People who are called "the father of a certain field" in the scientific community are usually pioneers in the field, and only when they reach this realm can it be said that science has no borders, because scientists themselves are already world-class, and the achievements of such scientists in the field of scientific research can be said to benefit all mankind, and if a country loses such scientists, this loss will be immeasurable.
The hero of the Japanese scientific community, known as the "father of photocatalysis", the scientist Akira Teng Dao, who has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry many times, is such a figure, but he chose to leave Japan and led the team to China.
So, why did Akira Tejima leave Japan with his team? Among the many countries, why did China choose? Do you sincerely want to stay in China and develop, or is there another purpose behind it?
In 1942, the photochemist Akira Fujishima born in Tokyo, Japan, is the founder of contemporary photoelectrochemistry, and his discovery of the Hontafujima effect has opened a new chapter in photocatalysis research, so what is the use of Fujishima Akira's research?
Akira Fujishima is researching photocatalysts, which are mainly applied to the surface of buildings, and as long as they are sprayed lightly, it is equivalent to wearing a layer of "protective armor", which can not only keep the surface clean, but also prevent the surface of the building from being eroded.
And the application is also very extensive, in architecture, agriculture, medical care, can come in handy, our country's landmark building Bird's Nest, is the use of this aspect of the material.
Not a person in the field of scientific research, few people know Fujishima Akira this figure, if it is an insider, whenever people mention him will unconsciously give a thumbs up, Fujishima Akira has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry many times, and his status in the scientific research community can be seen.
However, the name Akira Fujishima skyrocketed and was pushed to the forefront of public opinion because of one of his decisions.
On August 30, 2021, Fujishima Akira brought his scientific research team to the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, and as soon as the news came out of public uproar, Japanese netizens were saddened by the loss of a national treasure-level scientist for the country, but this matter was a foregone conclusion, but it was powerless to return to heaven.
Many people are more curious that Japan's scientific research conditions should be better than China's, but why did Akira Fujishima come to China with his team?
In fact, the reason why Fujishima Akira left Japan is inseparable from the promotion of an invisible big hand, not that we in China want to dig up the wall, but Japan's local policy, which prompted Fujishima Akira to leave.
As we all know, a scientist wants to make a breakthrough in the field of scientific research, needs a large amount of scientific research funds as a support, it is reasonable to say that Japan, as the most economically developed country in Asia, should invest more in the field of scientific research, but in order to promote the vitality of its own development, Japan has introduced a "choice concentration" plan.
This plan is mainly applied in the economic field, that is, the funds are invested in projects with fast returns, and other projects with slow returns are directly cut.
It would have been a good thing, but this policy slowly spread to the field of scientific research, which is a disaster for many scientists, and some projects may take decades to make a breakthrough at the top of the scientific research pyramid.
Unfortunately, Fujishima Akira's project is one that has been cut down, and even if he is a world-class scientist, he has not been spared, and a scientist without scientific research funding is equivalent to having his hands and feet cut off, let alone delusionally trying to develop in the field.
Fujishima Akira knew that his scientific research could not be supported by the state, so he resolutely took his carefully cultivated team to China and settled in the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology.
As the world's top scientist, if you want to change countries to engage in scientific research, there should be many countries that warmly welcome it, so why did Akira Fujishima choose China?
In fact, Fujishima Akira has always had a close relationship with China, and although he is in Japan, he has also made outstanding contributions to China's scientific research.
In 2003, Fujishima Akira was named a foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, which shows that China has fully affirmed his contributions, and it has become logical to develop in China.
After Fujishima Akira became a professor in 1986, in addition to engaging in scientific research at ease, he also trained many excellent students, and has always been particularly concerned about Chinese students, he has trained 38 doctoral students, and also trained 3 academicians for China, making outstanding contributions to the development of scientific research in the mainland.
In 1979, Fujishima Akira visited China at the invitation of his students, and China also gave him due respect and provided him with exceptional treatment.
In order to facilitate Professor Fujishima Akira's lessons, the local area also specially equipped him with a special car, in fact, in those days, this treatment was quite high.
Knowing that Professor Akira Fujishima liked Chinese culture, he specially arranged a plane to take him to visit the terracotta army that had just opened, although it seems to be nothing now, but in that era, it was the greatest sincerity and respect that our country could make for talents.
Fujishima Akira saw China's respect for scientific researchers, and was deeply moved, and after returning to China, he also made corresponding adjustments and began to vigorously recruit Chinese students.
Although Fujishima Akira is in Japan, he is also quietly cultivating talents for China, and after Chinese students have obtained their doctorates, he tells them to return to China and improve the level of scientific research in China.
Akira Fujishima has not only helped China's scientific research, not only by carefully cultivating Chinese students, but also by providing scientific research equipment for China.
In 1993, Academician Liu Zhongfan had just received a doctoral diploma from Fujishima Akira, because of his excellent performance, he was hired as an associate professor of Peking University at the age of 31, in order to let his apprentice have his own laboratory in Peking University as soon as possible, Fujishima Akira sent a truckload of instruments and equipment.
After learning this news, the mainland also attached great importance to it, and specially arranged a scientific investigation team to bring this batch of equipment back to China.
If you want to make a breakthrough in the field of scientific research, equipment is necessary to keep up, at that time China's research in many fields was from scratch, with the equipment provided by Akira Fujishima, the mainland's scientific research career can go to a higher level.
Akira Fujishima also cares about other Chinese students, as if he treats his own children, he will always help students without hesitation when they see difficulties, personally driving to help students move, and even paying to help students buy houses.
In 2019, Fujishima Akira also won the "Chinese Government Friendship" award from the mainland, which made Fujishima Akira have a deeper bond with China.
Fujishima Akira has been in continuous exchanges with China for 40 years, acting as a bridge between China and Japan in terms of culture, education, science and technology, and training three academicians for China.
In the face of the deteriorating scientific research environment in Japan, Professor Akira Teng did not hesitate to choose China, not only because of his deep friendship with China, but also because of his student-matching role.
Knowing that their teachers were limited in their development in Japan, students in China actively contacted domestic universities for their teachers, and finally selected the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology with better scientific research conditions.
Fujishima Akira led the team to China, and the mainland naturally showed sincerity, and in order to provide better scientific research conditions for the "father of photocatalysis", it built a new research institute for them.
However, some netizens are still worried that Japanese scientists may have another purpose in defecting.
In fact, Fujishima Akira is not the first Japanese scientist to defect to the mainland, according to statistics, as of October 2017, Japan stayed in China as many as 8,000 scientific researchers, with the continuous improvement of the mainland's comprehensive strength, as well as the country's policy tendency in the field of scientific research, so that many foreign scientists are willing to come to China to develop, Fujishima Akira is only one of them.
With the continuous improvement of the scientific research environment, I believe that more and more international students will be willing to return to China to serve, and more scientists like Akira Fujishima will be attracted to China to develop.