Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

Time passes day by day and soon enters April.

With the advent of spring break, students were squeezed by heavy schooling for a semester, and finally a brief liberation came. On this vacation of less than two weeks, they can enjoy life without having to think about academic matters.

Even the busy Princeton campus is stained with many lightweight colors.

“I intend to go to Fort Lauderdale and if you have time, you can come with me.” Dining area on the ground floor of the Princeton Institute of Higher Studies, Brother Ross, sitting together for dinner, offered an invitation to the Ark.

Oceans and beaches are often the preferred choice for spring break activities, compared to Hawaii, where Fort Lauderdale's travel prices are relative to those of its people. Since 1934, it has been a sanctuary for spring break at American universities. At this time of year, it was so overcrowded that it was not only American university students, but also well-known international tourists.

For an ark, however, this is a strange place name.

The ark hesitated for a moment and asked: "Where is Fort Lauderdale? ”

“In Florida, Venice, North America… you don't even know where Fort Lauderdale is? How did you get here this year?” Rowenxuan looked incredibly at the ark.

The Ark made a helpless expression.

“My Ph.D. lasted only a few months and ended before I had time for spring break. ”

The atmosphere was a little subtle and awkward in the blink of an eye.

Rowenxuan coughed softly: "Can we not mention the doctorate? ”

Ark: “… uh, sorry. ”

He almost forgot that while he was undergraduate, Brother Ross studied for his PhD at Edward Witten's. Now that he has all his doctorates, Brother Ross still hasn't graduated well...

It is not good to mention such sad things on this happy day.

However, Brother Ross's psychological capacity is still quite strong. After all, in Princeton Institute of Higher Studies, a place where the world's most genius brains are gathered, genius is not enough without a strong heart.

After all, there is also a gap between genius and genius.

Soon he adjusted his mood, Brother Luo continued to return to the previous topic and continued to talk about the subject of spring break.

“Spring break is gorgeous. A great opportunity, or are you going to be single for the rest of your life? If you don't know how to chase a pretty girl, I can teach you how to hook up, which is easy. ”

The ark looked at him unexpectedly, but the focus was not on hitting skills, but...

“Are you going to change girlfriends? ”

“In fact, it's been replaced.” Rowenxuan coughed softly and looked like he didn't want to discuss the topic much, "the reason here is a little complicated, don't ask. ”

Ark: “…”

If he remembers correctly, about February, at a party celebrating the Adams Chemistry Awards, this guy was still hanging around in front of himself with his girlfriend.

Less than two months later, she returned to being single.

This change of girlfriend is faster than his thesis.

“That's the rhythm of life here, and you always have to learn to adapt," said Rowenxuan, noting the ark's silent expression, "and if you come into contact with the circle of international students often, you'll notice that this is actually very common. ”

“That's the problem," he said, folding the sandwich wrapper into a small fold, throwing it on a plate, and the ark sighed, "I often feel like I'm out of line with you because I'm too manipulative. ”

As soon as I heard that, Rowen Henderton didn't like it.

“What you're saying is like I'm out of control. ”

Ark: “Isn't that right? ”

Luo Wenxuan: "…”

……

In fact, the Ark is still a little curious about what Brother Luo said.

Isn't Fort Lauderdale on Spring Break really like in the movies, full of the smell of youth and stinging alcohol?

If nothing else, he wouldn't mind seeing it with Brother Luo.

However, provided that…

On the first Saturday of April, the Ark gave its own students a week off as well. After more than three months of intensive learning, they also need time off to adjust their status.

But for the Ark itself, there is no leisure time.

On the first day of spring break, he boarded a plane to San Francisco, on the west coast, to attend a symposium on organic chemistry organized by the American Chemical Society.

There, he will take away his honor and leave a speech for about 60 minutes.

While not as large as the top MRS meeting in materials science, the event was no less influential and one of the top meetings in organic synthesis.

After all, the influence of the American Chemical Society is too much compared to the Materials Society. The former, more than a century older than the latter, had an unmistakable influence on industry and even politics.

After hours of flight, the plane landed at the airport in San Francisco.

He was picked up at the airport by Sarott, a former professor at Cornell University, who now looks radiant.

A suit of ironing pens, combed with vintage oil heads, and a lot cleaner beard on his face. I don't know how much better Qi is than a few months ago.

It has to be said that a thesis is the life of a scholar.

The weight of a Science article, while not enough to completely change the status quo, somewhat restored his position at Cornell University.

If there was some hesitation in his mind when he first sold the institute, he would often ask himself, "Is it really worth it?” This question.

Now, he had no doubt how wise he had made the choice he had made.

“Welcome, my dear friend, to San Francisco!” Welcome up with a smile on your face, and Sarott reaches out his right hand from afar, "Congratulations, Roger Adams, you're one step further from Stockholm. ”

He shook Sarott's hand and the ark joked: "I've been to Stockholm once. ”

“Then go again, this time the hall of Nobel!” Sarott smiled brilliantly, "I heard a familiar professor say about this, and the jury is discussing whether the modified PDMS material should be nominated. ”

The Ark laughed and didn't speak.

Sarott's optimism is as unreliable as his scientific intuition, especially as he is blushing when quoting things that no one else has ever said, making it hard to tell if they are true or false.

Besides, if the Nobel Prize was so easy to win, it would not be regarded as the crown of science.

Needless to say, even the father of the lithium-ion battery, the legendary John B. Goodenough, has been in line for more than three decades and hasn't arrived yet. With the technology of lithium anode material, it's hard to take down this crown.

However, the ship is not in a hurry.

He is young and has a long career in science.

Whether it's a modified PDMS or HCS-1 material, or the Adams Chemistry Prize right in front of him, it's just the beginning...