Chapter 738: The Wolf Prize for Agriculture and the Coming Farewell
The Wolf Prize is an award established by the German chemist Ricardo Wolf.
Wolff became a famous tycoon because he developed a method for recovering iron from smelting slag. Before his death, he imitated Nobel and donated most of his assets to establish the Wolff Foundation in 1978. Association, and the foundation creates and administers the Wolf Prize.
The purpose of the Wolf Prize is to promote the development of science and art around the world, so it includes nine awards in mathematics, physics, chemistry, medicine, agriculture, painting, sculpture, music and architecture.
These nine Wolf Prizes are awarded annually. Each award is generally awarded to one to three people. The total prize money for each award is US$100,000, which is divided equally among the winners.
Among them, the Wolf Prize in Mathematics is one of the highest honors in the international mathematics community. It is at the same level as the Fields Medal and the Abel Prize. They are both known as the "Nobel Prize in Mathematics" and together form the "Three Prizes" recognized by the international mathematics community. The big top award "fwa" - "f (Fields) w (Wolf) a (Abel)", the Chen Shengshen Award of IMU has also risen rapidly recently, and it is almost comparable to these three awards.
The Fields Medal is only awarded to young mathematicians under the age of 40. The Abel Prize, the Wolf Prize in Mathematics, and the Chern Medal have no age restrictions on the winners, but because of the nature of the Lifetime Achievement Award, the winners are required to Not only have profound attainments and contributions in a certain branch of mathematics, but they are also erudite and versatile, involved in many branches and achieved outstanding results, and have formed their own famous schools. Therefore, they are often not awarded to young mathematicians, and are basically only awarded to them. Awarded to veteran mathematicians who have made great achievements, are highly respected, and are famous far and wide. The winners are mainly between the ages of sixty and ninety.
Therefore, the Wolf Prize in Mathematics, the Abel Prize, and the Chern Prize are all called the "Old Man Prize."
Among mathematicians of Xia origin, only Mr. Chen Shengshen and Mr. Qiu have won this award, and no mathematician of Xia origin has yet won this award.
If Qin Ke and Ning Qingjun can win the Wolf Prize in Mathematics in their early twenties, it will definitely be a new record that shocks the world, and their influence will be greater than the Fields Medal won by the two.
Although the two of them have not cracked any world conjectures in the past year, the results they have achieved previously are fruitful enough. From the perspective of academic achievements, it is not completely impossible to win the Wolf Prize in Mathematics...
Even if it is not the Wolf Prize in Mathematics, it is very good to win the Wolf Prize in Physics. The Wolf Prize in Physics is often considered to be one of the most important awards in physics besides the Nobel Prize. This Wolf Prize in Physics is undoubtedly a big step closer to the Nobel Prize in Physics.
So I was already a little numb to winning the award, and I was as calm as Qin Kening Qingyun. When I heard the call from the Wolf Foundation to inform me that I had won the award, it was inevitable that my heart would beat faster and my palms would sweat.
Will it be the Wolf Prize in Mathematics or the Wolf Prize in Physics?
To the surprise of Qin Ke and Ning Qingjun, the award that Vice President Gu Bojun mentioned next was not the Wolf Prize in Mathematics, but——
"You two have won this year's Wolf Prize for Agriculture, congratulations!"
Gu Bojun's voice couldn't conceal his excitement. Although it is not a mathematics award or a physics award, the agriculture award is still very remarkable. Because the Nobel Prize does not have an agronomy award, nor a botany award, the Wolf Prize for Agriculture can be said to be world-recognized.
It is one of the most important awards in agriculture, and together with the "World Food Prize", is known as the highest honor award in the field of international agriculture.
In the history of Xia State, the only people who have won the Wolf Prize for Agriculture are the deceased Mr. Yang and Mr. Yuan. Mr. Yang may not be familiar to many people, but Mr. Yuan pioneered "hybrid rice" and has countless living people.
If you are an unparalleled scholar, then no one knows about it.
Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun can win this award, which means that their status and reputation in the international botanical community, especially the seed science community, can already catch up with Mr. Yuan!
"The Wolf Foundation believes that you two created 'computational seed science' and developed the perfect desert sweet potato, which played a huge role in solving the food crisis and promoting food development, so it plans to organize this year's Wolf Agriculture
The award goes to both of you."
Compared with the election of Qin Ke and Qin Ke as academicians, receiving the Wolf Prize in Agriculture is of course more worthy of celebration.
Although Qingmu University has never been good at agriculture, the Department of Biology is considered to be among the top in the country. Next, it plans to further deepen its research in the subdivision of botany - plant DNA research and make it bigger and stronger. Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun can get it
Receiving the Wolf Prize in Agriculture will make Qingmu University’s progress more stable and practical.
