Starting from a top student and marching towards the sea of ​​stars

Chapter 112 breaks the record again
MIT.

James Simmons looked at the list of winners of the new Simmons Scholar Award selected by the foundation, and asked people around him about things from time to time.

"This Chinese named Ning Chen is the young man who proved Qiu Chengtong's conjecture, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Simmons. Ning Chen previously published three consecutive papers in the Journal of the American Mathematical Society. These three papers completed the proof of the entire Qiu Chengtong conjecture."

"I can't believe he's not even 20 yet... what a rising math genius!"

Although this achievement alone cannot allow Ning Chen to compare with some great mathematicians, given time, Ning Chen will definitely be a strong contender for the Fields Medal, even enough to be compared with the greatest mathematicians in history. .

The Simmons Scholar Award was founded by James Simmons himself. Every year, three to four winners are selected among outstanding researchers in the fields of mathematics, physics, and computer science.

The selection criteria for this award are very high, requiring the winners to achieve leading and innovative results in their own research fields, and these results also need to have a strong influence in the world.

And Ning Chen was able to stand out from the crowd of nominees by relying on his three papers that successfully proved Qiu Chengtong's conjecture, and won one of the award-winning places.

As a mathematician, James Simmons also paid special attention to scholars in the mathematics field, not to mention that Ning Chen was so young and still had a lot of room for improvement.

Thinking of this, Simmons thought of inviting Ning Chen to study at MIT.

Looking at universities around the world, MIT is definitely one of the best in mathematics majors.

……

"What? Simmons Scholar?"

That night, while checking his mailbox regularly, Ning Chen saw an unexpected email message.

Ning Chen first subconsciously thought that this might be a scam email. After all, Ning Chen usually received some spam emails.

But next, Ning Chen confirmed the sending address of the email and found that the sender was the Simons Foundation.

Combined with the fact that the system has determined that his task has been completed, Ning Chen knows that this is not a scam email.

Searching for information about the Simmons Scholar Award, Ning Chen learned more about this award.

Scholars who receive the Simons Scholar Award can enjoy five-year research funds totaling 5 yuan provided by the Simons Foundation.

Calculated, this bonus once again set a new record for Ning Chen’s bonuses.

After the excitement, Ning Chen began to calmly think about the award.

"If I'm going to receive the award, I have to go to the United States."

Ning Chen is relatively cautious about going abroad. After all, there are many uncertainties abroad, and because of Ning Chen's current achievements, Ning Chen is already considered a public figure.

Of course, so far, Ning Chen's identity is more of a scholar in the field of mathematics, and has not involved much applied research.

Even for the negative electrode material of silicon-based lithium batteries, the relevant information has not been made public because a confidentiality agreement has been signed with Piati.

Based on this analysis, Ning Chen also knew that it was relatively safe for him to go to the United States to receive the award.

The next day, Ning Chen informed the school about the incident.

After all, it was such a big event to go abroad to receive an award. Before making a decision, Ning Chen must first seek the school's opinion.

After the school learned of this situation, it first contacted the Simmons Foundation to confirm that Ning Chen had indeed won this year's Simmons Scholar Award.

This is a very important world-class academic award. Before this, few Chinese scholars were able to receive such an award.

Since Ning Chen can receive such an honor, the school must hope that Ning Chen can go to the scene to accept the award.

However, because the award was to be received overseas, the school did not feel comfortable letting Ning Chen receive the award alone. Finally, after internal discussion, it was decided that Liu Xu would accompany Ning Chen to the award ceremony.

During his studies, Liu Xu had the experience of studying abroad in the United States and had a relatively good understanding of various American habits and culture.

Accompanied by Liu Xu, everyone will feel at ease about Ning Chen's going abroad to receive the award this time.After confirming the itinerary for receiving the award, Ning Chen and Liu Xu began to handle various procedures such as visas for the United States.

In fact, with Ning Chen's current ability, even if he went to the United States alone to receive the award, there would be no problem.

Ning Chen's current English level is very good and can fully communicate directly in English.

Of course, it would be better if someone can accompany you. If something unexpected happens, you can have someone to rely on.

When it was the day of departure, Ning Chen and Liu Xu went to the airport together and boarded the plane.

This journey will be relatively long, because there is no direct flight from Shengzhou to Boston. Ning Chen and Liu Xu need to transfer twice before they can finally reach Boston.

Along the way, Ning Chen and Liu Xu chatted from time to time to ease the boring mood of the journey.

Although Ning Chen had met Liu Xu several times before and had dinner together, because Liu Xu was the dean of the college, Ning Chen still felt that there was some distance between them, and Ning Chen did not Will chat relaxedly like with Xu Zhou.

Through constant chatting, the relationship between Ning Chen and Liu Xu became much easier, which also allowed Ning Chen to understand Liu Xu better.

In fact, before becoming the dean, Liu Xu had always followed the scientific research route. He had published more than 30 papers in academic journals at home and abroad. He also wrote several textbooks for professional materials courses as the chief editor or co-editor. .

Even though Liu Xu no longer focuses on scientific research, Liu Xu's professional abilities are still there.

The exchanges along the way allowed Ning Chen to learn a lot of new professional knowledge and skills related to materials science, which can be regarded as an unexpected harvest for Ning Chen.

After more than 20 hours, the plane finally arrived at Boston Logan International Airport.

People from the Simons Foundation had come to the airport in advance to pick them up. Ning Chen and Liu Xu took the car they picked up and arrived at a hotel near MIT.

On the way, Ning Chen observed the scenery outside the car window and gained some new understanding of the United States.

This is the first time Ning Chen has come to the United States since his second life.

Ning Chen's previous impressions of the United States came from the Internet, but when Ning Chen actually set foot on this land, he knew that the things on the Internet were still relatively one-sided.

There is no sweet air here, and of course there are no homeless people or various vicious incidents that can be seen everywhere.

What impressed Ning Chen deeply was that this place seemed more spacious and sparsely populated.

Except in the most densely populated areas, traffic jams are relatively rare.

When they arrived at the hotel, with the help of the staff, Ning Chen and Liu Xu completed the check-in procedures.

The room prepared by the Simmons Foundation for Ning Chen and Liu Xu was great, even more luxurious than the room Ning Chen lived in when he went to Shuimu University.

Due to the fatigue of the journey, Ning Chen and Liu Xu fell asleep on the bed shortly after returning to the room after lunch.

Both of them slept for a long time, and when they woke up again, it was already the next morning local time.

At this time, Ning Chen and Liu Xu had not completely overcome the time lag and were in a relatively chaotic state.

Fortunately, the award ceremony is scheduled for tomorrow night, so Ning Chen and Liu Xu still have enough time to make adjustments.

Liu Xu proposed to go shopping with Ning Chen. Ning Chen also felt that after finally coming here, he couldn't stay in the hotel all the time, so he agreed to Liu Xu's proposal.

The two of them went to relatively safe places, and because it was daytime, there was no chaos on the street.

"Ning Chen, if you are in the United States, try not to go out at night. Night is the high incidence of various vicious cases. Of course, during the day, as long as you don't go to particularly remote places, there is no need to worry too much about safety." Liu Xu said .

There are still a lot of Chinese here. The two came to the nearby Chinatown, felt the strong cultural atmosphere, and had a Chinese meal here.

The next day, Ning Chen and Liu Xu did not choose to go out, but stayed in the hotel room, waiting for the award ceremony to begin.

The award ceremony was held in an auditorium at MIT.In the afternoon, the staff of the Simmons Foundation led Ning Chen and Liu Xu to the auditorium.

(End of this chapter)