In Shandong, there is such a strong geological scientific research brigade, which has been established for more than 60 years, relying on the strong leadership of the higher-level party organizations and the party committees of the academy, forging one excellent party branch after another, achieving one scientific research result after another, harvesting one glorious title after another, and setting up a "banner" of the natural resource system -- that is, the Shandong Academy of Geological Sciences.
In order to comprehensively tell the story of this red geological brigade, Qilu Evening News • Qilu Yidian specially launched the "Red Geology" series of interview columns, with the theme of "holding high the banner of party building and forging red geology", telling the story of how this red geological brigade can create a high-quality development Shandong practice sample in the new era. Today, we invited two senior scientific research experts from the Academy of Geosciences, Zhang Tianzhen and Shen Kun, to talk about the progress they have experienced in the Academy of Geosciences.
<b>Zhang Tianzhen: The geological "old cattle" that retreat without rest</b>
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My name is Zhang Tianzhen, "post-30s", born in 1937 in a rural area on the Liaohe River in Xinmin County, Liaoning Province, and I am 85 years old this year. I retired from the Shandong Institute of Geological Sciences Experiments in 1997 and was rehired until 2018. Many people began to enjoy their old age at the age of 60, and I chose to retire, continue to struggle for the geological cause, climb the peak of scientific research with young people, and participated in the publication of 3 scientific research monographs such as "Shandong Mineral Deposit", "Shandong Mineral Deposit Metallogenic Series" and "Luxi Gold Deposit" during the re-employment period, of which "Shandong Mineral Deposit" was awarded the first prize of Shandong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award. I have been working on geology for almost 61 years, and I can say that I have been dealing with geology all my life.
In fact, it was a very fortuitous opportunity that allowed me to enter the geological door and work for a lifetime. I remember when I was eight or nine years old, when I was playing on the beach of the Liaohe River, I met three or four stout men who used wooden plates to wash the river sand (that is, the current heavy sand to find mines) by the river, and I asked them curiously what they were doing, and they said that if they grabbed a handful of soil, they could know what treasures were in the ground. This incident made me determined to apply for geology school. After graduating from junior high school, I applied for Changchun Geology School and was admitted with the tenth place, realizing my childhood wish. The first professional class in school was "General Geology", the teacher said that geology is the study of the earth, the study of the earth is endless, the study of geology is also endless, I feel that geology is so advanced, more deeply my love for geology, I want to work hard for a lifetime, with such an idea I did a lifetime of geological work. Love is the best teacher, although I am 85 years old, but there is still a persistent love for geology, and I still have no regrets.
During the re-employment period, Zhang Tianzhen actively participated in the construction of the key laboratory (back row, second from the right)
I graduated from Changchun Geological School in 1958 and have been working in the geological industry ever since. At that time, just in time for the difficult period, the conditions were really difficult, running in the wild early and getting up late, there was no fixed residence for wind and food, sleeping, the means of transportation for field work was a small cart, and the mountain basically depended on climbing. But when we think that the work we are engaged in is a glorious profession, so that the Chinese people envy the profession, we do not think bitter, "proud of dedication to the geological cause, proud of the merits of prospecting, proud of hard work" Of the "three glorious spirits" always inspire us, let us always maintain a high morale, work overtime to draw drawings to write reports, no white and no black wire measurement profile, every day is very lively, very fulfilling. In our hearts, our colleagues are full of optimism, in addition to liking the song of the exploration team members, in the field in the station also like to sing: "Deep Mountain Treasure Hunting" theme song, "Chinese children are determined in the four directions" "Facing the morning wind, facing the sun, the Chinese sons and daughters are determined to be in the four directions, where there is a source of wilderness, where there is a strong future, where there is a mountain, where there is a hundred steel... The great motherland has a high earth and a wide sea, and the sons and daughters of China are determined to be in the four directions...".
What we often think about is that the baton of geology is in our hands, and we will complete the mission of our generation. Although our conditions are bitter, they are no longer much better than those of our predecessors. Our predecessors are insisting on prospecting for minerals in such a difficult environment, and there is no reason why we should not work hard. Just as Chairman Mao said, only by doing so can we make some discoveries, invent something, create something, and move forward.
