He is an internationally renowned biophysical chemist, who received three national academician titles in the United States during his further studies in the United States, and was hired by Harvard University as a tenured professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology.
Such a leader in the scientific research field resolutely returned to China in 2018 and returned to his alma mater, Peking University, to continue his work. After developing in the United States for so many years, why did he suddenly give up these superior conditions and return to work in China?
Tell the story of the characters and feel the wonderful life. In this issue, The Ziya Childlike Character Ji will take everyone into the "Chinese Scholar Closest to the Nobel Prize" - Xie Xiaoliang.
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Xie Xiaoliang was born in Beijing in 1962, and with a pair of parents who graduated from Peking University, whether it is family education, enlightenment education, or school education, this child is "one step ahead".
Other people's children are still playing, and Xie Xiaoliang has been able to read and write under the guidance of his parents. Probably due to the dual influence of genetics and acquired efforts, Xie Xiaoliang became a "child of other people's families" in the mouth of the neighbors at a young age.
At the age of 6, Xie Xiaoliang entered the Primary School Affiliated to Peking University and began to receive professional quality training. Under the strong academic atmosphere of family education, he showed his practical talent early.
In the elementary school classroom, when the students were still trying their best to learn the theoretical knowledge told by the teacher, the little boy had begun to study some small inventions and models.
Parents and teachers also discovered Xie Xiaoliang's excellence, and they cultivated and taught him with their hearts. Slowly, the young boy fell in love with practical research, while maintaining excellent theoretical course results and being admitted to the Affiliated Middle School of Peking University with high scores.
In 1980, Xie Xiaoliang, who had experienced turmoil, took the college entrance examination at the age of 18. Although he did not receive a complete education in the middle school classroom, with the help and guidance of his parents, he completed his high school studies by himself.
In addition, he also read a lot of professional books that he would only come into contact with in college. In this process, what fascinates Xie Xiaoliang the most is the knowledge of chemistry.
After the college entrance examination results came out, this teenager was also admitted to the Department of Chemistry of Peking University as he wished, learning professional knowledge of chemical theory and conducting chemical research.
In the university classroom, Xie Xiaoliang is still the most active one, and he has left a deep impression on the professors because of his diligent and inquisitive work.
In addition to studying chemistry courses, he often goes to other departments to rub classes, science courses, as long as he is interested in time, he will listen.
At that time, in addition to being a prominent figure in the Department of Chemistry, Xie Xiaoliang was also well-known in the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Physics, and he even studied how to design computer programs to conduct chemical experiments in the Department of Computer Science.
During his college years, Xie Xiaoliang continued to fill his knowledge blind spots through hard work. After graduating from undergraduate, he stayed at Peking University for master's studies and followed his supervisor to conduct more professional chemical experimental research.
However, at that time, although the state tried its best to cultivate scientific researchers, the domestic scientific research environment was not too good. In the fields of physicochemistry and biology, the overall level of domestic scientific research is far less than that of foreign countries.
So after careful consideration, Xie Xiaoliang decided to go abroad for further study and contact the world's cutting-edge chemical research results.
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In 1985, Xie Xiaoliang went overseas alone to pursue a doctorate at the University of California, San Diego. As soon as they entered the school, the outstanding professional level of young people was valued by Professor John Simon of the school. The professor gave him careful guidance and allowed him to quickly adapt to life abroad.
After a period of time together, Xie Xiaoliang showed seriousness and meticulousness in his studies and experiments, and his diligence and studiousness made John Simon even more appreciative, john Simon not only taught his knowledge, but also spared no effort to cultivate him and take him to do some breakthrough scientific research projects.
After graduating with a doctorate, Xie Xiaoliang still did not stop his pace of further education, he was admitted to the University of Chicago for a postdoctoral study, and was accepted as a disciple by senior professor Graham Fleming.
In the mentor's laboratory, Xie Xiaoliang was exposed to more and more advanced scientific research projects, which made him more addicted to solving these problems. During these days of research, he obtained many scientific research results and published many professional papers.
