In the eyes of the older generation of scientists, it is "not to waste this life" to dedicate all the achievements of their own study and research to the country and make contributions to changing the backward face of the country. In the words of Academician Cui Kun himself, "I have summed up four words in my life-diligent service to the country!"
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Cui Kun, 1925 was born in Jinan, Shandong Province. He is an academician of China Academy of Engineering, a professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology and a famous expert in metal materials. He creatively researched and developed a series of new high-performance die steels, wrote the first comprehensive and systematic encyclopedia of special steels in China, and donated all his savings in his later years to set up a scholarship fund.
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A few days ago, watching ten episodes of TV political feature film "Carry the Reform to the End" broadcast by CCTV on a regular basis became the top priority of Academician Cui Kun every day, and he wrote a comment after watching each episode. Although he is over eighty, the old man is still in high spirits. In his spare time, he collects stamps, plays Tai Ji Chuan, participates in choirs and dances ballroom dancing with a group of old friends. ...
"Our generation has experienced War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the war of liberation, experienced poverty and backwardness, and has to do everything, so we can better appreciate the hard-won life. Growing up from suffering and serving the motherland has naturally become my belief. " Cui Kun, who has dealt with metal materials all his life, seems to have experienced many ups and downs. He is like a piece of steel. With 60 years of Party membership, 70 years of teaching experience and 90 years of age, he explained the childlike feelings of an intellectual who served the country, was loyal to the Party and made selfless contributions to public welfare.
Determined to serve the country and join the steel industry
In June 5438+10, the tree-lined Academician Building of Huazhong University of Science and Technology at the foot of Yujiashan was exceptionally quiet. Cui Kun's home is on the second floor, and the living room is a slightly old sofa and a domestic Hisense brand TV. There is a small showcase in the corner, which contains all kinds of trophies and award certificates. At the age of 92, he sat at his desk early and was busy reprinting his monograph.
China's industrial production urgently needs high-performance new die steel, but it is unable to produce it independently. The import price is more than 10 times that of ordinary steel. "China must have its own die steel!" Anxious Cui Kun and his colleagues stepped up the construction of the laboratory. If they can't buy equipment, they will do it themselves.
At that time, there was no automatic temperature control technology, and they could only control the temperature in the most "earthy" way-staring at the temperature indicator, often staring at it all night.
"Just use your eyes to observe. If the temperature is higher, stop for a while. If the temperature is lower, close the gate. " Cui Kun said that at that time, people often stayed by the salt bath stove at 1200 degrees Celsius all night, pressing the temperature control switch with their fingers and staring at the instrument numbers, and did not dare to slack off. After staying up late, classes are held as usual during the day. Cui Kun said with a smile that years of "white plus black" gave him the ability to fall asleep as long as he had time, and there was no problem of insomnia at all.
Finally, Cui Kun led his colleagues to build a well-equipped laboratory for metal materials and heat treatment, and the molds made of new mold steel broke the foreign monopoly. Mei Shiyan, former deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, recalled that according to the output value at that time, the cumulative direct economic benefits of Cui Kun's research exceeded 200 million yuan. "This is an amazing figure."
Live a simple and generous life.
Everyone says that Cui Kun is ambitious academically and full of great love and tenderness in his life. What moved the teachers and students of Huazhong University of Science and Technology was that the academician of China Academy of Engineering, who could wear a shirt for more than 30 years, was extremely generous to students with family difficulties.
In 20 13, Cui Kun and his wife, Zhu Huinan, decided to donate all their savings to the school foundation and set up a "diligent and inspirational scholarship" to subsidize 45 undergraduates each year, with a price of 8,000 yuan. Unable to come up with so much money at the moment, Cui Lao made a five-year plan. From then to this year, they donated 4.2 million yuan, leaving only a part of their salary for living expenses. The money is expected to help more than 500 poor students.
"2013165438+1October 29, 240,000 yuan; 201August 28th, 4, 240,000 yuan; 2065438+August 27th, 2005 1.24 million yuan; 2065438+August 29th, 2006 1.24 million yuan. The rest will be filled at the end of August this year. " Yang, then director of the Education Development Fund Management Office of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, wrote in the transfer record after Cui Kun set up the grant: "Academician Cui didn't have that much money at hand, and he took out his savings one after another, including real estate."
Last June, Cui Kun and his wife also donated a brand-new car worth 200,000 yuan to the school. Talking about this matter, the old man said with a smile: "In order to facilitate the old comrades, the school has specially set up an emergency service car. I think this measure is very popular with old comrades, so I will do my best. "
Jason is a retired teacher from the Institute of Materials and has been with Cui Kun for more than 20 years. He clearly remembers that he set up a mutual fund for teachers with difficulties from his own pocket. "This money solved the urgent needs of many teachers at that time. Without this money, some teachers may not be able to open the pot at home. "
In 1980s, Cui Kun's scientific research project won a national prize. He distributed the bonus to each participating colleague according to the contribution, and kept his share as a mutual aid fund, which was handed over to colleagues with family difficulties and returned to them after he recovered. It was not until the end of the 1990s that everyone's income generally increased and this mutual fund was cancelled.
"When I was a young student, it coincided with the war years, and I suffered from poverty. Now that I am old, I don't need much money, but many poor children in the school can't afford the monthly living expenses. " Speaking of the original intention of establishing the "Diligent and Inspirational Scholarship", Cui Lao said that he was inspired by the famous writer Jiang Yang. In 20001year, Ms. Jiang Yang donated all the manuscript fees and royalties of herself and her husband, Qian Zhongshu, to her alma mater, Tsinghua University, and set up scholarships to help and encourage outstanding college students with financial difficulties to study hard and become talents for serving the country.
In March this year, at the symposium on advanced deeds of Academician Cui Kun, Lu Gang, secretary of the Party Committee of the school, commented on this scholar who admired him: "As long as you look at everything that Cui Lao has done, each of us may be able to do it, but he has done it for 60 or 70 years, and he has achieved the ultimate in the ordinary. He has become a great person!"