Chapter 842: Which Department Is the Academician From?

Once he accepted the settings given by Chang Haonan, Yuan Xiangya could no longer contain himself.

In fact, his own research direction is more towards applied mathematics. It just proves that the big news of Poincaré Conjecture is still within the category of theoretical mathematics at least for now, so his previous thinking has been limited to this area.

Thinking about it now, multi-scientific fields are indeed more promising.

In particular, the country is gradually increasing investment in the fields of ocean, aerospace, geology, aviation, etc., and while these investments are transformed into physical products such as submarines, rockets, satellites, and aircraft, they will also inevitably become excellent in the field of narrow natural sciences. Test Platform.

I don’t dare to say how many earth-shattering results it can produce that will change the times, but it will certainly be no problem to meet the “middle or upper middle reaches of SCI” just mentioned by Chang Haonan.

And they are definitely not the kind of water-filled articles about "changing the matrix of polymer materials".

It's all about publishing anyway. Instead of taking advantage of others, it's better to take advantage of being close to the water and keep at least part of it in the country.

Thinking of this, Yuan Xiangya hurriedly requested:

"Professor Chang, since we have already talked about it, why don't you just think of a name for this new journal?"

In fact, what he first thought about was to ask Chang Haonan to write an inscription.

But considering that firstly, the words written by the other party's science and engineering professor may not be good-looking, and the title will not be good for the image of both parties. Secondly, since it is a journal for the world, the title must at least have an English version and an inscription. It’s even more unnecessary…

So when it came time to speak out, I changed it to naming.

"name……"

This completely unexpected request really made Chang Haonan a little confused for a moment.

If you use that concise style, it will be almost difficult to surpass the two mountains of "Science" and "Nature".

Not in terms of academic value, but in terms of naming.

The main reason is that apart from these two words, it is difficult for the remaining words to have an all-encompassing effect.

If you call it "Earth", it sounds like a geographical science magazine.

It's called "Universe", and it sounds like it's about astronomy.

It can't be called "Tao".

So I had to change my mind...

"By the way, I remember our Chinese Academy of Sciences doesn't have a journal yet, right?"

Chang Haonan asked.

Yuan Xiangya understood what he meant instantly:

"No, there is only one Journal of the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which is published biannually. It is not limited to any field at all, and its influence is not very great."

There is no restriction on fields at all, which means you can apply for liberal arts and science subjects.

This is for historical reasons.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences was originally an all-inclusive institution.

It even once assumed the functions of the National Science and Technology Commission.

The Huaxia Academy of Social Sciences was originally the "Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences" of the Academy of Sciences.

Although they became independent as early as the late 1970s, they still maintained inextricable ties until the 1980s and 1990s.

“So, it’s better to just take over the name and call it Journal of Chinese Academy of Sciences, JCAS.”

The name sounds a bit like JACS, but there's nothing I can do about it.

There are just a few ways to combine the words journal, science, and college back and forth.

Fortunately, although JACS is considered a top journal now, it is not as well-known and almost all-encompassing as it would be more than 20 years later.

So there should be no suspicion of taking advantage of the popularity.

"Um……"

On the other end of the phone, Yuan Xiangya looked at the phone in hands-free mode, holding his chin with one hand and tapping the table rhythmically with the other hand.

The name itself is fine.

But the key point is that no matter what the journal is called, the name of the editor-in-chief must be Chang Haonan.

And "Journal of the Chinese Academy of Sciences" has such a naked name.

The editor-in-chief is not from the Chinese Academy of Sciences...

It seems a bit outrageous.

Even if I change my name, I won't have this feeling of being NTRed.

He pressed the mute button and looked at Academician Yang Jue, dean of the Institute of Mathematics and Systems Science, who was sitting on the sofa on the other side of the office.

"What do you think of this name..."

The latter obviously knew what Yuan Xiangya was thinking, and immediately waved his hand:

"It's okay. Several departments are now fighting over which subject field Professor Chang belongs to. Looking at this situation, I estimate that in two or three years at most, he will become one of ours..."

"Just get on the bus first and then pay for the ticket..."

Although Yang Jue's idea of ​​publishing a pure mathematics journal was rejected by Chang Haonan, his most fundamental purpose was still achieved.

Furthermore……

Science can change the world.

Mathematics can change the world by changing science.

As long as the definition is flexible enough, I can also be a member of the natural sciences...

Yuan Xiangya pressed the mute button again:

"Professor Chang, we support your suggestion in principle. Of course, the final result must be decided by the Academy of Sciences..."

"..."

After another polite conversation, this time Chang Haonan took the initiative to end the call.

"Academician Yang, with so many academic departments competing for it, don't you have any plans to follow suit?"

Yuan Xiangya raised his head again:

"After all, although Professor Chang has made many achievements and covered a wide range of topics, it is this time that he can publish a big book."

"Besides, the International Congress of Mathematicians will be held the year after next. Beijing was originally a candidate for the venue. After this incident, it is basically a done deal. I am afraid that the Fields Medal will also..."

He did not say it too bluntly.

But it was enough.

The venue of the International Congress of Mathematicians rotates among major cities around the world.

Moscow, where Perelman is located, had already held the Congress in 1966 and will not be included in the candidates.

In this way, Beijing obviously has a huge advantage over the other three competitors - Madrid, Bangalore and Seoul.

On the other hand, Chang Haonan and Perelman's Fields Medal is almost undisputed.

There are still two years from now to 2002, and there is enough time buffer.

So...

It is highly likely that the first International Congress of Mathematicians held on Chinese soil will award a Chinese scholar with the Fields Medal.

This is definitely a matter of explosive influence.

It is also a huge benefit to the Department of Mathematics and Physics -

Fields Medal.

It's stamped, okay!

This doesn't count as our people?

"Professor Yuan, you have to think about this carefully."

Yang Jue did not answer Yuan Xiangya's question immediately, but looked at the latter with a half-smile:

"No matter which department Professor Chang joins, he will definitely cut in line."

"So if he comes, you have to queue up one row further..."

In recent years, Yuan Xiangya has put a lot of effort into the promotion of academician.

Both academically and in terms of personal connections.

He also had some conflicts with several candidates with similar conditions.

Although everyone will not say this openly, they must have seen it.

Not to mention Yang Jue as the dean.

"..."

Suddenly asked such a straightforward question, Yuan Xiangya didn't know how to answer for a while.

After about half a minute, he finally organized his words:

"I'm only 40 this year, still..."

He wanted to say that he was still young and could wait for three to five years.

But then I thought that Chang Haonan was even more outrageous, even if he was only 28 in 2003...

So I had to skip this paragraph:

"Anyway, if Professor Chang can come to our department, it will be a great thing for everyone in the Chinese mathematics community, including me and those people."

"I can still distinguish the interests."