Research starts with PhD students

Chapter 16 Protect the glory of the mathematics doctor!
"The administrative director is already the top administrator in the college. Director Wang is very friendly and a nice person."

"Professor Li is also very enthusiastic towards students."

Zhang Shuo made some comments silently, and when he thought that his personal bonus of one million was about to be credited to his account, he suddenly felt extremely happy.

Just as he was about to walk out of the classroom, he suddenly felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

He stopped and slowly turned his head.

Two eyes with quite lethal power stared at him motionlessly. They were Huang Kai and Liu Chengjie. They asked at the same time -

"Did you really come to an agreement?"

“What is the million-dollar grant project?”

Zhang Shuo quickly came over and whispered, "Don't shout, I don't want to be watched wherever I go."

"Talking as we walk."

The three of them left the classroom together.

Liu Chengjie knew about the project in cooperation with the Institute of High Energy Physics, but did not know the details of the contract, and Huang Kai knew nothing at all.

Zhang Shuo talked about it briefly, but did not explicitly say that the one million was a personal bonus, but only said that the one million was a funding project.

This is shocking enough!
A doctoral student like them went to the Institute of High Energy Physics to participate in experimental work and came back with a funding project worth millions.

Million level, what does that mean?
Just talking about the scale of funding, it is already between the General Program and the Young Elite Scientist Program, and both the General Program and the Young Elite Scientist Program are funded by the National Research Foundation, which is not the same as direct funding from research institutions.

The Institute of High Energy Physics is itself a top scientific research institution under the Academy of Sciences, with a very sophisticated and large scientific research team. The fact that they fund other personnel to complete a project shows that such research cannot be done internally.

This is beyond comprehension.

Huang Kai and Liu Chengjie had never heard of it before, and they were filled with envy and jealousy, especially Huang Kai. He knew nothing about it before. In the morning, he even asked about Zhang Shuo's financial situation and offered to help find a tutoring job.

It turns out that Zhang Shuo has a million-level funding project?
Still short of money?
"Let's have a feast!"

Huang Kai's voice was full of resentment.

"dinner!"

Liu Chengjie hurried to catch up.

The two followed Zhang Shuo and kept talking about treating everyone, and also discussed what to eat. Seafood, beef, and hot pot were all in the plan.

It was Zhang Shuo’s first time back to school. He had no intention of leaving the school. He just wanted to stroll around the school and feel the campus atmosphere.

He took the two of them around for a long time, and finally chose a nearby canteen and ordered seafood, beef and hot pot.

Looking at the food on the plate, Huang Kai and Liu Chengjie were stunned.

Zhang Shuo pointed at three plates with his chopsticks and explained, "You said you wanted seafood, beef, and hot pot, right? Shrimp fried rice, beef noodles, and spicy hot pot. Each of you choose one, and the rest is mine."

Huang Kai and Liu Chengjie's eyes were filled with resentment.

Zhang Shuo quickly changed the subject, "Huang Kai, I remember you said that we mathematics PhDs have to go to the cafeteria to eat. Eating a big meal and looking at the junior girls is cool and romantic!"

"I can only watch." Liu Chengjie's voice was full of unwillingness.

"What else do you want to do?"

Zhang Shuo and Huang Kai looked over together.

"No, no." Liu Chengjie waved his hands quickly, "I mean... we don't even know each other, what's the point, at least saying a few words will do."

At this time, two girls came down the aisle.

A thin girl with long hair smiled at Huang Kai and said, "Senior, you came so early!"

Huang Kai replied with a smile, "Come over and eat together."

The girl glanced at Zhang Shuo and Liu Chengjie, waved her hand and said, "No, I'm going with my classmates," and went to the window to get her meal.

Two girls just walked over.

A tall girl with long braids passed by. She turned her head and saw Zhang Shuo. Her eyes lit up and she immediately shouted, "Zhang Shuo!"

"Ok?"

Zhang Shuo was stunned for a moment, and could not find any memory related to the other party.

"I'll go get some food first, I'll talk to you later!"

The tall girl walked quickly to the window, and soon came back with a plate of food. She didn't care about Huang Kai and Liu Chengjie at all, and sat directly opposite Zhang Shuo. "My name is Chen Lanjun, I'm in my second year of doctoral studies. Last week, I also went to the experimental base in the capital. I was downstairs when you gave your report."

“That report was so brilliant that even my supervisor said he couldn’t quite understand it.”

"Amazing!"

"You are only a first-year doctoral student, and have only been enrolled for half a year, yet you are doing such complicated research..." Chen Lanjun has a somewhat outgoing personality.

She stared at Zhang Shuo with burning eyes and talked nonstop. Zhang Shuo said a few words modestly, and then the two started chatting.

Huang Kai simply went to his schoolmate's place and soon started chatting and laughing with her.

