51: Chapter 51 Who's using this laboratory?!

Hangjiang University.

Department of Materials Laboratory Management Office.

"Applying for a laboratory requires a group or research team to submit an application, and it needs a mentor's signature. Your experimental plan looks good, but..."

Meng Xiaojian frowned, scrutinizing the experimental application report in his hands, but his voice trailed off halfway through, suddenly faltering.

"Table Tennis Club?"

"That's right, teacher. We have a Club, and all the members are from the Department of Materials. It absolutely meets the application process requirements!" Zhou Fan's tone was serious as he pointed to the bottom right corner of the last page of the application report. The words 'Table Tennis Club' were small, but as he said, it met the process requirements.

"Aren't you just swapping concepts? Who applies for a materials laboratory under the name of a Table Tennis Club? Besides, you are only freshmen. This is the time to learn theoretical knowledge. Isn't it a bit too ambitious to be researching such deep topics so early?" Meng Xiaojian's frown deepened.

Students conducting serious experiments were either from research-oriented Clubs or project teams. This was the first time someone had come to apply using a Table Tennis Club, and he couldn't even say it didn't meet the rules because it was within the guidelines.

"Teacher, our experimental plan is very complete. Regardless of the name, it ultimately meets the process requirements!"

Zhou Fan felt a bit helpless; this was the consequence of not having his own laboratory.

Thinking about the cutting-edge laboratories he had used in his past life, he now truly lacked funding, and this was the only way to apply for a school laboratory.

He had long realized that prejudice in people's hearts was like a mountain. As long as the laboratory application was approved, he didn't care about the laboratory director's skepticism.

"..."

Silence fell between the two in the office. Meng Xiaojian flipped through the experimental plan in his hand. Although he didn't fully understand the professional technical content, the experimental plan was indeed very complete, and the process had no problems.

After thinking for a moment, he glanced at Zhou Fan again. Although it still felt somewhat absurd, he finally nodded.

"You only have one day of usage time. You must strictly follow the laboratory usage regulations. If any problems occur, you, as the Club president, will be held responsible. Do you understand this? Also, there is an open lecture in the Department of Materials today. Don't cause any trouble for me, otherwise, I won't be able to protect you!!"

"I understand!" Zhou Fan's face lit up with joy, and he nodded immediately.

Meng Xiaojian quickly signed his name on the application report.

"Thank you, Director!"

Zhou Fan picked up the report, quickly walked out of the office, and headed straight toward the laboratory.

Chen Bing and the others had been waiting outside. Seeing Zhou Fan return with a document in his hand, their eyes lit up instantly.

"Did the application go through?"

Several people quickly gathered around. Chen Bing's eyes shone as he asked impatiently.

"Let's go. Time is tight. Let's strive to complete the material synthesis and preliminary testing in one go!"

"Let's go, let's go!"

The laboratory was not far away. A few minutes later, everyone swarmed into the laboratory, their faces filled with excitement.

Entering the laboratory, Zhou Fan quickly entered a working state and began to assign tasks.

"Wen Chenfeng, you are responsible for material selection and design. Pay attention to the factors of material composition, structure, and performance. Verify the theoretical model and perform calculations first!"

"Chen Bing, you are responsible for raw material preparation. You must strictly select the purity of the raw materials according to the experimental plan and perform pre-treatment of the raw materials first!"

"Sun Chuyang, you are responsible for setting the reaction conditions of the equipment. Pay attention to temperature control, as well as air pressure and vacuum conditions..."

"Qian Donglai, assist them in data entry and help with material preparation..."

"Everyone else, follow the experimental plan to perform auxiliary tasks. Remember, safety first..."

The change in Zhou Fan's aura made Chen Bing and the others look serious and start working in an orderly manner.

"No problem!"

"Guarantee to complete the mission!"

"Don't worry, Old Zhou..."

There was excitement on Chen Bing's face, but more of it was caution and nervousness.

After all, this was their first time conducting a new material synthesis experiment. If it succeeded, it would be easier to apply for the laboratory in the future, and all their previous theoretical discussions could be verified.

