Professor Watson said a name.

"Robert Bacher?" Evan recalled, and confirmed that the name was not in his circle of friends, and asked, "Which talent is this?"

Of course, those who can be selected as the head of the department by Dubridge will not be an unknown person. The Department of Physics, Mathematics and Electronic Engineering is the signature of California Polytechnic. Its previous department director was also served by former dean Mi Ligen. The department is full of talents, and ordinary people cannot be the head of this department.

Part of the reason why Professor Watson was willing to act as a department chair before but was unwilling to take over completely was that he knew that this family was not easy to be.

Professor Watson saw that Evan was really not clear, so he briefly introduced: "Robert Bacher is a graduate of the University of Michigan. His research direction is atomic and nuclear physics. His academic achievements are not outstanding. However, he and Oppenheimer are colleagues and are now members of the Atomic Energy Committee."

"Also, he and Dubridge are acquaintances, and they both stayed at MIT."

"Atomic energy, Oppenheimer?" Evan immediately reacted when he heard these two keywords, "It turned out to be a participant in the Manhattan Project."

"Oh, I get it."

Evan nodded casually and continued to focus on the siphon pot. Although it is troublesome to make coffee by hand, it is a good way to pass the time.

"You're just reacting?" Professor Watson seemed a little dissatisfied.

Evan turned around in surprise, looked at Watson, and asked back, "Do I have any special reaction?"

"I can't speak for Dubridge's appointment as the head of the department. Even if I want to express my opinions, it's the business of you professors, right?"

Seeing this, Professor Watson smiled gently and said, "Don't ignore this matter!"

Evan listened to his tone, as if he didn't pay attention to it, he would have a big problem, so he covered the lid of the alcohol lamp, pulled a chair and sat down opposite the professor, and said in a consultation tone: "What are the key points here that I didn't notice? Can you tell me?"

"Do you really don't understand or fake?" Watson saw Evan nodding solemnly, so he took out his attitude to teach the students and said, "Okay, then I'll talk to you."

"Well, I think about it, where should I start..."

"By the way, I'll ask you a question first. How many faculty and staff are there in the department and their respective research directions. Do you know these?"

Evan scratched his temple with his right index finger and said, "It can't be said completely clear, but it's basically a matter of it."

"Speak up and listen!"

"Are you sure? Okay..." Evan replied while recalling: "If I remember correctly, there are now 17 professors in the department, nine of which are in the field of physics, including atomic physics, theoretical physics, high-energy physics, etc. There are 2 astrophysicists and 6 mathematicians. As for the teaching positions below associate professor, it is not clear."

"The labs in the department include the cosmic ray lab created by the former dean, the Kellogg Radiation lab and so on, and of course, our Warren Leiden lab."

“…”

"Stop, these are enough." Watson stopped before Evan began to speak more and more carefully, "Since you know so much, it's easy for me to explain."

"Look at it, where are the faculty and staff in our department more special?"

Evan thought for a while and replied, "All of them are amazing?"

Watson glared at him, "You have to say this!"

"Just kidding!" Evan smiled embarrassedly, and then replied seriously: "Well, you mean most of them are more theoretical, right?"

Watson nodded with satisfaction: "That's right."

Bias theory? This is a good tip.

Evan had a flash of inspiration and guessed what Watson wanted to tell him, "Professor, I probably understand what you are thinking."

"I'll confirm that Mr. Robert Batcher can work in Los Alamos, which is probably his hands-on ability, right?"

"That's right!" Watson nodded with a smile, "So, have you figured it out?"

Evan nodded and said thoughtfully: "If Mr. Bacher accepted Dubridge's appointment, he would definitely do something, whether it was to stabilize his position or other purposes. The current situation in the department is clear at a glance. It is obvious where he would start when he is good at experimenting."

"First, we gather experimental physicists to enhance the strength in this area in the department..."

“And also strengthen investment in various laboratories…”

"Not only that..." Professor Watson added: "There is currently a lack of high-energy physics in the laboratory department, so it is also a possible choice to build a high-energy physics laboratory..."

"Well, it makes sense!" Evan thought about it and suddenly felt something was wrong here. "Wait, in this case, our Warren Leiden Laboratory seems a bit bad!"

Within a certain period of time, the resources a department can obtain are limited, which does not vary depending on how strong Caltech is.