Liu Chengjie looked at Zhang Shuo, then at Huang Kai, and finally stared at the ceiling with a face full of resentment, and then a great feeling of pride rose in his heart. "You all betrayed Mavmatis!"

"Now, I am the only one left, guarding the glory of a PhD in mathematics all by myself!"

……

There is a large office on the first floor of Teaching Building No. 3 on the east side.

Luo Yongjun sat with his arms folded across his chest, looking at the people around him with a smile on his face.

Among them are young associate professors who are supervisors of master's degrees, professors who are supervisors of doctoral degrees in their early 50s, and researchers from the Institute of Advanced Mathematics. Each of them has the same goal -
Ask about the project!
In just one morning, the news that Zhang Shuo and Luo Yongjun took over the Institute of High Energy Physics project spread throughout the entire college, and even faculty and staff from other colleges knew the news.

Luo Yongjun quickly went from being a nobody to a hot commodity.

Funding for the School of Mathematical Sciences has always been an issue.

Faculty members who do pure academic research cannot be said to live on the poverty line, but they definitely do not have much money. For example, some doctoral supervisors cannot apply for high-funded projects, so they have to pay for more allowances for their doctoral students out of their own pocket.

Luo Yongjun is one of them.

The million-level project that Luo Yongjun and Zhang Shuo are currently working on will definitely require manpower to complete. Even if we don’t talk about how much funding they will get from participating in it, they can at least get some subsidies, right?

The project was designated to be collaborated with Zhang Shuo, but Zhang Shuo was just a doctoral student, and they were too embarrassed to look for a doctoral student, so they all came to Luo Yongjun.

Luo Yongjun coughed lightly and said, "Our project does need manpower. The work mainly involves writing code and doing programming."

"Actually, the best place is the computer department..."

Before he finished speaking, someone couldn't help but interrupt him, "Professor Luo, you can't look for someone outside the college!"

"Can those people in the computer science department be short of funds? If they participate in the project, they would be considered conscientious if they take half of your funds. If they deliberately delay the project, a million dollars of funds will not be enough."

Others followed suit, saying, “They don’t have any good intentions!”

"Yes, you still have to find your own people to do the project. I will bring my doctoral students to work for you, and I can just give them a small allowance every month!"

"I have several masters who can also program, so it doesn't matter if the allowance is a little lower."

Luo Yongjun felt a bit annoyed by the noise. He actually enjoyed the feeling of being admired by everyone, but the problem was that he had no right to make decisions.

The project belongs to Zhang Shuo.

Zhang Shuo said it could be completed in one month, but he was not clear how it would be completed and what work would be assigned.

He could only pat his chest and promise, "I can't decide yet, but don't worry, I will only look for people from the academy!"

Finally, everyone left.

Luo Yongjun let out a sigh of relief and was about to get up to have lunch when another person came over. It was Zhou Jianbin from the Institute of Scientific and Engineering Computing.

"Professor Zhou?"

Luo Yongjun was a little surprised.

The Institute of Scientific and Engineering Computing also belongs to the School of Mathematical Sciences, but it only works on application-oriented projects and cooperates with several large enterprises, so it certainly has no shortage of funds.

Zhou Jianbin came over enthusiastically, shook hands with Luo Yongjun and said, "Professor Luo, I heard that you got the project from the Institute of High Energy Physics."

"The Institute of High Energy Physics has assigned you and your students to do a research project. That's amazing!"

He flattered for several times, and then said, "I came here to ask you if you are interested in working in our institute?"

"You are very capable. You can first work as a specially-appointed researcher at the institute as a part-time job. It would be great to get two salaries!"

Luo Yongjun was a little dazed after hearing this.

When he thought about it carefully, he realized that the other party was also coming for the project, but not for the project funding, but to gain the title of cooperating with the Institute of High Energy Physics.

If he is a researcher at the Institute of Science and Engineering, then it can be said that the Institute of Science and Engineering helped the Institute of High Energy Physics complete the research.

If we go a little further, we can even attribute the results to the Institute of Science and Engineering.

Luo Yongjun rolled his eyes and asked tentatively, "Professor Zhou, I am indeed very interested. When can we sign the agreement?"

“The agreement can be made anytime.”

Zhou Jianbin felt that he had achieved his goal and said happily, "But I will officially start work in three months, together with the newly recruited postdoctoral fellows."

He added, "Professor Luo, don't worry. I can make the decision for the institute and give you the subsidy starting this month."

"Really?"

Zhou Jianbin patted his chest and assured, "Of course it's true. I still have this right. I will draft an agreement when I get back!"

"Then it's settled!"

Luo Yongjun sent Zhou Jianbin away, then smiled, "Want to take advantage of me? You're overthinking! In three months, the research will have been completed!"

“It’s a free subsidy, so why not take it?”

"After I sign the agreement, if you want to fire me, it will be another compensation..."

(End of this chapter)