I'm officially retired now, but I don't have a lot to do every day. Organize the diaries and photos over the years, and convert the original paper text into electronic documents one by one, while sorting out and thinking. Especially some of the materials for geological research, I feel obliged to sort them out and leave them for the young researchers.
The reason why this is so is because I love this geological cause and am willing to devote my life to it. It was worth it for me, and I was very satisfied with my current life. I'm old, but I'm still willing to shine and heat up for our geological cause.
Geology is a science, need to continue to explore, for a long time, a person does not spend a few years or even more than ten years, decades of painstaking efforts, it is impossible to produce results. Geological undertakings are not something that can be accomplished by one generation, and generation after generation of people need to take over the baton from their predecessors and continue to explore on the basis of their predecessors.
As a member of the Academy of Geosciences, I am deeply proud of my unit, and I think this should be a common feature of all of us in the geosciences. I am most proud of our harmonious working environment and strong, relaxed scientific research atmosphere. We are a very simple and pure team, when our leaders led us to work together, eat together, live together, and planted a gene for us to carry out hard work and scientific research.
Now that the baton of geology and our Academy of Geological Sciences has been handed over to a new generation of young people, I envy them, who have caught up with the good times and not only have better living conditions, but also better working conditions, which have been greatly improved than we were then. But no matter how advanced the science and technology is, how advanced the formulas and tools are, if you want to obtain real knowledge, you must climb up the mountain, explore the pits and mining lanes yourself, and you must sketch the palm face yourself. I hope that they will inherit and carry forward the "three glorious spirits", adhere to the good protection of our creed, and believe that they will definitely make better achievements and create a better tomorrow for our Institute of Geological Sciences. What I want to say to young people is that we must live up to the times, firmly grasp the main business, be willing to work hard, try to spend more time on study and research, and do a good job in business in a down-to-earth manner.
<b>Shen Kun: The geological "old cow" who applied to join the party in his eighties</b>
My name is Shen Kun, born in 1939, I am 82 years old and have retired from the Academy of Geological Sciences for more than 20 years. Due to the needs of work, he is still rehired by the unit, and as long as his physical conditions permit, he will come to work. Having been working in geology and rock mining for many years, I love my profession and hope to pass on my expertise to young people in my lifetime.
On May 18 this year, after careful consideration, I submitted an application to the party organization to join the party. Many people ask, why do you still want to join the party at such an old age? In fact, it is not surprising that at how old people are, they always have to pursue a kind of belonging spiritually. I didn't have a whim to join the party, I had such a thought when I was young, but I couldn't do it for one reason or another. Now, I'm old and don't want to lose the opportunity to join the organization. The old cow knows that the mulberry is late, and does not need to whip himself. I am willing to be the "old cow" of the Academy of Geological Sciences, continue to work hard, and do not miss the opportunity to find spiritual belonging.
My personal experience is relatively simple, from graduation to now all the work done is related to geology, enrollment, further education, scientific research work, etc. are all around geology. I graduated from Nanjing University in 1962 majoring in geological exploration. At that time, geological talents were still in short supply, so I took the initiative to ask to work in the northwest, where the conditions were more difficult. At that time, everyone held the ideal and belief of finding more mineral resources for the country, was not afraid of hardship, and was proud of hard work. In this way, I went to Gansu Baiyin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd., worked for 17 years, from a young guy to a confused body.
I was born in the south, and all my experience before graduating from university was in the south, and I lived and studied in Sichuan, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Nanjing and other places. At the age of 23, I worked from the warm and humid south to the northwest, where the climate and living conditions were poor, and I was indeed somewhat unsuitable. At that time, the Silver Nonferrous Metals Company was the largest copper production base in the country, and the employees came from all over the country. Inspired by chairman Mao and the CPC Central Committee to put forward the slogans of "Daqing of Industrial Studies" and "Dazhai of Agricultural Studies," all staff and workers actively threw themselves into the cause of socialist construction, the production of silver companies flourished day by day, and the undertakings of culture, education, and scientific research continued to develop. The working and living conditions of employees have gradually improved, and everyone has maintained an optimistic spirit.
