Chapter 2: Find a research group
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I Have a Research Support System
- Plump leeks
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- 2021-02-02 04:19:49
Consciousness returns to reality, and body control is gradually restored.
Xu Qiu rubbed his eyes, adjusted to the surrounding light, and then tried to call out the system interface.
【Scientific Research Support System】
Permission level: 0
Points: 0
Tasks in progress: 1
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He took a long breath, settled in his heart, and began to plan the next action.
First, find a research group for internship.
On the one hand, it can complete newbie tasks and increase the level of authority; on the other hand, it can spend more than a year in scientific research than others, thus winning at the starting line.
When the students of the same class just entered the school, when they didn't even recognize the equipment of their research group, they had already published papers and received scholarships. It was so beautiful.
And I entered the research group ahead of time. I also gave myself a chance to try and make mistakes. If I meet a very BT tutor, I can change my group and start again.
So, what direction should I choose?
Xu Qiu thinks it is best to choose a direction that has a profound impact on human society.
With the system in hand, he couldn't help but look at the problem from the perspective of all mankind.
The three industrial revolutions, first were steam engines, coal, iron and steel, then electricity, internal combustion engines, radio, and finally atomic energy, electronic computers, space technology and biological engineering.
There is a key point behind them, that is energy.
Well, the energy direction, it looks good.
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After a break between classes, Xu Qiu took out his laptop from his backpack.
Proficiently connect to the campus network, open the official website of the Department of Materials Science, and then browse the information of in-service teachers one by one, as well as the research direction of the corresponding research group.
"Synthesis and functionalization of functional micro-nano particles, mechanism research and application exploration", Associate Professor Lu Dong, master supervisor.
"Research on Liquid Crystal Polymers and Light-Responsive Materials", Professor Lan Yuyan, PhD supervisor.
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Most teachers' research fields are not related to energy.
Finally, Xu Qiu selected 3 energy-related directions from 83 research directions:
"Research on Organic/Perovskite Solar Cells and Their Key Physical and Chemical Problems", Professor Wei Xingsi, PhD supervisor.
"Fuel cell materials and their system integration with hydrogen storage devices", researcher Ge Hongchang, PhD supervisor.
"High-performance lithium ion battery electrode materials, solid polymer electrolytes and solid lithium ion batteries", Professor Jianwen Zhang, PhD supervisor.
The three teachers are all professors/researchers and doctoral supervisors, and the results of scientific research are also full of pages.
Which one is better?
After thinking for a while, Xu Qiu believes that the solar cell field has the highest potential among the three.
The utilization rate of solar energy is very limited by human beings. Most of the light energy irradiated by the sun is lost in the form of heat energy.
And solar cells are a very suitable field for civilian use, but currently limited by technical bottlenecks, most of them are used for bacteria.
If it can be realized for civilian use, it will definitely have a huge positive impact on society and people’s livelihood.
Then choose Teacher Wei Xingsi.
After Xu Qiu made the decision, he found Teacher Wei’s mailbox on the website and sent an email with Xuemail.
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Research group internship
Dear teacher Wei Xingsi:
I am a junior student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Magic University, Xu Qiu, my student ID is XXX. I learned from the school’s Department of Materials website that the teacher is mainly doing research on organic/perovskite solar cells and their key physical and chemical issues. I am very interested in your field of research. Can I do an internship in your research group? ?
I wish you success at work and good health!
Xu Qiu
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As far as he knows, teachers in the Department of Materials generally welcome undergraduates for internships.
After all, cheap labor, who doesn't like it, as long as there is no safety accident.
However, he is not familiar with Teacher Wei. If he is rejected or does not get a reply for more than three days, he can only make other plans.
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The three or four classes in the morning are "The Outline of Modern History", and the instructor is an older professor.
Because the course is an open-book exam, and Xu Qiu is not interested in the old professor's teaching method based on the script, so he decisively gave up listening to the class, took out the computer and started self-study of the courses left in "Material Analysis".
Five minutes before the end of get out of class, the old professor Xu Qiu had no intention of making a roll call in the stands, so he took advantage of this and slipped out the back door of the classroom silently.
After three years of university, Xu Qiu also became an old fritters. He concluded and found:
If you leave for the cafeteria after the fourth get out of class at noon, the average queue time will exceed 30 minutes.
If you leave five minutes early, the queue time will be shortened to less than five minutes.
come and go, round up.
If you leave five minutes early, you can save an hour, which is really profitable.
The water in the sponge is squeezed out like this.
Came to the cafeteria by car, Xu Qiu casually made a large row, a portion of sour pork, a portion of fried celery, two or two rice, and swiped the campus card.
9.20 yuan deducted, the remaining 234.50 yuan.
In a first-tier city like Modu, prices like UU Reading www.uukānshu.com are very cheap.
After lunch, Xu Qiu came to the teaching building near the cafeteria, randomly found a small classroom, and found an empty seat to sit down.
Turn on the computer and open the mailbox. He wants to see if he has received a reply from Teacher Wei.
Inbox (1437).
Okay, no new mail.
Because Xu Qiu remembers that it was this number the last time he closed the mailbox.
Since they are all opened, let's sort them out by the way.
The school mailbox only provides a capacity of 500M. If the capacity is insufficient, it cannot be received.
But many important information must be obtained through school mail, such as school notices, school memos sent by the counselor every week, and so on.
Therefore, the school post must be cleaned up regularly, and the junk mail with large attachments must be completely deleted.
After cleaning up, Xu Qiu hung up his mailbox in the background, opened the official website of the Department of Materials again, and carefully checked the relevant information of Teacher Wei.
First is the resume of Wei Xingsi:
Mordu Jiaotong University (Bachelor and Master), Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside (Master), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, Department of Polymer Science (PhD), University of Cambridge (Postdoctoral), National Renewable Energy Laboratory of the United States (Postdoctoral fellow, researcher).
Returned to China two years ago and was introduced by the national "Thousand Young Talents" plan, and served as a distinguished professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Materials Science, Magic University.
"I only returned to China two years ago, and now I am mostly in a state where there are not many students. The research team should be very short of people." Xu Qiu muttered to himself.
At this time, a new email reminder popped up in the lower right corner of the computer:
You have 1 unread email from xs_wei@.
is teacher Wei’s email, finally here.