But if it failed, everything would return to square one, which was something they absolutely did not want to see!

...

...

Laboratory building corridor.

"You've worked hard."

"Teacher, it's not hard, it's just a pity that the experiment failed."

Qin Weimin, a special-grade professor and mentor in the Department of Materials, was preparing to leave with several graduate students. The experimental open lecture was actually the hardest to teach; he had also brought all the graduate students he was mentoring to help.

"You should properly summarize the reasons for the failure of this experiment. I have told you many times, do not be overly ambitious. You must lay a solid foundation of theoretical knowledge, perfect the experimental plan as much as possible, and do not bring any doubts into the laboratory! Fortunately, your failure also serves as a wake-up call for those junior students."

Qin Weimin's expression was grave, and he spoke earnestly, making all the students afraid to speak, and they could only follow with their heads bowed.

Among the crowd, only one female student with a high ponytail, wearing laboratory work clothes, with a clear and tall appearance, spoke carefully:

"Teacher, we have already recorded the process of this experiment in detail. After we go back, we will immediately hold an internal group seminar to summarize the lessons and reasons for the failure!"

"What's the use of just summarizing? Finding ways to solve problems and not letting the same mistakes happen a second time is the most important thing!"

"I understand!" Xia Anrou nodded solemnly, her tone serious.

"The reason for this failure is obviously that your theoretical foundation was not solid, which led to unnecessary mistakes during the material synthesis process. This problem must be taken seriously!"

"Yes!" Xia Anrou nodded, humbly accepting the criticism.

"I often tell you that you must thoroughly study theoretical knowledge before your senior year so that you won't be flustered after entering the laboratory at the graduate stage! Just like Fanmi, which is very popular recently, you only see that it was established for three or four months and made its first mobile phone, but do you know the time invested behind it? It's immeasurable, at least three years or more!!"

Qin Weimin's tone softened, and he looked at Xia Anrou beside him, his gaze slightly gentler.

He valued Xia Anrou very much; she was talented and worked very hard.

Actually, the reason his temper was so irritable today was not only because of the open lecture, but more importantly, Hangjiang University had recently received a national-level rocket engineering task, responsible for the research and development of high-temperature resistant materials for thermal protection systems and engine components that need to withstand extreme high temperatures.

The delivery time was getting closer, and according to the current progress, it was very likely that the task could not be completed within the stipulated time.

He was already anxious, and on top of that, the graduate students he was mentoring had caused the experiment to fail due to mistakes that should not have been made.

"Alright, hurry back and summarize the problems. Perfect the experimental plan and ensure there are no problems before discussing the time for the next experiment. Remember, do not be overly ambitious. You must sort out every detail and ensure there are no problems. You must be like Fanmi, sharpening a sword for three years, and stunning everyone in one go..."

Before he finished speaking, Qin Weimin's tone suddenly faltered, his footsteps stopped, and his gaze lingered on a laboratory ahead, then he moved quickly.

Xia Anrou noticed the teacher's abnormality and hurriedly followed, while the other students were stunned for a moment and quickly followed suit.

Qin Weimin had already arrived at the window outside the laboratory, looking at the situation inside, a look of hesitation appeared on his face.

"This is... This laboratory is synthesizing high-temperature resistant materials!"

Qin Weimin looked through the glass at the striking parameters on several large instruments in the laboratory, and his eyes gradually changed.

"Melting point test of over two thousand degrees... With such a high melting point, the thermal conductivity should also be extremely high... If the tensile strength and density also meet the requirements..."

A burst of brilliance suddenly erupted in Qin Weimin's eyes. He had been researching ultra-high-temperature materials. Based on his experience, he could tell at a glance that the material being synthesized in the laboratory possessed adaptability to extreme high-temperature environments.

If other parameters could also reach the application standards in ultra-high-temperature environments, maybe...

"Which team is using this laboratory now? Xia Anrou, go to the Laboratory Management Office immediately to check. I want to know the result immediately!!!"

"Yes, Teacher!"

Xia Anrou was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and replied, then hurried toward the Laboratory Management Office.