceremony is the highlight of the opening ceremony of the Organic Chemistry Symposium, and every scholar who attends this academic conference will not miss it easily.

As the first Chinese scholar to receive the medal, the award ceremony also attracted attention from all walks of life.

On the way to the backstage to prepare, Lu Zhou happened to meet a CTV reporter who was ambushed on the way.

Looking at the young lady who greeted him with the microphone, Lu Zhou unexpectedly felt a little familiar. Then he suddenly remembered that the last time he was at the Cafford Prize ceremony in Stockholm, it seemed that he had also conducted an interview with him.

I have to say that fate is really a wonderful thing.

With a smile on her face, the reporter's young lady asked in a nice voice, "Hello Professor Lu, can I take up five minutes of your time?" ”

There is still an hour before the opening ceremony, and there are still five minutes to go.

Coupled with Lu Zhou's good mood, he said happily: "Of course you can." ”

The reporter's sister handed out the microphone: "What do you think now?" ”

Lu Zhou humorously replied, "It seems that this question was asked too early, and the medal is still in Professor Burstein's hand." ”

The reporter's young lady pursed her lips and smiled, and continued: "Then let me ask another question, you are the first Chinese scholar to receive this honor, I believe that at this moment, your heart must be full of excitement, right?" ”

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I did have excitement, but that was two months ago, when I was just notified of the award. ”

The reporter continued: "Most of the public's impression of you stems from your proof of Goldbach's conjecture and the honor of the Cafford Prize. As a mathematician, many people will be surprised to win the Adams Prize in Chemistry. What made you interested in chemistry? ”

Lu Zhou thought for a while, and did not answer this question directly, but asked with a smile: "Do you remember what I said to you when I was in Stockholm, on a similar occasion?" ”

The reporter's sister was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "I still remember Professor Lu, you said that the meaning of mathematics lies in changing science. ”

"That's right, the meaning of mathematics is to change science," Lu Zhou nodded approvingly, praising the young lady's memory, "And what I'm doing now is trying to change chemistry." ”

……

The interview was only five minutes long.

As the opening ceremony progressed, it was soon time to present the awards.

In a round of applause, Lu Zhou walked onto the podium and received a round of applause from the president of the American Chemical Society, Bruce Brown. Professor E. Burstein received a gold medal and a silver watch.

Gifting silverware to winners is a tradition of the Adams Prize in Chemistry, and the giveaways vary from year to year.

The silver watch looks small and has the emblem of ACS engraved on the back. Aside from the elaborate patterning, the watch should be worth a lot of money, but compared to the glory of the Adams Prize in Chemistry, this value is insignificant.

Shaking hands with Lu Zhou, Professor Burstein said in a solemn tone.

"The development of new energy is related to the fate of all of us and the future of our civilization. Thank you for your contribution to the world, and your research results have bought more time for our future. ”

It turns out that this watch still has this meaning.

Solemnly receiving this honor from the old professor's hands, Lu Zhou said happily: "Thank you." ”

There was applause in the room.

In a thunderous applause, the award was concluded.

However, although the awards are over, the award ceremony is not over.

In keeping with the usual Roger Adams Prize in Chemistry, the winner will also deliver a speech of no more than 60 minutes.

Compared with the simple award ceremony, the content of this part is obviously more concerned.

Under the gaze of those expectant eyes, Lu Zhou straightened the microphone and slowly began to speak.

"Materials science, energy, and information technology are the three pillars of modern science and technology, but in addition to information technology, in the past half century, our research in the two fields of materials and energy has made slow progress."

In reality, however, academia is not doing nothing, as the outside world misunderstands, and every day new technologies are being born in laboratories in some corner of the world. I'm sure all of you here are well aware that we don't lack new materials, but we do lack what we need. ”

"I think the reason for this is that we don't have a systematic theoretical basis, and we can only rely on the scientific intuition of researchers to find the materials we need."

"And that's my motivation for studying computational materials," Lu Zhou continued, after a pause and looking at the scholars in the room, "I think that under rigorous calculations, the products we need can actually be expected. By calculating, we can save a lot of money and time. ”

Hearing this, the hearts of the professors and scholars at the scene suddenly tightened.

Damn, this guy isn't going to start selling his math proof again, is he?!

“…… Next, my presentation will be semi-academic in nature. ”

Hearing this, many scholars in the audience breathed a sigh of relief, especially several chemistry professors who were not good at mathematics, and they showed relieved expressions.

There is no doubt that computational materials science is a promising research direction, and the academic community generally recognizes its value, but the theory proposed by Professor Lu is too difficult to understand.

Although many professors who study crystal chemistry and nanomaterials have an understanding of the principles of geometry and topology, this understanding is far from being in-depth, and they only have a superficial understanding because of professional needs.

But now it seems that their worries are unfounded.

Lu Zhou said that this is a semi-academic speech, and he will definitely not talk about those difficult things as soon as he comes up.

“…… When I was studying the effect of the pore size and specific surface area of carbon nanospheres on the diffusion rate of polysulfide compounds, I used polyaniline⁃polypyrrole copolymer as the precursor and polydiallyl dimethylammonium chloride as the pore-forming agent to prepare a series of products in a simple carbonization reaction. ”

As he spoke, Lu Zhou picked up the chalk from the podium, drew a simple molecular model on the blackboard behind him, and marked the specific surface area, pore size and other data on the side.

Up to this point, it's all very easy to understand.

However, just when everyone relaxed their vigilance, Lu Zhou stopped the chalk in his hand, and after thinking for a moment, he continued.

"While researching these products, I found something very interesting......"

Soon, he wrote down the first line of the equation.

Then, it was out of control......

Sitting in the back row of the lecture hall, Woods looked left and right with some nervousness.

Before becoming CEO of ExxonMobil, he was an engineer and was not unaware of research in the chemical field. Even if you haven't worked in research, you can still understand the paper.

But now, what is on the blackboard has given him the illusion that his doctorate is fake.

Taking a deep breath, Woods looked at Professor Stanley, who was sitting next to him, and asked in a low voice.

"Will all semi-academic presentations be so difficult to understand?"

Professor Stanley's expression was a little subtle, and he hesitated for a long time before he could barely speak.

"Normally this is not ......"

But obviously.

This is not the usual situation.