Since the future department chair wants to "build a large-scale project" in certain directions, it will inevitably affect the original resource allocation pattern.

Under the premise that the total amount of resources is certain, if someone takes more, someone takes less.

So who might have taken less?

Obviously, newly established people like Warren Leiden Laboratories, which seem to be easier to bully, are the best targets to kill.

Seeing that Evan finally noticed it, Watson smiled and said, "The reaction is not slow. Since you have noticed it, it is your business."

"You think slowly, I'll leave first."

"Oh, um? Professor, don't leave. You are the director of our laboratory, how can you stay out of the matter?"

Professor Watson seemed to have not heard Evan's words and kept leaving the laboratory.

There was no way, Evan had to figure out his own strategies for dealing with it.

What should I do?

Have a good relationship with Robert Batchera in advance and let him change his partner?

Does this seem too worrying? Bacher hasn't confirmed to be the head of this department yet?

Or just think of a way to change your mind and change your choice?

No, this doesn't work!

Choosing Bacher to promote change in the department should be Dubridge's idea.

Dean Dubridge made Bacher his representative instead of going on the battle himself, in order to separate himself and the professors in the department to give him a buffer space, leaving some room for space.

Alas, in this case, if you want to prevent the laboratory from being affected too much, you can only take action first.

1. First, find Dubridge to finalize part of the budget;

2. Establish a good relationship with the future department chair;

3. Looking for foreign aid. There are two largest users of semiconductors, one is the military and the other is an experimental unit like JPL. It should not be difficult to beg for them to beg for alms.

After listing the countermeasures, Evan punched the palm of his other hand and said, "That's it!"

The laboratory dining location at night was arranged in a flavor restaurant near the college. They often went to this restaurant and almost became the designated dining unit for the laboratory.

During this dinner, Evan also invited Dubridge, but unfortunately he was not available and did not attend.

After the dinner, Evan asked Leiden, who was traveling home with him, to go to his house first. Leiden didn't think too much but agreed.

At less than 9:30 pm, Evan and Leiden's cars stopped at the door of Evan's house one after another.

Opening the yard door, walking through the yard, entering the house, and coming to the living room, Evan saw Audrey lying on the sofa.

"Audrey?"

Evan called out softly to prevent her from being scared.

Audrey heard the movement and opened her eyes. Seeing that it was Evan who was back, she smiled sweetly and sat up lazily from the sofa.

"Here you back!"

"Yeah!" Evan touched her hair and asked, "Since you're sleepy, why don't you go to bed first?"

"By the way, how did the party respond today?"

Audrey blinked and said, "It's great, everyone praised it. It's just that I prepared a little more things. In the end, in order not to waste, I asked each of them to prepare a little and take it back."

"Ah..." As he was speaking, Audrey suddenly found that there was still someone standing in the living room and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I'm rude."

"Dr. Leiden, please sit down." Audrey pushed Evan and complained: "It's true, I don't say anything if there are guests."

Evan said: "Leyton is so familiar, don't be too disgusting."

Audrey said: "This is not possible, the etiquette you should have cannot be missing."

"You are here to entertain me, I will go to the kitchen to prepare tea and snacks."

As he said that, Audrey stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

Leiden wanted to say no, but didn't have time to speak.

Evan shook his head helplessly and said to Leiden: "Sit down."

"Okay!" Leiden habitually sat opposite Evan.

Evan came to Leiden, naturally for what Professor Watson said in the afternoon. Professor Watson, the director, was not in charge of the matter, and the associate professor, Leiden, the deputy director, of course, had to take responsibility.

After explaining Professor Watson's reminder and his own guesses and countermeasures one by one, Evan said: "I think there are seven or eight possibilities in this matter, so, thank you and I this semester, let's find Dubridge to implement the budget."

"The laboratory is now considered a big business, and it's not possible without funds."

The laboratory suddenly faced a small crisis. Leiden would not be as ignorant as Professor Watson. He re-examined Evan's ideas and confirmed that the few countermeasures he thought were the best choices at the moment. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will be responsible for this."

"There should be no problem with the budget this semester and the second half of the year. The key is the new director after taking office..."

"First focus on the present, and then talk about what happened later. Don't be under too much pressure."

"I'll find someone to learn about this Mr. Robert Batcher first, and hope he's a good deal," Evan said.

"But no matter what, I will ensure that the laboratory can continue to operate stably."
To be continued...