Chapter 138 No wonder I was not allowed to choose the materials
This matter was not a big deal, so it was easily agreed to.
After all, Xu Zhou has a certain prestige in the school, and Xu You is an outstanding young scientific researcher of the new generation.
It is an honor for Ningjiang University to have Xu You come to Ningjiang University for internship.
In order to make Xu You's internship more formal, Xu Zhou specially helped Xu You to go through the internship procedures and even bought insurance for him.
Engineering laboratories like this one still have certain risks.
After completing these formalities, Xu You could finally officially step into Xu Zhou's laboratory.
In fact, when Xu You was a child, he went to Xu Zhou's laboratory.
However, I didn’t stay in the laboratory for a long time and didn’t have any contact with various experimental equipment.
This time, Xu You really took a serious look at Xu Zhou's laboratory.
"It seems... not as good as I imagined."
Compared with some laboratories in the School of Physics of Ji University, the Materials Laboratory of Ningjiang University does appear to be much more dilapidated.
Compared with Professor Fei Qing's nanomaterial laboratory at Jinghua University, it pales in comparison.
Xu Zhou noticed the change in Xu You's expression and said:
"Are you disappointed? Working with metal materials is like this. It's like working in a factory. If you regret it, it's not too late to quit now."
After all, Xu You came here to learn knowledge. Although the environment is indeed a bit bad, Xu You will not quit halfway.
"No, Professor Xu, this environment is quite good, especially with the atmosphere of a factory."
At this time, Xu You finally understood why Wu Jing had advised him not to choose the materials major, and why the materials major was considered one of the four biggest pitfalls.
Even if Xu You stayed in such an environment for a few years, he could not guarantee whether he could always maintain a positive attitude towards scientific research.
Xu You also admires Xu Zhou's ability to persist in the material science field for so many years.
It is precisely because of scientific researchers like Xu Zhou who are not afraid of difficult conditions that China's materials science can continue to develop .
"Xu You, when you first come here, watch and learn more, keep a positive attitude, and don't be proud of the little achievements you have made in the past."
"Okay, I know, Professor Xu."
Xu You recalled that this was the first time Xu Zhou had taught him personally in all these years, except when he had just started school.
Xu You always knew that his father was a university teacher, but he couldn't describe how great his father was.
All we know is that Xu Zhou was promoted smoothly from lecturer to associate professor and then to professor.
This time, Xu You finally had the opportunity to study with Xu Zhou up close.
But Xu Zhou had a different idea.
Aren’t you, Xu You, very awesome?
Didn’t you publish four papers in just the first half of college?
But now that I have come to this laboratory, I still have to keep a calm mind and learn with an open mind.
No matter how smart you are, you are just a newbie in front of experienced materials experts.
Xu Zhou would never believe that Xu You could surpass him in the field of materials.
"Xu You, let me explain the safety regulations to you first. There was a major accident in the materials industry a while ago, so safety is still the top priority."
After telling Xu You all the safety precautions that needed to be taken, Xu Zhou began to explain some specific knowledge.
Because there is so much knowledge in materials science, it is impossible for Xu Zhou to explain it systematically. He can only talk about the topics in detail so that Xu You can understand roughly what he is doing.
At present, in addition to Xu Zhou's original research topic, Xu Zhou is also conducting research related to metal atomic clusters.
Originally, Xu Zhou had a relatively low desire to research in this field.
But after Xu You talked to him before, Xu Zhou gradually realized the research value of the field of metal atomic clusters.
In addition to receiving project funds from Qiao Sen.
Xu Zhou has also achieved certain results in his research on aluminum atomic clusters and iron atomic clusters.
Even if it is impossible to publish papers in journals of the same level as "Nature" and "Science".
However, the relevant research results are sufficient to be published in top journals in the field of materials.
"Professor Xu, can I take a look at some of the lab's books and literature?"
"Sure, take a look."
Xu You felt that before understanding Xu Zhou's experiment, he still needed to supplement some basic knowledge.
Xu You selected some books related to metal materials and began reading.
In Xu Zhou's laboratory, Xu You still felt very safe and easily entered into a deep learning state.
"This kid...why does he look so weird when he's reading?"
During the break in the experiment, Xu Zhou also noticed that Xu You's way of reading was a little unusual.
It's totally different from the slow pace of studying new textbooks.
That terrifying speed was just like a Chinese teacher correcting essays.
In just a few days, Xu You had already gained a basic understanding of metal materials and had a general understanding of some of the difficulties in Xu Zhou's current research project.
"Professor Xu, the most difficult part of this topic is to determine the spatial structure of the atomic cluster, right?"
Xu Zhou was also a little surprised when he heard Xu You's words.
"Yes, this is indeed a difficulty at present. For example, we prepared aluminum and iron atom clusters according to the more conventional spatial structure model. Except for clusters with a few atoms in the middle, most metal atom clusters can still be prepared."
On this issue, Xu Zhou did not have much innovation. He mostly made analogies with previous methods or made some relatively minor improvements.
As for studying new spatial structure models, Xu Zhou himself knew that it would take a long time.
At this time, Xu You suddenly had a new inspiration.
"Professor Xu, is there any material that can simulate such a direction?"
Hearing Xu You's words, Xu Zhou also frowned slightly.
"Material simulation... there is indeed such a direction, and some people in our college are also working on it. But I don't do material simulation. Sometimes it is quite different from the actual situation. I prefer experiments here."
This is the prediction of various material properties through computer simulation.
If the simulation is very accurate, it will definitely be of great practical significance.
But if the simulation is too different from the actual situation, then its practicality can be said to be close to zero.
Xu Zhou still prefers to conduct material preparation research and performance analysis directly through real experiments.
"Professor Xu, I have been learning about various algorithms recently. Can you provide me with some detailed experimental data? I will see if I can try to use the knowledge of algorithms to solve the problem."
Hearing Xu You's words, Xu Zhou couldn't help but burst out laughing.
