Controversy Project
Gao Huajian does not seek a temporary name, but seeks long-term benefits
1. Resume. In 1963, Gao Huajian was born in rural Chengdu, Sichuan. In 1978, at the age of 15, he was admitted to Xi'an Jiaotong University! In 1982, Gao Huajian graduated from Xi'an Jiaotong University. He was admitted to Harvard University, where he received a master's degree in engineering science in July 1984. In June 1988, he received his Ph.D. in Engineering Science from Harvard University. In September, he was appointed as an assistant professor at Stanford University. In January 1995, he was appointed as an associate professor at Stanford University. In September 2000, he was appointed as a professor at Stanford University. On December 7, 2015, he was elected as a foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. On May 1, 2018, he was elected as a member of the American Academy of Sciences, and in April 2019, he was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2023, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. In January 2024, he joined Tsinghua University full-time and was hired as a chair professor of Tsinghua University.
He is a leader in international mechanics research and a well-known scientist.
2. Scolded. In 1988, after he received his doctorate, there were many voices expecting him to return to China to serve his country, but he accepted the invitation of the American school and renounced his citizenship to become an American. The "prodigy" who was once envied and sought after became a "white-eyed wolf" that everyone spurned and despised for a while...
Why did he choose to become a naturalized U.S.? Many years later, he said that he stayed in the United States to teach, not because he was nostalgic for the high salary offered by the United States, but because he liked the academic atmosphere in the United States, and the research equipment was much better than that in China at that time.
In order to train KGB English faster and better, the former Soviet Union did not hesitate to build its own "London Street", and the most effective way to learn the language was to learn in that language environment. The same is true for scientific research. The United States is not stupid, there are many obstacles for foreign scholars, and only Americans can participate in cutting-edge technology research.
Mr. Lu Xun wrote: "Since ancient times, we have had people who have worked hard, people who have worked hard, people who have asked for their lives for the people, and people who have sacrificed their lives to seek the law, and this is the backbone of China. "From today's point of view, working hard and sacrificing one's life to seek the Fa are both a last resort, and wouldn't it be better if we could save our lives and still be able to seek good Fa?
3. Returns. He was scolded as a "white-eyed wolf" when he became an American citizen, and was regarded as a hero by the Chinese people 30 years later.
In 2015, Gao Huajian returned to China to work at Tsinghua University, and at this time, all kinds of mysteries about him were gradually solved: it turned out that for more than 20 years, he had been using his resources and identity in the United States to serve the motherland: 20 of the doctors he trained have returned to serve the motherland, all of whom are rare scientific research talents. His student Wang Xiang became the commander-in-chief of China's space station system and participated in the related work of Tiangong-1 and Shenzhou-8. Everyone understands Gao Huajian's good intentions: he has always been patriotic in his own way!
I have long planned to return to China", Gao Huajian said in an interview, "I have been to Tsinghua University many times, and this time I feel really different, indescribable excitement, and I am about to step into a new stage." In January 2024, he said: "I think Tsinghua should be 'Crouching Tiger', there are many very good students, and I hope to inspire their self-confidence and enthusiasm, and have full confidence to do cutting-edge work." ”
He renounced his citizenship because he needed to use his U.S. citizenship to access more resources; He had the opportunity to go to a more lucrative company in the United States, but he chose to become a professor instead: by becoming a professor, he would have more opportunities to impart knowledge to Chinese students and train them to become talents. He passed on what he had learned to them without reservation.