Chapter 194: The Project Level This Time is Completely Different
Qiao Sen knew that Xu You could choose to study some relatively simple topics that would be easier to achieve results and gain fame.
But Xu You did not make such a choice.
This includes Xu You's previous attempt to withdraw his paper from Nature, his participation in the island project, and his internship at the Suzhou Satellite Launch Center.
It can be said that Xu You chose an extremely difficult path.
But on this thorny road, Xu You was able to be content and enjoy the fun.
After that, Xu You began preparing for the next topic and writing the scientific research project application for the new topic.
With the previous success, Xu You believed that this time the project application should be smoother.
What Xu You didn't know was that there had already been internal discussions about his paper published in PRL on the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity.
Originally, they did not have such great confidence in Xu You.
After all, for a 19-year-old young man to be able to publish a paper in "Nature" or "Science" is already a remarkable achievement.
Although Xu You's future must be very bright, no one would regard the current Xu You as a mainstay.
But after Xu You published this paper, they knew that things were completely different.
Ordinary people may not be able to understand how significant this theory is.
People in the scientific research circle know that Xu You is getting closer to discovering a superconductor with a higher superconducting critical temperature.
The significance of the birth of this theory is far greater than the accidental discovery of a few superconductors.
After receiving Xu You’s new project application, the internal department did not decide to approve Xu You’s application.
This is not because they do not believe that Xu You will discover new superconducting materials with higher superconducting critical temperatures.
However, they felt that the development of this project should be planned in more detail.
On this day, Qiao Sen contacted Xu You and asked him to come to the office.
Seeing Qiao Sen, Xu You asked:
"Teacher Qiao, has there been any response to your project application?"
"Xu You, the level of this project may be different. We need to hold a meeting in Jijing to discuss this matter in detail."
Xu You was somewhat caught off guard when he heard Qiao Sen's words.
After thinking for a while, Xu You said:
"Teacher Qiao, this won't be a confidential project like the island project, right?"
“It may not be as large as the island project, but its nature is probably similar.”
Compared to quantum computers, superconducting materials do not need to involve so many different fields.
But in terms of significance, it may have a more profound impact on a country's development than quantum computers.
When the meeting time arrived, Qiao Sen brought Xu You to the meeting place.
The scale of this meeting is indeed much smaller than that of the island plan.
Apart from Qiao Sen and Xu You, no one else from Ji University was invited to participate.
Among the participants, Xu You also saw a familiar figure.
Professor Fei Qing from Jinghua University.
Professor Fei Qing is an expert in nanomaterials. It can be seen that this conference is mainly related to condensed matter physics and materials fields.
Fei Qing and Qiao Sen were not familiar with each other, but they recognized Xu You.
"Xu You, you're here."
"Hello, Professor Fei!"
Xu You noticed that Qiao Sen did not greet Fei Qing, so he took the opportunity to introduce them.
"Teacher Qiao, this is Professor Fei Qing from Jinghua University, an expert in nanomaterials. I had the honor of visiting Professor Fei's laboratory when I was doing a project with Teacher Wang. This is Professor Qiao Sen, the head of the Condensed , and my direct supervisor."
After being introduced by Xu You, Qiao Sen and Fei Qing also smiled and shook hands.
Qiao Sen didn't expect that Xu You's circle was so wide that he even knew Professor Jinghua, whom he didn't know.
Since we are meeting in a conference room, we will inevitably cooperate in the future, so it would be good to get to know each other earlier.
After all the participants arrived, an old man entered the meeting room.
Qiao Sen recognized the old man's identity at once.
"It's actually Academician Xing Shuping." Qiao Sen said in a low voice.
Xing Shuping is an expert in metallurgy and materials science in China and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Many of his scientific research results have been applied to various industrial fields in China.
His achievements cannot be described by how many papers he has published in journals.
It can be said that he is China's true national treasure-level master of materials.
At this age, Xing Shuping can still come out to preside over the meeting in person, which shows how much importance the superiors attach to this project.
Xu You didn't know what Xing Shuping looked like, but when he heard Qiao Sen mention Xing Shuping's name, Xu You immediately recalled it.
Speaking of which, Xu You knew Xing Shuping because of Xu Zhou.
Xu Zhou's research field is very similar to Xing Shuping's.
Xing Shuping has always been Xu Zhou's role model and a role model for Xu Zhou on the road of materials.
When it was time for the meeting to start, Xing Shuping closed the door of the conference room and started the meeting.
"First of all, thank you all for taking the time to come here. Everyone here is China's expert in the fields of materials and condensed matter physics."
Although Xing Shuping is very old, he speaks with full energy and it can be seen that he is in pretty good physical condition.
"Let me get straight to the point. This time, I called everyone here because I want to study with you the new generation of high-temperature superconductor materials."
After hearing Xing Shuping's words, everyone suddenly understood.
At this moment, everyone present subconsciously turned their eyes to Xu You.
They all knew that just before, Xu You published an article in PRL, explaining the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity.
From this point of view, this meeting is likely to be centered around Xu You.
But at the meeting, Xing Shuping did not specifically mention Xu You's name, and only briefly mentioned Xu You's theory of high-temperature superconductivity mechanism.
It seems that Xu You was not regarded as the core figure of the meeting.
"I believe that everyone here is determined to explore the next generation of high-temperature superconductor materials. To some extent, this is also the obligation of top experts in the industry."
In fact, coming here to participate in the meeting is basically equivalent to choosing to join this project.
Naturally, no one would have any objection to this.
Like the island plan, all participants in this meeting also signed a confidentiality agreement.
"We will then finalize the project plan and assign everyone corresponding tasks. That's all for today. I'll contact you again when the next meeting starts."
After the meeting, everyone left one after another.
Qiao Sen and Xu You were about to leave, when Xing Shuping walked towards them.
