Any large-scale basic scientific device, its use has a certain window period. In the window period, we must do this thing well. 'On the 12th, talking about the big scientific device, the former director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Yang Wei. It is pointed out that large scientific installations should produce more important and original results within the window period and lead research in relevant fields. 'We must use it thoroughly.'
Then the question arises. How can we make the great scientific installations both successful and useable?
Decision-making - Is it really necessary, really important?
CPPCC members, the person in charge of the steady-state strong magnetic field experiment device, told reporters at the Science and Technology Daily that the construction of a large scientific installation should proceed from the actual needs of basic scientific research. It must be clear where to find breakthroughs in frontier areas and what conditions are needed to achieve these breakthroughs. Large scientific installations are not built. To build, we must have international advanced nature, and we must strive for world-class development. 'Zhao Guangli stressed.
“The construction of large scientific installations must have national planning and a good grasp of 'degrees'. 'Liu Zhongfan, the chairperson of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Jiusan Society and the director of the Nanoscience and Technology Research Center of Peking University, said that under the current national conditions and national strength, it must not be greed for perfection. “The International Exhibition Hall of the Big Scientific Installation”. “The establishment of large scientific installations is not only scientific decision-making but also political decision-making. Government decision-makers should fully consider national scientific and technological development planning and strategic needs, consider the priorities of the annual budget, and do it again. Determined. '
Maintenance - Can we have stable funding support?
“Big scientific installations should be well protected. Otherwise, if they are painstakingly made, and safeguards cannot keep up, they will not be able to play their due role. 'Yao Guangli said that the so-called protection is to actively improve and continuously improve relevant systems and improve Experimental performance, so that large scientific devices can be maintained in the best condition. That is, large scientific devices need continuous and stable support.
One of the problems is the 'head' fee.
Researcher Cai Xiaohong, a researcher at the Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, recalled a past.
During the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period, a research institute undertook two major national science and technology infrastructure projects during the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period. The higher authorities gave 200 people to prepare the scientific research team needed to set up two large projects, but did not give The preparation of these 200 people pays for the headcount. 'The research institute's salaries nearly 50% need to be self-funded, the national major science and technology infrastructure projects can't set a headcount fee, 200 people's bad cheques, and there is a large gap in the research institute. 3. The personnel expenses are worse. "said Cai Xiaohong.
Finally, after several years of hard work, the 200-header problem has finally been resolved. 'I hope that in the future I can systematically allow for headcount expenses in major national projects.' Cai Xiaohong said.
Evaluation - Is there a mechanism to encourage original results?
Zhang Xinmin, a member of the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, feels that he shoulders heavy responsibility. He is the chief scientist of the original gravitational wave exploration project 'Ali Plan'. The Ali observation station is at an altitude and is in a difficult condition. 'If you want to produce results in a difficult environment, you need a A stable team. 'However, there is a real problem in front of him. After a Ph.D. student joins the 'Ali Plan', if there is no result in five years, it means he has no papers and can't graduate on time. 'On the job title assessment Can't we get fewer rules, can we give the chief scientist some autonomy? ' Zhang Xinmin is looking forward to this.
Liu Zhongfan feels that evaluation system reform is also very important for large scientific installations. He believes that big scientific installations should pursue original scientific breakthroughs or subversive technological breakthroughs, allowing Chinese people to have more right to speak in the scientific community in science. The history has left more imprints. To this end, while advancing the construction of large scientific installations, scientists must return to the scientific spirit, calm down, have less utilitarian and more curiosity, and do something truly meaningful.
'At the level of government management, we must attach great importance to the construction of a soft environment for scientific research, create an innovative cultural environment and a cultural soil, and abandon the 'digitalized' evaluation mechanism for quick success and instant benefits. 'Liu Zhongfan said, 'This way we can make great science devices really produce great products. Invest in commensurate and original scientific results and transformative technological breakthroughs.
Source: Science and Technology Daily
