Cultivate a good style of study and bravely climb the peak of scientific research (Narration · Carry forward the spirit of scientists (special planning))
Although the road is long, it will come soon; though it is difficult, it will be done.
In the past year, many strategic scientists, first-class scientific and technological leaders, young scientific and technological talents, and outstanding engineers have emerged on the front line of a scientific and technological power. , Cultivate a good style of study.
Since the opening of the column at the end of 2021, our newspaper has published a total of 40 reports in the "Narrative·Promoting the Spirit of Scientists" column, covering a large number of scientists from all walks of life.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, our reporter interviewed some of the scientists who had been reported, listened to their touching stories about family and country, truth-seeking and innovation, joint efforts to tackle key problems, and silent dedication, and felt their patriotic, innovative, realistic, dedication, collaborative, and educational spirit of scientists .
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patriotic
Wang Juncheng, director of the National Marine Monitoring Equipment Engineering Technology Research Center
insist on doing what the country needs
Our reporter Li Rui
It has been a year since I met Professor Wang Juncheng, director of the National Marine Monitoring Equipment Engineering Technology Research Center for the first time.
But the scene when we first met is still vivid: Wang Juncheng's temples are already grizzled, he is wearing an old dark gray coat, holding a pen in his hand, he is at his desk revising an academic paper, when he heard the reporter's voice, he raised his head, Show an amiable smile.
For more than 40 years, Wang Juncheng has continued to work in the field of marine monitoring from white hair to white hair.
Buoys are the basic equipment for marine environment detection and monitoring. Before the 1980s, my country's domestic buoy equipment and related technology applications were almost blank, while a commercial buoy monitoring network had been established internationally.
Wang Juncheng led the team to travel along the coast, providing about 30,000 sets of meteorological and hydrological data to the State Oceanic Administration and the China Meteorological Administration every day, providing technical support for the development of my country's ocean industry.
"In my life, I live on land and my roots are in the sea." This is a saying that Wang Juncheng often says.
Working on ocean buoys is arduous, even dangerous.
Once, Wang Juncheng and his team members took a boat to overhaul the buoy. The wind was strong that day, and the waves were as high as 2 meters. Put on a life buoy and escape.
Bringing up these experiences again, Wang Juncheng still has lingering fears.
The environment is extremely difficult, but Wang Juncheng still does not slack off.
"We must speed up the research and development of new intelligent ocean buoys, so that the new generation of buoys will be full of 'wisdom'." During the interview, Wang Juncheng was very excited when talking about the next step of work, his eyes were shining brightly, which was his heartfelt desire for the ocean industry love.
In the past year, Wang Juncheng was still busy, leading the team to tackle key problems day and night, and carry out independent and controllable buoy intelligent cutting-edge technology research.
At the beginning of the new year, non-stop, they are busy focusing on overcoming some key technologies of buoy intelligent research, and promoting the upgrading of my country's ocean monitoring buoy network from "automation" to "intelligence".
I remember that in the last interview, my husband pointed to a mountain outside the window and said that he would always spare time to climb mountains on weekdays.
"Scientific career is like climbing. There are steep slopes and even full of dangers. Only by persevering can you 'see all the mountains and small ones'."
The spirit of building meritorious service to the ocean, determined to serve the country, and persisting in doing what the country needs is awe-inspiring.
He hoped that this spirit would be passed on among young people with aspirations, turned into a kindling of ideals and beliefs, and finally converged into a majestic force dedicated to the marine cause and serving the motherland.
innovation
Zhang Zhijun, Chief Engineer of Nanomaterials Engineering Research Center of Henan University
Play the first move of innovation
Our reporter king
Once again came to the pilot test base of Henan University Nanomaterials Engineering Research Center. Chief engineer Zhang Zhijun was still busy. He was nervously adjusting various parameters on the primary amplification experiment platform.
Talking about the past year, Zhang Zhijun bluntly said that "the harvest is full".
"The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed: to improve the scientific and technological innovation system. To engage in the research of nanomaterials, we must unswervingly innovate." As the Spring Festival approaches, Zhang Zhijun is still busy with his daily work.