Qingmu University also plans to hire Qin Ke to teach in the Department of Biology in the next new semester to guide the teaching of plant DNA.
Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes. Although they failed to win the Wolf Prize in Mathematics and Physics, they did win the Wolf Prize in Agriculture. It can be said that they were "lost".
"Eastern corner, harvest mulberry trees" is enough for the two of them to meet in surprise.
"Thank you, Uncle Gu!"
Vice President Gu Bojun smiled happily and said: "The award ceremony will be held in Jerusalem next month. You two are going abroad to attend the Einstein Science Prize selection meeting in Sweden. You can pick up the Wolf Prize on the way. The country is still
I really hope that you will win these two awards, which will be of great benefit to further promote desert sweet potatoes around the world."
Now after several months of in-depth research on "computational seed science", especially after the relevant tutorials have been published and circulated in the biological and botanical circles around the world, countries around the world have become more aware of the existence and significance of "computational seed science".
With a deeper and deeper understanding, the voices that basically jumped out to oppose or criticize have disappeared. Now, more than 17 countries in the world have introduced perfect desert sweet potatoes to Xiaguo, but they are all from Africa.
Mainly countries, developed countries basically still take a wait-and-see attitude.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun receive the Wolf Agriculture Award, they will undoubtedly increase the popularity and recognition of the perfect desert sweet potato, accelerate its promotion in countries around the world, and eventually develop
The country will be forced by the pressure of the people and have to bow its head to beg the Xia Kingdom.
Of course, those developed countries that want to obtain the seeds of desert sweet potatoes or even license the patented technology for cultivating them will have to pay a price that satisfies Xia Guo.
These are not things that Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun need to worry about. After finishing the call with Vice President Gu Bojun, Qin Ke and the two opened the mailbox on their mobile phones and saw the award notification and invitation letter sent by the Wolf Foundation.
It states the time and place to receive the award, and also states that if the two of them are sure they can make the trip, please reply by phone or email in advance, and the Wolf Foundation will arrange meals, accommodation, airport pick-up, etc. in advance.
Winning an international award comparable to the Fields Medal again, even if it is not in the field of mathematics or physics, but in agriculture, is still worthy of excitement and celebration.
Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun smiled and raised their hands, high-fiving each other as they did when they won big prizes in the past.
Qin Xiaoke and Fang Yongtang didn't understand what the Wolf Prize for Agriculture was, but when they heard it was the prize that Mr. Yuan had won, it was the Nobel Prize in agriculture, and they immediately became excited.
“Congratulations again to the two young bosses!”
Qin Xiaoke pulled Qin Ke's sleeve excitedly: "Brother, brother, is there a bonus for this grand prize?"
"Yes, but it's not much. It's only one hundred thousand US dollars. Qingyun and I should split it equally."
"This foundation is so stingy..." Qin Xiaoke muttered: "I remember before, brother, you and your sister-in-law won a scientific breakthrough award of three million US dollars. That was called a grand prize."
Qin Ke was funny: "The prize money for the Scientific Breakthrough Prize is the highest among all prizes in the world, and the prize money for the Nobel Prize is only about 1.2 million US dollars."
"Stop talking about this, where can I see the list of winners?" Qin Xiaoke's eyes sparkled.
Ning Qingyun pursed her lips and chuckled, then whispered into her cell phone: "Shimmer, open the Wolf Foundation's website and check the latest list of winners."
Soon the phone screen switched and the website opened. As expected, the list of winners of this year’s nine Wolf Awards had been announced. Not only did it include names and photos, but also brief introductions and reasons for the awards. God knows where the Wolf Foundation found them.
material.
Among them, there is only one winner of the Wolf Prize in Mathematics, the Belgian female mathematician Ingrid Dobesi, who is 72 years old this year. The reason for the award is in recognition of her "contribution to wavelet theory and applied harmonic analysis."
However, the winner of the Wolf Prize in Physics is vacant, indicating that no one can win this year's physics prize.
The winners of the Wolf Prize for Agriculture are Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun, and the other winners of the Chemistry Prize, Medicine Prize, and Art Prize are basically over 50 years old.
The photos of Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun are the profile pictures hanging on the arvix website. They were both taken when they graduated from their sophomore year. They are particularly conspicuous among a group of elderly professors and scholars.
Qin Xiaoke said with a smile: "It's so interesting, brother and sister-in-law, you are mixed in a group of white-haired grandfathers and grandmothers. It will be so joyful to go and receive the award. Sister-in-law, send me a screenshot of this page, I will go to the class group
Show off, yeah!"
"Okay, let's go quickly. More and more people are looking over. If we are recognized later, we won't be able to leave easily." Qin Ke urged the little girl and pulled Ning Qingyun to speed up.
