Free Web NovelChapter 529: Chapter 313: 4G and Bitcoin
Funding for mathematics projects is a big issue indeed.
The projects themselves don’t incur many additional costs. Most of the expense reimbursements for mathematics projects are for participating in academic conferences, subscribing to specialized math journals, and so on. As a result, it’s challenging to request high funding. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Nevertheless, only getting a grant of twenty thousand made Zhou Li quite upset. His research on partial differential equations was amongst the top rated nationwide and even had some fame globally.
So does it mean his area of study only worth twenty thousand?
As for Zhao Yi...
Fermat’s Last Theorem?
Fermat’s Last Theorem certainly is an impressive project — not just for general scholars, but there are probably only a few people in the country who could get this project approved. Yet, Zhao Yi managed to obtain a million in funding.
A million in funding, for what?
"Are machines needed to research Fermat’s Last Theorem?" Zhou Li grumbled, knowing he could not compare.
Zhao Yi is one of the world’s leading number theory experts — if not the leading expert. Since solving the Goldbach Conjecture, no mathematicians in the field of number theory dared to compete with him.
His application for a project in the field of number theory was bound to pass.
As for the million in funding... I guess the higher-ups couldn’t possibly hope for Zhao Yi to apply for a mathematics project, they were eager. Once they saw his application, they immediately provided top-tier funding to show their 100% support for Zhao Yi’s research.
That’s the influence gap.
After solving the Goldbach Conjecture and receiving the First-class Award of Natural Science, Zhao Yi became the top-ranked mathematician in the country. With his reputation, even the fund allocation parties actively support him.
"Ah~"
All Zhou Li could do was sigh.
Zhao Yi indeed applied for the Fermat’s Last Theorem project, and he did so the day after the award ceremony. However, he didn’t apply because he had any breakthrough ideas but because he thought of Fermat’s Last Theorem out of the blue and got a call from the research foundation inquiring about any recent mathematics projects.
"Let’s go with Fermat’s Last Theorem then!" That’s what he said.
The ’Fermat’s Last Theorem’ project was signed up, and the million in funding was transferred to finance. He didn’t even need to give a presentation before receiving the full amount.
Zhao Yi did intend to study Fermat’s Last Theorem, but not as he used to do, wholeheartedly burying himself in research. Instead, he planned to ponder it occasionally. He will not wear himself thin grappling with one problem and will approach research more leisurely. Moreover, he still needed to solve the ’multi-dimensional space boundary,’ and the lab’s AIDS research needed his attention. There were many things to do, and he was preparing to go home for the New Year.
He had had a fulfilling year and was looking forward to a relaxed holiday.
At the same time last year, Zhao Yi had already joined the national team, participating in the particle-collision experiment project at the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
This year was a lot more relaxed.
His current projects weren’t urgent and research on the AIDS virus gene Vif was also being wrapped up, he could return home in a light mood.
Before returning home for the New Year, Zhao Yi made a trip to the Biomedical Research Institute lab and called a small meeting with everyone to announce the distribution of bonus payouts.
Zhao Yi had already thought about the bonus payout issue.
The project funds definitely couldn’t be touched, but the lab still had over a million in remaining funds. At the National Science and Technology Awards, the Rheumatoid Arthritis project won the National Science and Technology Progress Award with a bonus of two hundred thousand.
Zhao Yi decided to use all the award money and add some additional lab funds to give Ai Lixin and Zhang Wei a hundred thousand each.
Liu Chengjie got a little less, but he still got a bonus of sixty thousand.
Yan Yi got the least.
Zhao Yi ended up giving Yan Yi a symbolic ten thousand.
The bonus payouts were not arbitrarily set, they were determined based on the remaining project funds and the amount of the award.
How much individual bonus one gets is related to their contribution and workload on the project.
Zhao Yi wasn’t bothered about complex management issues, but having been involved in the project progression almost all the time, he had a good understanding of everyone’s work.
In previous projects, Ai Lixin was undoubtedly the technical mainstay, but he spent slightly less time at work and almost did no additional work.
Zhang Wei ranked second in technical capability, and she also did a lot of extra work, including facing the media, all of which she was tasked with.
Liu Chengjie’s technical skills were relatively low, he was mostly the ’work-along’ type, but he was diligent and deserved some bonus.
As for Yan Yi...
When it came to using new machinery, she contributed somewhat. She had some strengths but also lagged in some areas.
Zhao Yi couldn’t guarantee fairness or impartiality, but the lab only had a few people, and he was the absolute authority. If anyone is unsatisfied, they could leave. Other lab bonuses aren’t as high.
Like Dai Tianqing’s lab, year-end bonuses are also given, but it’s basically for associate researchers, with each person getting ten to twenty thousand.
In addition, the research institute also awards bonuses.
The bonus awarded by the research institute does not conflict with that of the laboratory, because even Zhao Yi gets one. Barring any accidents, it would be around one hundred and fifty to two hundred thousand, certainly a substantial sum of high income.
The others don’t get as much.
The research institute awards bonuses based on rank and annual scientific contribution. Zhao Yi received treatment equal to that of a researcher and also had the highest research contribution. For researchers like Dai Tianqing and Han Hui, getting a bonus of fifty to sixty thousand was considered quite good already.