With his personal advantages, this Chinese young man has gone farther and farther on the road of scientific research and gradually become a well-known figure in the field of chemical research in the United States.
In 1992, at the age of 30, Xie Xiaoliang received his doctorate and entered the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the United States to carry out postdoctoral work.
He was the first scientist from Chinese mainland since its inception in 1965, a testament to his excellence and scientific potential. During his work in the laboratory, Xie Xiaoliang was exposed to more confidential scientific research projects, and his personal ability was further improved by leaps and bounds. In 1999, at the age of 37, Xie Xiaoliang was hired as a tenured professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University.
After receiving this award, the young scientist's reputation has been completely established in the professional field at home and abroad, but these external evaluations have not affected his continued development and progress in the field of scientific research.
In 2000, he submitted six applications for scientific research projects, all of which were approved by Harvard University, but also allocated special funds to assist him in completing the projects. Since then, Xie Xiaoliang has been more immersed in scientific research and has continuously published cutting-edge academic papers and scientific research results in the field.
In 2015, the Albany Medical Center in New York, USA, announced the scientists who won the Alborne Biomedical Award that year, and Xie Xiaoliang was proudly listed. He was the first Chinese to receive the award.
Historically, the scholars who won the prize eventually won the Nobel Prize, and Xie Xiaoliang was called "the chinese scholar closest to the Nobel Prize".
Xie Xiaoliang has made remarkable achievements in the field of international scientific research, and just when everyone thought that he was going to continue to show his skills in the United States, Xie Xiaoliang announced that he would return to the motherland for development.
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In fact, after the advent of the 21st century, Xie Xiaoliang has already divided some of his energy into domestic scientific research. In 2001, he was hired as a chair professor at Peking University, and soon after, he also led a group of scientific research talents in the domestic academic circles to conduct independent research and development.
He presided over the establishment of the Biodynamic Optical Imaging Center at Peking University, and later established the Beijing Future Genetic Diagnostic High-precision Innovation Center. Although Xie Xiaoliang is in the United States, he has always been concerned about the development of scientific research in the motherland.
In 2018, at the age of 56, he gave up his tenured professorship at Harvard University and various preferential treatment in the United States, officially returning to his homeland and returning to his alma mater, Peking University, for full-time work.
At the beginning, many scholars went abroad to study, and the biggest reason was that the domestic scientific research environment was not as good as that of foreign countries.
After the reform and opening up, the state has paid more and more attention to the development of science and technology, and under the support of national policies, the domestic scientific research environment has also been greatly improved.
This made the groups of scientists who went abroad to see hope, and they also wanted to dedicate their own strength to the construction of the motherland after completing their studies.
Xie Xiaoliang also saw the potential of the development of the motherland, and even more wanted to use his life's learning to repay the motherland, so he decided to give up the superior treatment abroad and return to the motherland for development.
After returning to China, Xie Xiaoliang not only taught at Peking University, but also completed many scientific research projects in collaboration with China's top scientific researchers.
Xie Xiaoliang, who has been in contact with foreign advanced technology, will bring what he has learned back to the motherland and pass it on to domestic scientific research workers, which has made the speed of scientific research development in China rapidly improved, and the gap with foreign countries is gradually narrowing.
Xie Xiaoliang's return has not only inspired domestic researchers, but also inspired scientific researchers like him to study abroad and develop.
Under his leadership, the domestic scientific research work has been carried out rapidly, and since then there has been a continuous news of scientific research workers returning to China for development, and a scientific and technological power is no longer a slogan of the country, it has become the belief and belief of scientific researchers.
Whether it is patriotic feelings or concentrated on study, Xie Xiaoliang's spirit is still inspiring generations of people, and the future of the motherland is in the hands of each and every one of us. What does Xie Xiaoliang's story make you feel? Everyone is welcome to leave a message in the comment area to discuss.
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