In the second half of 2022, Zhang Zhijun took a unique approach, starting from the initial process of rubber material production, combining nanomaterials with traditional rubber material technology, and made a bold attempt on rubber material production.
In the pilot test base, a demonstration production line of wet compound rubber that can realize continuous production from special nano-silica to composite rubber has been built and put into use.
In order to verify the effectiveness of the demonstration production line, Zhang Zhijun worked tirelessly and went to other places for inspections and on-site experiments many times.
At the end of September last year, he led a scientific research team consisting of 10 teachers, graduate students and skilled workers, carrying more than 30 tons of equipment and experimental materials, trekking more than 3,000 kilometers to a rubber production factory on the China-Myanmar border to carry out natural fresh latex and In-depth verification test of continuous wet mixing engineering technology for nanomaterials.
During his work and life in Yunnan, Zhang Zhijun always did it himself. He led the team members to step into the rubber pool barefoot to observe and think.
In the evening, he had to sort out the experimental data during the day and formulate the experimental plan for the next day.
"Time is tight, and there is no room for sloppyness. If you have a good idea, you must implement it as soon as possible." Zhang Zhijun said.
"A scientific experiment is a process of 'observation-analysis-judgment-summarization and improvement'. Engaging in scientific research requires continuous improvement of one's ability to analyze and judge, and continuous innovation. This is a process of continuous improvement for qualified scientific researchers." During the field experiment , He often shares his understanding of scientific research with team members, encouraging team members to continue to innovate and improve.
On the road of scientific and technological innovation, Zhang Zhijun has always forged ahead and kept moving forward. From high-performance nano-lubricant materials to special functional nano-silica to rubber materials, it was driven by the spirit of innovation that Zhang Zhijun crossed a A big mountain has made new achievements one after another.
In the journey of scientific research, only by playing the first move of innovation can we grasp the initiative of scientific and technological progress.
Dare to innovate and dare to innovate, Zhang Zhijun keeps walking...
educating people
Professor Zhang Xinrong, School of Engineering, Peking University
Cultivate more high-quality scientific research talents
Our reporter Wu Yue
The National Speed Skating Stadium in winter has attracted many tourists.
The carbon dioxide transcritical direct cooling ice-making system used in the "Ice Ribbon" embodies the innovation and persistence of Zhang Xinrong, a professor at the School of Engineering of Peking University.
"The application of large-scale carbon dioxide refrigeration and its transcritical total heat recovery technology in the Beijing Winter Olympics is just a starting point. In the future, our technology can be applied in many fields." Seeing Zhang Xinrong again after more than half a year, the reporter felt his words The time is a little more relaxed.
From coal mine deep heat damage control to carbon dioxide energy storage, from data centers to zero-carbon airports, Zhang Xinrong detailed the latest research results, each of which is amazing.
The fruitful results have become the teaching materials of Zhang Xinrong.
"Teaching and educating people is our main responsibility." Zhang Xinrong said, "I have been thinking about how to cultivate high-quality talents. We must educate and guide students to love science, pursue truth, and serve the country and society." With this original intention , Zhang Xinrong walks and thinks.
In class, there are careful lectures.
In the last semester, Zhang Xinrong spent a long time preparing lessons before class in order to give a lecture on "General Theory of Modern Engineering" to the first-year students of the School of Engineering.
"How to inspire students to think and what questions to ask students need to be carefully prepared in advance." After class, the students gathered around Zhang Xinrong to ask questions and stayed together for a long time.
Teachers teach with heart and students understand with heart, which becomes a landscape in the classroom.
During the activity, there are figures of devotion.
In September 2022, at the opening ceremony of Peking University, Zhang Xinrong spoke as a teacher representative. He encouraged students to think diligently and be brave in innovation; Goals and keep working hard.”
While showing the ideals and persistence of one's own scientific research workers, it also shows the care of teachers and the feelings of scholars to students.
In the laboratory, there is careful guidance.
"This year, the students have made rapid progress!" Talking about the growth of the students, Zhang Xinrong was very happy.
Next door to his office are the students' labs.
