It is difficult to interview Tan. I can't find an interview with Tan on the Internet. In addition to short academic reports and resumes, no more detailed information can be found.
Call him, or refuse the interview as expected, or shirk for various reasons. Tan stubbornly abides by his own principle: stay away from the media and hype.
In the end, Zhejiang University won him an hour's interview time on the grounds of "school honor".
The most important turning point in Tan's life occurred in 1985. That year, he was 3 1 year old and admitted to Huazhong university of science and technology as a graduate student.
This is not an ordinary postgraduate admission notice, because: Tan has never entered a high school and has never studied undergraduate!
"When I graduated from junior high school, it was during the Cultural Revolution, and there was no book to read. So when 16 years old, I entered Huzhou Machine Tool Factory as a worker. " Tan's hobby is reading! "I am interested in Chinese, mathematics and physics." He borrowed high school textbooks from high school students who had jumped the queue. He recited English, read Balzac and Hugo, and wrote poems. When China Central Radio and TV University started enrolling students, he also studied mechanical engineering and electronic engineering in one breath.
Tan Yu 1982 graduated from TV University. At this point, he has been upgraded to a technician in the factory. In the eyes of his colleagues who entered the factory with him, life is so downstream and it is also very good. At this time, however, he was determined to return to college. Skip the undergraduate course directly and apply for graduate students.
Three years later, he finally got what he wanted. After graduation, Tan wants to enter Zhejiang University. He wrote a letter to Tong Zhongyu, a teacher of Zhejiang University, saying that "it is my childhood wish to study and work in Zhejiang University". His sincerity moved the old mechanical department head, so Zhong Kai accepted him.
Two years later, Tan was admitted to the Mathematics Department of Zhejiang University.
1992 was promoted to associate professor;
From 65438 to 0994, he won the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, and the group that won this fund can almost be called "academician reserve team".
From 65438 to 0995, he was promoted as a doctoral supervisor. He measures students by his own standards: besides innovation and academic contribution, a scientific research paper should be "beautiful", which makes people feel rhythmic and layered.
Tan said, "What's the difference between a smart person and a stupid person? Smart people are good at learning! "