Fang Yongtang helped pull Qin Xiaoke and Ning Qingyun's suitcases from behind.
As he approached the exit, Chen Ming, who had been silently following everyone more than ten steps away, suddenly called out: "Professor Qin."
Qin Ke turned around and said unexpectedly: "Brother Ming, are you looking for me?"
"You and Professor Ning will drive with me and Chen Lan later."
Qin Ke was a little confused, but he still nodded and asked Fang Yongtang and Qin Xiaoke to sit in the business car driven by Qingning Technology to pick them up. He pulled Ning Qingyun into another car driven by Chen Ming's colleagues.
In a black car.
Chen Ming nodded towards his colleague, who left the driver's seat. Chen Ming sat in the driver's seat, Chen Lan sat in the passenger seat, and Qin Kela, Ningqing and Yun sat in the back seat.
Soon the car started.
Qin Ke felt even more confused when he saw that Chen Ming and Chen Lan were both silent. However, these two people had been protecting him and Ning Qingyun five years ago and were absolutely trustworthy people. Qin Ke would not doubt them.
, just guessing whether something happened, for example, he and Ning Qingyun would encounter danger in Yuanzhou.
Ning Qingyun also had similar speculations and couldn't help but squeeze Qin Ke's hand nervously.
The car drove for a while, and then Chen Ming said: "Professor Qin, Professor Ning, don't worry, nothing happened. I just want to avoid others and give you a gift."
Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun looked at each other: "A gift?"
Chen Lan took out two black boxes from his backpack and handed them over.
After Qin Ke opened it, his eyes widened: "This is..."
Inside are lifelike masks. The boys and girls are all around 24 or 25 years old, with average-to-upper-level looks. They are not too handsome or beautiful, but they are not ugly by any means.
"The human skin mask can also be said to be a headgear." Chen Lan explained: "It is a high-tech product developed based on the latest technology. It is 95% similar to a real person in terms of touch and feel. It is also dry, breathable, and vivid.
The expressions of human beings are fully restored. Your identities are different from those in the past. The probability of encountering danger when going abroad has increased a lot. After careful consideration, the superiors have specially customized these two human skin masks for you. You can try them on and directly
Just put it in your head."
Qin Ke likes to try new things. He took off his hat and sunglasses, picked up the boy's mask, put it directly on his head, and adjusted it slightly so that his eyes could align with the holes.
This hood can go directly to your shoulders, so once you put it on your clothes, it will be completely seamless.
He looked at the mirror that Ning Qingyun took out and made a few more expressions. As expected, it was very vivid, almost no different from a real person.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Looking at Qin Ke who had completely changed his appearance after putting on the human skin mask, Ning Qingyun also found it interesting. She took out her human skin mask and
Put it on with Qin Ke’s help.
Soon, the originally pure and beautiful girl turned into a woman in her twenties who had good features but did not attract many people's attention.
It would be even more perfect if Ning Qingyun's eyes weren't so beautiful, which would make people think, "This appearance is not worthy of such beautiful eyes."
Qin Ke and Ning Qingyun were both extremely happy. With such human skin masks, they no longer had to wear glasses or hats to disguise themselves even if they went out on a date.
Chen Lan continued: "There is also a passport with your appearance in the box. The passport is from Xiangjiang, and the corresponding identity is that of a college student of Xiangjiang University. After you went abroad, you entered and exit with your original identity, but when you got off the plane, you left the airport.
, you can put on this mask after getting in our colleague's car until you need to show up with your original identity, and then take it off. This can minimize your risks abroad, and there is no need to restrict your visit to foreign attractions.
Traveling and sightseeing. Of course, you can also wear it when traveling in the country, and the passport can also be used in the country."
"Thank you so much, Brother Ming and Sister Lan. This gift is so timely and useful!" Qin Ke was in a good mood and said with a smile: "By the way, Brother Ming, Qingyun and I will have one more gift for our trip abroad next month.
Jerusalem, go get a prize.”
Chen Ming nodded, remained silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "Chen Lan and I will not go abroad with you this time."
Qin Ke was startled: "Why?"
"Chen Lan and I have been with you for almost five years, and our identities have long been exposed. There is no point in wearing masks when we are with you. Besides... it's almost time for Chen Lan and I to say goodbye to you.
."
"Farewell?" Ning Qingyun looked at Chen Lan and said anxiously: "Sister Lan, are you leaving?"
Chen Lan nodded: "Normally speaking, we should have retired at our age. It's just because we get along so well with you that we are a little reluctant. But now there are new arrangements from above, and we will be transferred to other departments to work for a period of time.
, and then officially change jobs.”
Chapter completed!