He focuses on creating a good academic atmosphere for students and cultivating students' ability to independently solve scientific research problems.
To be a good teacher, you must be persistent in teaching and educating people, have the determination to love education, and be indifferent to fame and fortune.
Zhang Xinrong has always adhered to his original intention, and has continuously created new achievements in teaching and educating people and in scientific research and innovation.
realistic
Yin Kaipu, former researcher at Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
make everything stand
Our reporter Wang Yongzhan
On the revised manuscript of the fifth edition, dense sticky notes recorded the places to be revised one by one; opening the revised manuscript of the sixth edition at hand, Yin Kaipu, a former researcher at the Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, talked about adding explanatory text.
After carefully thinking and revising each edition of the manuscript, Yinkaipu ushered in the publication and printing of a new book "A Hundred Years of Changes--The Reunion of Two Botanists from the East and the West".
New works are not easy to come by.
During the shooting process, Yin Kaipu, who is nearly 80 years old, packed his bags and set off again. Regardless of the decline in physical strength due to advanced age, he revisited many old photo shooting locations and recorded the changes in the ecological environment.
In the process of editing and proofreading the book, the old man pondered over each word and one place at a time to ensure the accuracy of the content.
Committed to truth-seeking, Yin Kaipu wants to make his works stand the test of history and readers.
"There must be no omission or ambiguity, and everything must be understood." Yin Kaipu said.
Recalling the publication of the book "A Century of Pursuit - Witnessing Environmental Changes in Western China" more than 10 years ago, the past is vivid in my memory.
It was the result of Yinkaipu's 6-year search, photography and recording in Sichuan, Chongqing and Hubei.
At that time, as soon as the book was published, it set off a trend, and many people spontaneously took ecological photos to record environmental changes.
Now, holding up the reprinted manuscript that will be published soon, Yin Kaipu still remembers every detail, and often shares interesting content with readers.
"When selecting photos, you must consider everything. There should be no omissions, let alone ambiguity. For some places that have changed a lot, you should consult with local villagers and experts from the county archives for verification."
Choose one thing, for the rest of your life.
Becoming an ecologist may be accidental for Yin Kaipu, but it is not accidental to persist for more than 60 years.
From learning to draw vegetation maps, to participating in the vegetation survey of the Hengduan Mountains and other investigations, from advising on the natural ecological protection of Jiuzhaigou and Yading, to recording the ecological environment changes spanning a century, and fulfilling the responsibility of an ecologist, Yinkaipu has always insisted on recording Fact, tell the truth, communicate reality.
Under his precise measurement, the distribution of vegetation has been transformed into basic information for future research. The changes in the ecological environment have attracted widespread attention under his narration. The changes in the western ecological environment have become the best footnotes to explain the beauty of China under his records.
Everything comes from truth-seeking, and everything benefits from truth-seeking.
"Let everything we do stand on its feet." This old ecologist has spent his life proving that good results can stand the test of history and practice.
dedication
Pan Tong, chief engineer of Qinghai Geological and Mineral Exploration and Development Bureau
Bloom youth on the plateau
Our reporter Jia Fengfeng
Mixed with sporadic snowflakes, the cold wind swept over the city.
In the night, on the 12th floor of Qinghai Mineral Exploration and Development Bureau, the office of chief engineer Pan Tong is still brightly lit...
"Currently, we are conducting intensive research on the improvement of the guarantee capacity of salt lake resources in the Qaidam Basin, especially the formation mechanism, development and utilization, division of ore-forming units and metallogenic process of deep potassium-bearing brine. There is still some work to be done before the Chinese New Year We must hurry up and finish it." The crystal clear salt flower is of great significance to Pan Tong, because behind it is the safe supply of national strategic minerals. This will provide a new prospecting direction for Qinghai to build a world-class salt lake industrial base.”
From the outline of the two 10-million-ton copper-lead-zinc national resource reserve bases, to the development and utilization of Chaerhan Salt Lake and Xite Mountain, and to helping the ecological protection of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau...In these years, Pan Tong and his colleagues have made great strides All over the mountains and rivers of the plateau, the plateau has also shaped their tenacious character of climbing the peak, endowing them with the character traits of silently holding on like a mountain.
