Chapter 196 Benefits of Undergraduates Entering the Laboratory

Probably because it was rare for Wu Bin to return to the dormitory, Chen Zhian and Li Boxin felt like they were in close contact with their idols every time they saw Wu Bin. They often came over to chat with Wu Bin when they had nothing to say.

Of course, most of the time I still ask academic questions.

"Wu Shen, my goal is actually to engage in scientific research. Do you think there are any benefits to entering the laboratory early?" Chen Zhian took the initiative to help Wu Bin make a cup of milk tea and then rubbed his hands and asked.

Looking at the milk tea in front of him, Wu Bin smiled, took a sip and replied: "Personally, the biggest advantage of entering the laboratory as an undergraduate is probably that you can familiarize yourself with the subject content and learn experimental skills in advance."

"I don't understand it very well. Is it too late to learn it when I am in graduate school?"

"No, let's put it this way, for graduate students who enroll at the same time, if you have not been in a laboratory as an undergraduate, all you need to do in the first semester of the first year is to attend classes, and there is basically no time for experiments."

"Oh~" Chen Zhian nodded suddenly.

"This is not over yet. You can enter the laboratory in the second semester, but the first thing you need to do is to familiarize yourself with the environmental instruments and equipment, understand the topic, consult the literature, and learn experimental operation skills. I have already learned this during the training camp. I am more familiar with the laboratory, so I can get started quickly this time. If you have never been in a laboratory before, it will take at least one semester to learn this."

"Oh." Chen Zhian said as he picked up his notebook and took notes. This is the experience passed down by the boss.

Satisfied with Chen Zhian's attitude, Wu Bin thought for a while and continued: "I heard from several tutors in the research room that they started working on their own projects in almost the second year of graduate school. During this period, there is a high probability that they will make detours and need to explore new ideas. Well, if you count three years for a master's degree, in the last half of the third year you have to prepare your graduation thesis and defense, or if you plan to work after graduation, you have to find a job internship."

After hearing this, Chen Zhian swallowed his saliva and said with some emotion: "It sounds like... time seems to be very tight."

Wu Bin nodded: "You are indeed very nervous. After you join the laboratory as a newbie, apart from what I just said you need to do, you only have a little more than a year left to do experiments and make discoveries. An English SCI article."

"I understand, so if I can enter the laboratory as an undergraduate, it will be much easier during my graduate studies, right?"

"That's what it means. The advantage of getting started faster is quite obvious. Of course, the premise of all this is that you are a freshman and your GPA is high enough and stable in your sophomore year. Otherwise, entering the laboratory will only trap yourself."

"I think my GPA is still acceptable. Of course, I can't compare it to Wu Shen. So, Wu Shen, do you think it's better for me to enter the laboratory when? Sophomore year? Junior year?"

"Well...actually, before entering the laboratory, you can develop your ability to read literature. If you find it boring or can't read, it will still be a waste of time to enter the laboratory." After finishing speaking, Wu Bin copied the endnote to Chen Zhian. .

"This is...?" Chen Zhian asked inexplicably.

"A very good literature search software. After you have read enough Chinese literature, you can check some English literature with a relatively high impact factor."

"Thank you, boss."

At this time, Li Boxin, who had been listening and silently taking notes, also quickly came over and asked: "Which software is it? Let me see it too."

"Here," Chen Zhian copied down the name of the software and handed it to Li Boxin.

"If it's okay for both of you to read literature, I suggest you enter the laboratory again in your junior year. I realized one thing recently when I was in the laboratory, and that is that the gap between textbook knowledge and practical application is too big. Getting full grade points doesn’t mean you have strong experimental ability, and having high scores in professional courses doesn’t mean you can use your professional knowledge to solve problems when you encounter them in experiments.”

"So at least you have to understand all the basic freshman courses, and then think about the laboratory."

"Okay, thanks for clearing up the confusion, boss." Li Boxin and Chen Zhian shouted at the same time.

At this time, Li Yan turned around and asked Wu Bin: "By the way, do we have any innovative experimental projects in our school this year?"

"It seems to be about quantum mechanics, but Academician Pan's team... is too difficult to get into."

"Pfft... If you talk about Academician Pan, all the PhDs in his team will be struggling to get in." Li Boxin, who had heard about the legend of Academician Pan, immediately replied.

Li Yan nodded after hearing this: "Well, after all, he is the most awesome boss at HKUST. He has an astonishing number of high-quality projects and patents. If he went in while he was a graduate student, he would at most be doing odd jobs for those Ph.D.s. I think Starting a subject?" Li Yan glanced at Wu Bin and said, "You have to be at the level of this monster."

"I'm thinking too much." Wu Bin waved his hand decisively, "I really can't understand the paper on quantum mechanics, so I have to make up for it."

"Haha." Li Yan laughed dryly and looked at Chen Zhian, "There is nothing wrong with Wu Shen's experience, but ordinary people should not imitate it. Without enough hard power, it is also important to have good interpersonal relationships in the laboratory. First, in addition to asking for knowledge, the senior brothers and sisters who were employed earlier than you are likely to give you a hand when you are looking for a job."

"Ah..." Chen Zhian drawled, "Do you also do this when doing scientific research..."

"What's wrong with doing scientific research? People who do scientific research are still humans. Humans can't escape this circle. For example, how to determine the research direction? What's the significance? How to determine the experimental plan? How to adjust the process parameters to achieve the experimental purpose? You can't do these Do you think you can learn by yourself without a teacher?"

"Damn it, why do I think you have been in the laboratory longer than me!?" Wu Bin was shocked after hearing Li Yan's theory.

"There are quite a few big guys in the student union, okay? You can always learn something by reading and seeing them every day." Li Yan replied casually.

"As expected of God Li, you are a cowhide." Wu Bin decisively raised his hand towards Li Yangong.

"Tsk, Wu Shen, don't brag about me. Only those like us who don't have enough hard power would do this little trick." After speaking, Li Yan turned his chair, "Oh, by the way, I have a question, foreign language literature retrieval. How to do it? There are also patent searches, document tracking, and tracking of specific scientific researchers. Do you understand these? "

"Oh, my instructor has sent me a set of information. I will forward it to you later."

"thank you~"

Listening to the conversation between the two, Chen Zhian and Li Boxin looked at each other and thought in their hearts, 'Although I was a little bit shocked by staying in this dormitory, I can still learn a lot, but I always feel like a scumbag... …'