Although he is very interested in the topic proposed by Professor Herero, Lu Zhou is now in charge of controlled nuclear fusion engineering, and he cannot spare his energy to study the profound physical meaning contained in the SG-1 material.

However, his intuition told him that if he could solve the strong correlation model contained in the SG-1 material, he might be able to reveal the physical mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity, or even obtain a definite superconducting state through calculations.

Ordinary people may not be able to understand it, but Lu Zhou knows it very well.

Compared with controlled nuclear fusion, the significance of this theoretical work can even be said to be more significant.

Because once the problem of high-temperature superconductivity is solved, whether it is a hadron collider or a magnetic confinement device for controlled nuclear fusion, the engineering difficulty will be greatly reduced.

The topic was included in the project database of the Institute for Advanced Study, and Lu Zhou planned to continue this research when he had time.

At this stage, the research on controlled nuclear fusion is still in the first order of his timeline......

After spending less than two days in China, Professor Kreber boarded a plane on the morning of the third day and hurried back to Germany.

On the other side, almost not long after Professor Kreber left, Academician Pan arrived in Jinling from Shangjing and found Lu Zhou at the villa of Zhongshan International.

Academician Pan glanced around the living room and stumbled in surprise.

"How big did you buy this house, and how much did it cost?"

Lu Zhou: "Tens of millions." ”

Academician Pan sighed enviously, "It seems that this lithium battery has really helped you make a lot of money." ”

"Before the New Year is over, you came from Shangjing, shouldn't you have made a special trip to pay my New Year's greetings?" Brought two cups of hot tea, put them on the coffee table, and sat on the sofa opposite Academician Pan, Lu Zhou smiled and said.

Academician Pan smiled and said, "What, I'm not welcome?" ”

"How so?" Lu Zhou smiled and said, "At most, it's just a little accident." ”

"Don't be idle, let's get down to business," Suppressing his laughing expression, Academician Pan sat up straight on the sofa, looked at Lu Zhou, and asked in a serious tone, "Have you already contacted someone from the Max Planck Society?" ”

Lu Zhou: "Sort of. ”

Hearing this ambiguous statement, Academician Pan frowned and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Lu Zhou: "The one who contacted me was the chief engineer of the Spiral Stone 7-X Laboratory, and I haven't been in contact with the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics for the time being. ”

Taking a sip of tea, Lu Zhou moistened his throat and continued.

"The results were quite smooth, and we simply showed them the technology of carbon-based superconducting materials, and said that we would complete the design of carbon-based superconducting magnets within the year. They were very interested in the technology, and then I came up with a proposal to trade technology for technology. ”

Academician Pan then asked: "Did the Germans agree?" ”

This is his primary concern.

In addition to the cost of 35 million Australian dollars and the freight fee of 4 million RMB, the University of Nanhua obtained the H1-Heliac stellaratom from the Australian National University, and also agreed to provide power generation components for the "MAGPIE-II" magnetized plasma interaction experimental device of the Australian National University.

The Australians are not skilled, but the Germans are not in demand.

And after all, the EGA is also a device that has set several world records, even if it has been retired and left there to eat ashes, it may not be so easy to buy it back.

Lu Zhou smiled and said in a relaxed tone: "Not for the time being, but I think it is very feasible." ”

Saying that, Lu Zhou briefly told Academician Pan about the situation at that time.

Sitting across from him and listening, a look of approval appeared in Academician Pan's eyes.

Lu Zhou's personal research ability is beyond doubt, and no one doubts the professionalism of a Nobel laureate.

But he was only twenty-four years old after all, and even though he was very capable, experience was still a problem.

At first, Pan Changhong was a little worried about whether Lu Zhou would be able to take on the position of the leader of such a large-scale scientific research project and coordinate the work of various research units.

But now it seems that his worries are completely unnecessary......

Taking another sip of tea to moisten his throat, Lu Zhou continued.

"The key now is that we need to organize a group of experts to prepare for the handover of equipment over there, do you have any good candidates to recommend?"

The stellar simulator is not a refrigerator, you can use it when you buy it and put it at home, connect it to the power supply.

How to use the equipment safely, how to disassemble and install, all of these knowledge require professional training. The Max Planck Society will be responsible for the training of personnel at the same time as the delivery of the equipment, but Lu Zhou will also have to send a few people who can understand it.

At least, you can't teach people from scratch, right?

Academician Pan pondered for a while and spoke.

"If you can really buy it, it's easy to say, just transfer people from other research institutes. There are experts in this field at the Southwest Institute of Nuclear Physics, as well as the Institute of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, but the stellarum is too unpopular in China, and there may be people who study this field, but there are probably not many in-depth studies. ”

Understanding the country's difficulties in this regard, Lu Zhou did not force it, but just said: "Try to find it, it is really not possible to study tokamak experts, although the technical routes of the two fusion devices are different, they both belong to magnetic constraints, and there are still commonalities in technical details." ”

Academician Pan: "I will try my best to help you find candidates in this regard...... Speaking of which, how long does it take for the STAR Stellar Simulator Research Institute to be completed? ”

Hearing this question, Lu Zhou smiled.

From the beginning of the controlled nuclear fusion project to the present, there have been many problems, but the progress of the project of the Stellar Mimic Research Institute has no problems at all, and every time he thinks about it, it can bring him a good mood.

"According to Head Dai, the handover will be completed in May."

……

After going around the construction site of the Stellar Simulator Research Institute and the Advanced Research Institute, Academician Pan returned to Beijing and began to help Lu Zhou find candidates for experts in the visiting delegation.

On the other hand, most of the New Year has passed, and Lu Zhou's work is back on track.

While continuing to improve the SG-1 material, he was also planning the formation of the Institute of Physics and the Institute of Mathematics.

After all, theoretical work is the foundation of everything, and in his future plans for the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, the Institute of Physics and the Institute of Mathematics are two crucial components.

However, what is more embarrassing is that he ran into trouble at the very beginning of his career.

Compared with the Institute of Computational Materials, the establishment of the Institute of Physics and the Institute of Mathematics was not as smooth as he imagined.

Although many high-quality resumes were received, these applicants were generally young, and most of them were recent PhD graduates who had just left campus.

As for top talent, there is still a shortage.

There is a fundamental difference between theoretical disciplines and engineering, and the research of materials science requires a lot of scientific research labor to engage in some repetitive work with slightly technical content, but it is difficult for mathematics and physics, which emphasize theoretical work, to pile up research results by manpower.

In order to solve these problems, Lu Zhou finally thought of Principal Xu, and visited his office the day after the Chinese New Year to learn from him in this area......

After listening to Lu Zhou's question, Principal Xu took a sip of hot tea and said with a smile.

“…… High-end talents are not so willing to change the research environment, and they can generally get the position of formal researcher in the research institute, unless they are excluded and cannot apply for funding, and few people are willing to move their fart. Share. Your way of casting a wide net is appealing to PHDs with less than a decade of research experience, but to researchers who have already done a great job, the appeal is quite limited. ”

After a pause, Principal Xu continued.

"As for the treatment, the conditions you opened are already good, and there is no need to continue to improve. It is unrealistic to attract talents based on remuneration alone, and for scholars who have done excellent work, fame is more important. ”

Although he was born as an academician, he has worked in the administrative position for so many years, and President Xu still has some experience in administrative work.

After listening carefully to the experiences he said, Lu Zhou nodded thoughtfully and continued to ask for advice.

"Is there any good way to do it?"

"Take the initiative to poach people," President Xu said with a smile, "An invitation from a Nobel Prize winner, even if you are an academician, you must have considered it somewhat." ”