"Field work is not only a record and description of geological phenomena, but also full of sincere love for the magnificent mountains and rivers and the people in remote areas. How fortunate to be able to combine personal career with dedication to the motherland and benefit the people!" Tong is still full of energy.
"If you choose geological work, you choose to be with barren mountains and wild mountains, and you choose to explore the depths of the earth." Pan Tong said, this not only means hard work, but also means the twists and turns of the road.
"At most, we had tens of thousands of people working hard on the front line of prospecting, but every time we produced results, it was very difficult. We believe that as long as we are not afraid of hardships, refusing to admit defeat, and working hard, our hard work will pay off." Pan Tong said, " Just like every soldier wants to make military exploits, it is the dream of every geological team member to find rich mines for the motherland. Every geological discovery is inseparable from the accumulation of predecessors and the cooperation of colleagues. Behind this is the determination of geologists who are not afraid of hardship , the courage of trial and error, and the tradition of hard work and dedication.”
Scientific exploration has never been a smooth road, but the earth will not disappoint everyone who works hard and keeps climbing.
As Pan Tong said, "As long as you have your homeland in your heart, dedication is not a kind of blooming. The plateau is the stage of life. This is the poetry and distance of our geologists, and it is also a wordless romance!"
synergy
The quantum frequency standard research team of the National Time Service Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Cooperate sincerely like a nest of gears
Our reporter Yuan Taoxiong
On the afternoon of October 31, 2022, the Mengtian experimental module of the Chinese space station was successfully launched at the Wenchang Space Launch Site; 2,000 kilometers away, the National Time Service Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, located in Lintong District, Xi’an, Shaanxi, burst into applause... In the Mengtian experimental module, there are The crystallization of their hard work - the high-precision time-frequency scientific experiment system of the space station.
The system was jointly developed by the National Time Service Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the overall mission unit, and the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and jointly organized by more than 10 domestic units. It is the most complex and difficult scientific experiment system in the Mengtian experimental cabin.
It will be the world's highest-precision time-frequency generation and prototype system, including the world's first space optical clock, the world's first space ultra-narrow linewidth laser, and the world's first low-orbit spacecraft with microwave and laser dual links. Frequency comparison system... Behind these scientific research achievements, the wisdom and painstaking efforts of many scientists are condensed.
Zhang Shougang, director of the National Time Service Center, is the chief scientist and commander-in-chief of the project.
The last time I saw him was 10 months ago, and now when we meet again, he still has a straight back and walks with wind, but he can see obvious fatigue from his eyes.
"Compressing three atomic clocks, a comparison test system, and an optical fiber time-frequency transmission system in the ground laboratory of nearly 40 cubic meters into a space station experiment cabinet with a volume of less than 1.2 cubic meters, the technical indicators will not drop, and it must be able to withstand huge At the same time, all the instruments are self-developed, and the difficulty is beyond imagination." Zhang Shougang said, "But we did it!"
More than 10 units across the country and a scientific research team of more than 200 people took 12 years to finally deliver the "light clock to heaven as planned".
Space optical clocks are the commanding heights of atomic clock research, and the measurement and optimization of each performance requires a long process.
Due to low maturity, many electronic, optical and physical systems require redesign and trial and error by various researchers.
During the more than 80-day research phase in 2022, all scientific researchers will live and eat in the laboratory, and even Zhang Shougang, who is usually very busy, sometimes "can't bear it".
"There are canopy beds piled up in the corridor, and I work on-site at the entrance of the laboratory, so that I can communicate with the team at any time." Zhang Shougang recalled, "Everyone is not afraid of hard work, but they are afraid of not being able to keep up with the progress."
Thousands of people hold bows, shoot a move, and hit every move.
In the National Time Service Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, scientific researchers cooperate sincerely and gather wisdom to tackle key problems.
As Zhang Shougang said: "Every scientific researcher is a cog. If you screw yourself up and turn it, if you nest with each other and cooperate sincerely, we will definitely be able to climb to one scientific peak after another."