The superior's arrangement came much earlier than Xu Qiang expected. Just two days later, Xu Qiang was notified to report to Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering, where someone would be specially assigned to receive him.

So, early the next morning, Xu Qiang changed into a brand new Zhongshan suit and went to the headquarters of Shanghai Institute of Technology on Jungong Road, YP District.

Speaking of which, Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering is a multi-disciplinary key university with a certain influence in the country. It enjoys the reputation of "the Huangpu Military Academy of Manufacturing". The school's educational context originated from Hujiang University founded in 1906. The disciplines are mainly engineering, mainly power, instrumentation, machinery, electronics, computers, science and technology foreign languages, systems engineering, etc.

When Xu Qiang arrived at the gate of this school, he was immediately attracted by this school.

Looking inside, the buildings are basically Western style, with red walls and blue roofs, and lush trees on both sides of the road, giving people a fresh and quiet feeling.

At the gate, there are two school signs, one is "Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering" and the other is "Hujiang University".

In fact, in the 1960s, this was the site of Hujiang University. Later, Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering was established on the original site of Hujiang University. The original Hujiang University has been merged into Shanghai Fudan University, and the Institute of Mechanical Engineering took over the school buildings and office buildings of the original Hujiang University.

"You are Comrade Xu Qiang, right?"

Just as Xu Qiang was standing at the door in a daze, a middle-aged man wearing black-framed glasses and with meticulously combed hair walked out of the communication room and walked towards him with a smile on his face.

"Um, my name is Xu Qiang, may I ask who you are..."

"I am Dean Chen Zhihang."

"Ah! Hello, President Chen!" Xu Qiang greeted him quickly.

What Xu Qiang never expected was that the person who came to greet him this time was the dean!

"You are really young. No wonder Director Meng said you are a young and promising talent." Chen Zhihang said with a smile.

He graduated from the Department of Aeronautical Engineering of Central University in 1949. He served successively as professor, director of the Scientific Research Department, and dean of Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering. He mainly engaged in the research of gas-liquid two-phase flow and energy-saving technology, and was also one of the top experts in related fields in China.

Speaking of which, Chen Zhihang can also be considered a young and promising man. At the age of just over 30, he became the president of Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering. This shows how outstanding his ability is.

"Director Meng?" Xu Qiang was stunned when he heard that.

"Director Meng is the deputy director of the General Office of our First Ministry of Machine Building. He spoke to me on the phone the night before yesterday and introduced me to the details of you and the aramid paper project. He will come over from BJ in two days to help your project team complete the establishment and coordination work." Chen Zhihang said.

"Um, so that's it." Xu Qiang nodded when he heard that.

"Let me take you to our school's chemical laboratory first, and then we can talk slowly."

"Ok."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qiang followed Chen Zhihang into the gate of the academy.

Along the way, Chen Zhihang began to introduce Xu Qiang to the current situation of the school.

"...We are a college with a long history. Before liberation, it was originally a school district of Hujiang University. Until now, the sign of Hujiang University is still hanging at the door, just to let teachers and students remember their origins..." At this time, Chen Zhihang pointed to some buildings in the campus and said, "The three-story red-walled building in front is the main teaching building of our school. The rows of houses on the left are the dormitory areas for faculty and students. The right is the laboratory building. The chemical laboratory where you will work in the future is in the building at the back..."

"Your school has great hardware facilities..." Xu Qiang praised as he saw the park-like campus and rows of newly built dormitory buildings.

"Our school used to be under the First Ministry of Machine Building, and now it is directly under the SH Municipal Government. Since the liberation, it has always been the top engineering college in our country. It can be called the 'Huangpu Military Academy' of our country's machinery manufacturing!" When he said this, Chen Zhihang's face was full of pride, and he continued: "In the past, many national key projects of the First Ministry of Machine Building were completed here. So far, including your project, there are three national key projects in progress. If you have the opportunity, you can also communicate with them. We have a good academic atmosphere here, and we often hold some internal and external technical seminars, so that everyone can brainstorm, learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses, make progress together, and make more contributions to our country."

"That's great." Upon hearing this, Xu Qiang nodded approvingly.

The most taboo thing for academics is to work in isolation, and Xu Qiang has a deep understanding of this.

It doesn't mean that if you are a top expert in a certain field, you don't need to participate in such seminars or communicate with scholars from other professions. This is absolutely wrong.

In fact, most products are designed with technologies from multiple disciplines and professions, which requires closer connections between the various professions. Moreover, as a chemical expert, it is also necessary to know more about the technologies and information of other professions. Only in this way can we make comprehensive considerations and overall layouts when engaging in new product research and development to ensure the feasibility of the technology as well as factors such as performance and cost.

