"Principal Zhu, it's been a long time, hello. Welcome to Princeton to see our exchange students in action! In the small town of Princeton, Junxin and Principal Zhu sat opposite each other, and Junxin said with a smile.

Principal Zhu shook his head and said, "After coming to Princeton, I realized that it was really not easy to meet you. In fact, you also know the purpose of my visit, so you don't need to be so polite. ”

Junxin knows that President Zhu is a scholar-type talent, who once studied under Professor Ye Qisun, and is the same brother as Qian Sanqiang and other founders of China's nuclear physics. However, President Zhu is slightly different in that he has never studied abroad, nor has he ever done any academic exchange activities abroad. He is a true localist scholar who pursues the principle of scholar supremacy, and has a very high status in the minds of science and engineering students at Mizuki University.

This time, the school sent President Zhu to discuss the establishment of a joint laboratory, which is itself a statement on this issue. It shows how seriously the school attaches to this issue. Therefore, when Junxin received President Zhu, he also chose an inconspicuous café in Princeton Town in a low-key manner. This is also the reason why Principal Zhu said that it is not easy to meet Junxin.

"Have you seen any other exchange students? How are they doing today? Junxin smiled and avoided the topic.

Principal Zhu shook his head and said, "Not yet, I just arrived here for a short time, and I came to look for you after the jet lag." Okay, you know my temper, let's get straight to the point! ”

Junxin is actually not the kind of person who is very good at beating around the bush, and Principal Zhu's words are right to his appetite, so Junxin does not reserve it, and tells Principal Zhu about the cause and effect like pouring beans into a bamboo tube.

Principal Zhu obviously listened very carefully, and as a scholar-type administrator, Principal Zhu obviously had a very good grasp of the details. Many times, he even interrupted Junxin's words to conduct in-depth research on certain issues, which made Junxin have to recall the scenes of the conversation at that time one by one, and try to give Principal Zhu more information.

I thought that I could explain clearly in about ten minutes, but it took about an hour and a half for President Zhu to clarify the specific details of this laboratory cooperation.

"So, you're inclined to work with Professor Unger, aren't you?" Principal Zhu asked.

Junxin nodded and didn't speak, he was a little thirsty, so he didn't bother to speak.

"I probably know what you're thinking, but there are some things that you need to pay attention to!" Principal Zhu frowned and said.

Junxin made a "please" gesture. Seeing this, Principal Zhu didn't say anything, but began to explain his worries: "Laboratory cooperation is a good thing, but there are a few points that you must pay attention to, otherwise it will not end very well when something happens." ”

"The first thing, which you have noticed yourself, is the problem of the distribution of laboratory research results, which you have already figured out to solve, and I will not say anything, just remind you of a little. Always pay attention to whether the research direction of the other laboratory conflicts with the research direction of your own laboratory. ”

"Why?" Junxin was a little puzzled, the cooperation of the laboratory was based on the basic research of quasicrystals, and did not involve anything else.

Principal Zhu patiently explained: "I know that you have given the prerequisites for laboratory cooperation, but what I want to say is that this is a prerequisite, and it is only an unimportant prerequisite. As you can imagine, when the scale of laboratory communication grows larger, this issue will have to be taken seriously. Don't tell me, you'll be naïve enough to think that the two labs will always be doing research on the material basis of quasicrystals as you think, and won't expand into other fields! ”

Junxin was stunned for a moment, nodded thoughtfully, and agreed. This question is indeed a very important one.

"The second point is that there should be a rule for the operation of the two laboratories, which is simply a standard. Only then will the two laboratories be able to share data with each other. Frankly, we don't have the ability to do that yet. Principal Zhu's words were very straightforward, and the content was also very serious, and unconsciously, Junxin began to become serious.

"After solving these two problems, you have to solve the third problem, which is the funding of the laboratory." Speaking of this, Principal Zhu's old-fashioned face showed a hint of a smile, "In fact, this problem is the primary problem, the reason why I got the third one is because you really don't have to worry about this problem, because the school has already passed the decision, if the two laboratories are united, then your laboratory funds will be borne by the school 80% of them, and the other 20% will be borne by the School of Chemistry and the Institute of Chemical Engineering, so basically you don't have to worry." ”

Junxin nodded and said: "That's fine, it's not that I can't apply for funds, but it's a waste of my time, since the school solves it on my behalf, then it's impossible to have no requirements, right?" ”

"Naturally, the school naturally has requirements for you!" President Zhu didn't go around the bush, but said directly, "The school requires you to publish an article with an impact factor of 15 or 20 or more every year, and the R&D unit must require the signature of Mizuki University." As for whether there are any additional conditions for the Institute of Chemical Engineering and the School of Chemistry, it depends on your ability to negotiate with them. ”

"What else?" Junxin asked.

"Your lab has to be affiliated with the school, and every year the school asks you to accept some graduate students and interns. In short, the treatment is generally similar to that of an independent professor's lab, except that your requirements will be higher. ”

Junxin nodded and said, "These are not difficult things for me, but there is one thing I need to explain. ”

"Tell me?"

"As you said, it is impossible for my laboratory to be engaged in basic research on quasicrystals all the time, so in the future, I will turn to other directions of research when quasicrystalline research is mature. At that time, it may not be appropriate to publish the results of the research because of the problem, so what should I do? Do you have any workarounds? ”

Principal Zhu nodded and said, "We have also discussed this issue, and our solution is that if the output continues to be high, the school will consider expanding your laboratory. By setting up multiple joint labs, you can not only do projects in batches, but also solve the problems you just raised. ”

"If that's the case, I don't have a problem!" After thinking about it carefully, Junxin also agreed. Someone offered to help expand the lab, which is only a good thing, not a bad thing. Although the workload will increase accordingly.