I was assigned to work in the company's central laboratory, mainly for the raw ore and products of the processing plant to do rock ore identification, but also for the mine peripheral and deep prospecting to do geological general ore search work. At that time, the mountains around the mine were described by everyone as "no grass on the ground, and the wind blows stones to run.". The wilderness is deserted, the environmental conditions are more difficult, we go out to work, often in the morning with two steamed buns, filled with a military kettle of water out of the house, at night with a body of dust and a bunch of samples, data back. Gansu has a dry climate, the temperature difference between day and night is large, I remember that in August and September, when I took a convertible car up the mountain, I had to wear thick clothes, and at noon I was drenched by the sun; in winter, when I went up the mountain and went out into the wilderness, my hands and feet were cold, and when I made geological records, the writing was crooked. At that time, in order to adapt to such an environment and prevent colds due to temperature changes, I created a method of self-creation: when bathing in the bathhouse of the staff of the open pit mine or concentrator, I first flushed with hot water, followed by cold water, and so on repeatedly alternating, so that the body adapted to this rapid change in temperature. Until now, I haven't caught a cold, and that's the foundation laid at that time.
In July 2021, Professor Shen Kun was invited to participate in the formulation of industry standards for fluid inclusions and give a keynote speech (front row left 5)
Scientific research is inseparable from love and persistence, I like to do scientific research work, I like to study the topics I am interested in. From 1985 to 1992, I used to do science and technology management in the Science and Technology Department of the Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, but later, I decided to go against the trend and return to scientific research. At that time, many people advised me to stay in the management post, "At least drought and flood protection!" ”。“ Those who are determined to succeed in the future, those who do not seek refuge in things will enter", I finally listened to the voice of my heart, returned to the Academy of Geological Sciences, did research on fluid inclusions in rocks and mineral deposits, achieved some results in this field, and won the Lifetime Achievement Award issued by the Inclusion Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry.
What makes me most pleased is that even in the most difficult trough period, the Academy of Geosciences has not given up the main business of scientific research, and has purchased a french chaixmeca cold and hot station experimental instrument from limited funds, although the performance is not so advanced, it can already support basic scientific research. During that time, I also won the domestic unit with advanced instruments to do experiments. By 2005, the economic situation of the Academy of Geological Sciences had improved, and the most advanced hot and cold stations at that time were immediately introduced. Until now, in terms of instrumentation and equipment, the Academy of Geosciences has also been pursuing the forefront and is committed to introducing the most advanced experimental equipment.
I am willing to work in the Academy of Geosciences because of the importance attached to scientific research here and like the strong scientific research atmosphere here. There are provincial and ministerial key laboratories, Taishan scholars team, etc., which provide guarantees for scientific research work; advanced instruments and equipment provide a large amount of innovative data for our work; the institute also encourages me to take more young people to go out, participate in some domestic and international academic conferences, broaden horizons, and bring the achievements of our institute to the province, the whole country, and even the world.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has said: "To achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, it is a relay run, we must run one stick after another, and each generation must run a good result for the next generation." "Over the years, the Academy of Geosciences attaches great importance to the construction of talent teams, and has introduced a large number of young students with masters and doctors, providing a good talent echelon for our subsequent development. Looking at the microscope for many years, my eyesight is seriously impaired, and now I can't see things clearly under the microscope for a long time, these young people are my pair of eyes, describing the experimental phenomena they found to me; I took them to read a lot of Chinese and foreign literature, passed on my experience and knowledge to them, and taught them how to use theory to explain various field and experimental phenomena. Watching these young people in the new era grow up step by step and have a good working environment, compared with the difficult working conditions when I was young, I more intuitively and deeply feel the superiority of the socialist system under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.
What makes me most pleased is that the party building work of the Academy of Geosciences has done a very good job, and in 2021, it was awarded the "National Advanced Grassroots Party Organization", watching a group of teams from all over the country come to visit and study, which further strengthened my determination to join the Communist Party.
"Faith, belief, faith, it's all very important at all times." After joining the party, I am confident that together with the team of the Academy of Geosciences, we will do a better job in our scientific research and party building work!
Producer: Su Kewei Dai Lin
Planner: Xiu Weihua Zhang Xiaoli
Contributor: Zhang Tailai Sun Bin (Provincial Academy of Geological Sciences)
Vision: Li Qing
Recording: Li Huachao Nie Jingyi
Editor: Li Huachao
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