So when Xu Qiang met Minister Zhang, Zhang Zhen strongly suggested that Xu Qiang stay to work in BJ. Later, he held a project work seminar with the aim of allowing Xu Qiang to integrate into the top domestic academic circle as soon as possible to facilitate his future work. It can be said that he had good intentions.

In fact, if Xu Qiang had not been thinking about his business, he might have stayed in BJ. Fortunately, the hardware and software conditions at Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering are good, and there is also a very good academic atmosphere. Although the experts here may not be as experienced as those in BJ, they are not ordinary people who can participate in national key scientific research projects.

Under the guidance of Chen Zhihang, after passing through a tree-lined path, a two-story building appeared in front of Xu Qiang.

"This is the location of our college's chemical laboratory." Chen Zhihang pointed to the small building in front and led him in.

"Hello, Dean Chen!"

As soon as he entered the small building, a few young students in white coats came towards him. When they saw Chen Zhihang, they immediately greeted him politely.

"Okay, you guys are busy." Chen Zhihang nodded, then he and Xu Qiang walked into a laboratory on the left.

"Dean Chen!"

Seeing Chen Zhihang, several teachers and students who were working inside immediately greeted him, and an old man with some gray hair on his temples immediately came forward to greet him.

"President Chen, what can I do for you?" the old man asked.

"Everyone, put aside the things at hand for now." Chen Zhihang signaled them to suspend the experiment, then pointed at Xu Qiang beside him and introduced him to everyone: "Let me introduce to you all, this is Comrade Xu Qiang, who was sent by the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building and is the person in charge of the national key project. Everyone applaud and welcome him!"

The next moment, everyone's eyes were instantly focused on Xu Qiang.

At this time, Xu Qiang began to observe the facilities of this laboratory.

I saw that this chemical laboratory was very large, as big as two or three classrooms, and it was equipped with all kinds of equipment.

In addition to common testing tools such as balances and test tubes, various advanced instruments are placed at the back of the room. Xu Qiang can tell the general uses of these instruments at a glance, such as polarimeter, gas chromatograph, infrared spectrometer, spectrometer, centrifuge, oven, rotary evaporator, etc. The equipment is very complete.

And from what we saw when we entered the corridor just now, there are several laboratories on the first floor. The equipment inside should be different. Laboratories of this scale should be rare in China.

From this we can see that the hardware facilities of this college are very good. After all, it is a key university directly under the ministry, and its annual scientific research funds are much higher than those of ordinary universities.

"What!?" The old man was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Dean Chen, are you saying that this student is the person in charge of a national key project sent by the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building?"

Not only this old man, but also several students present had expressions of disbelief.

"That's right. Comrade Xu Qiang was indeed sent by the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building. Our school has also received instructions from the First Ministry of Machine Building, requiring our college to fully cooperate with Xu Qiang's scientific research project." Chen Zhihang smiled slightly, and then said to the old man: "Professor Zhou, let's go to your office to explain the situation in detail."

"Okay." The old man nodded and walked out of the laboratory.

After arriving at Professor Zhou's office, the three of them sat on the sofa facing each other.

"Comrade Xu Qiang, let me introduce you to Professor Zhou Yonggui, the director of our college's Chemistry Department. In addition to administrative work, he is also a doctoral supervisor in our Chemistry Department. He is also responsible for the research projects of three major industrial projects of our Shanghai Science and Technology Commission. He is also one of the best chemical experts in the country."

"Hello, Professor Zhou." Upon hearing this, Xu Qiang immediately greeted the person inside.

"Comrade Xu Qiang looks very young... Which school did you graduate from?" Zhou Yonggui asked in surprise.

“I am currently a student at Jiangxi TV University.”

"..."

"Professor Zhou, don't underestimate Comrade Xu Qiang because he is young. He has made many achievements in research and development while working at the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building. The aramid paper project he developed has been shortlisted for this year's National Science and Technology Progress Award, and many experts have given it high praise..."

"What did you say!? You said he has successfully developed aramid paper!?"

When Zhou Yonggui heard Chen Zhihang say this, he almost jumped up from the sofa.

"Yes, that's what the department said. The project he is responsible for researching and developing this time is the mass production technology of aramid paper." Chen Zhihang paused and continued, "In addition to our Chemistry Department, the Electronics Department and the Mechanical Engineering Department also need to cooperate with his project work. In a few days, Deputy Director Meng of our department's General Office will also come over to coordinate the specific work tasks of this project." (End of this chapter)