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Preface
How difficult is it to apply for academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences? Statistics show that there are only more than 800 academicians of the Continental Academy of Sciences, and the conditions for applying are quite strict.
Even Tu Youyou, a mainland scientist who won the Nobel Prize, and Rao Yi, a professor at Peking University who once studied in the United States, regrettably failed to be selected, and in addition to them, there is also a female scientist in the mainland who has also been rejected four times.
She is Li Aizhen, a mainland scientist who has won the Engineering Award of the Third World Academy of Sciences, and her resume writes that she has published 256 papers, won 21 national invention patents, and won a silver medal at the International Invention Exhibition.
In addition, he has also won dozens of scientific and technological achievement awards, such a glamorous resume, it is enough to see Li Aizhen's excellence, but the reality makes people feel helpless, it is such an excellent scientist, but the application for academician has been rejected four times.
In the end, Li Aizhen could only apply to become a foreign academician in the United States. So, why was Li Aizhen's four applications for academician rejected? Why was she able to get an application from the United States but not from the mainland?
She deserves the title of scientist
Li Aizhen is a native of Fujian, born in 1936, in that war era, Li Aizhen was lucky, her parents are overseas Chinese, the family conditions are not bad, do not have to worry about livelihood.
Parents also attach great importance to the education of their daughters, and the discipline is stricter, which later prompted Li Aizhen to form a good habit of serious concentration.
In 1954, Li Aizhen graduated from high school, and her academic performance was very good, and she became a student in the Department of Chemistry of Fudan University in Shanghai.
At that time, the country was lacking all kinds of professionals, especially chemical professionals like Li Aizhen, who were even more scarce.
So, after graduating from Fudan in Shanghai, Li Aizhen was assigned to the Shanghai Metallurgical Institute for research work. In the beginning, Li Aizhen was just a research intern.
There is a lot of work to be done every day, and it is also very heavy, but Li Aizhen has never given up, and even after work, she will find time to study from time to time.
It was with this rigorous and serious attitude that Li Aizhen soon became a full-fledged researcher at the Shanghai Metallurgical Institute, and later she was sent as an outstanding scholar to visit Carnegie Mellon University in the United States.
It must be mentioned that Li Aizhen is engaged in semiconductor material work, which is scarce for female practitioners, and we all know that modern society is highly dependent on semiconductors.
However, the semiconductor industry has always been a very important industry for all countries, especially for key technologies, which has formed a blockade chain.
However, in such a severe environment, Li Aizhen and other scientists, with their own efforts, successfully broke through the technological blockade of various countries, and made China the first Asian country to master the manufacture of molecular beam epitaxy equipment with sweat and efforts.
Li Aizhen has her own beliefs about scientific research, and she has always believed that scientific research is not just a job that pays a monthly salary to support her family.
On a deeper level, this is a great project for the benefit of all mankind. Because of this, Li Aizhen always spares no effort at work, often working overtime until late at night.
Especially after the official sent to the United States, Li Aizhen realized the gap between China and the United States, and after returning to China, she devoted herself to the research of molecular beam epitaxy equipment.
Although the state has done its best to improve the lives of scientists, including Li Aizhen, at that time, the country's materials were in short supply, and although the institute was the focus of care, Li Aizhen and they still suffered a lot.
According to Li Aizhen's later recollection, the most common meal they ate at that time was white slice soup, and for a long time there was only white slice soup on the menu, and a few pieces of fat were scattered in the soup.
Although Li Aizhen is not used to eating, she has no complaints, and these are just dietary discomforts, for Li Aizhen, the most unbearable thing is the discomfort of the climate.
Li Aizhen is from Fujian, but she was later assigned to work in the Shenyang Instrument Factory, and there was no such heating facility as floor heating at that time.
Every winter, Li Aizhen will have a lot of chilblains on her hands, but when operating the instrument, she needs to take off her gloves to operate.
Therefore, Li Aizhen's hands often crack out bloody wounds, and the pain is unbearable, but it is under such conditions that Li Aizhen has successfully developed the development technology of medium and far infrared quantum high-difficulty lasers.
As a Chinese scientist, Li Aizhen also did her best to fight for opportunities for China.
For example, in 2005, Li Aizhen asked the selection committee to move the right to hold the "International Conference on Mid-infrared Electro-Optical Materials and Devices" to Shanghai, which won a hard-won opportunity for scientific research in the mainland.
It can be said that whether it is in the field of scientific research or in social contribution, Li Aizhen's contribution is obvious to all, and therefore, many people were surprised when Li Aizhen did not become an academician later.
Became a foreign member of the United States
The election of academicians in the mainland is very fierce, and in order to ensure the fairness and rigor of the election, the election is only held once every two years.
It is also necessary to make a comprehensive evaluation of the academician's achievements, age and scientific research achievements, so becoming an academician is a very strict thing.
According to some data, academicians on the mainland have generally participated in more than two elections, and according to the selection time of once every two years, the election must start at least at the age of 50.
Some academicians even voted six times before becoming academicians, and Ms. Li Aizhen was already 62 years old when she participated in the election for the first time.
Embarrassingly, when the selection was conducted for the first time, according to the requirements, the selector needed to have the recommendation of six academicians to be eligible for the selection.
And Li Aizhen focuses on scientific research on weekdays and knows very few professors, so in the end, only one academician is willing to write a letter of recommendation to her.
Later, Li Aizhen regretted losing the election four times in a row, until 2007, when Li Aizhen had no choice but to submit an application to the American Research Institute.
The United States also approved Li Aizhen's application for the first time, and Li Aizhen became a foreign academician of the United States, data shows that the National Academy of Sciences of the United States had 2,025 local academicians and 387 foreign academicians at that time.
Li Aizhen said that he was one of the 387 foreign academicians, and many people were very shocked when they learned the news, and some people were even more upset about Academician Li Aizhen.
However, Academician Li Aizhen replied very plainly that he would never forget the kindness of the country. Finally, I also hope that Academician Li Aizhen can continue to shine in the field of scientific research.