Du Xiangwang said in surprise. He turned to look at Jing Jing and found that Jing Jing also had a blank look on his face. It seemed that he was unaware of the matter. He greeted several other defense committee members and then left the meeting.
He pulled Meng Qilong aside and asked in a low voice: "Principal Meng, what's going on? Why did you bring everyone from the academic committee?"
The relationship between professors and principals in the school is very equal. Professors like Du Xiangwang, who have been in the school for many years, talk to the principal very casually. He recognizes several professors brought by Meng Qilong.
He is a member of the academic committee of the school. Matters such as the awarding of degrees are under the control of the academic committee. However, under normal circumstances, the academic committee of the school will not directly intervene in the thesis defense matters of each college. Once these people appear, it often means that there are
Something unusual happened.
This is exactly the situation now.
Meng Qilong looked back and saw that Zhang Shengying and several other professors were still a few steps away from them. He lowered his voice and said to Du Xiangwang: "Old Du, I don't want to come either. It was Zhang Shengying who reported to me about Ning Jing's thesis data.
Fake…”
"What!" Du Xiang's eyes widened, "How is this possible! It is obvious to all that she did the experiment. Besides, why does she need to fake it?"
It is not uncommon for students to falsify data in student thesis. Some students are eager to graduate, but the expected experimental results cannot be achieved. At this time, it is easy to have the urge to falsify. Fraud includes falsifying original data and falsifying calculation results.
, the former is to directly falsify experimental data, while the latter is to fabricate an analysis result that is beneficial to oneself when the data cannot be falsified. In fact, this result cannot be obtained based on the original data anyway.
Thesis defense is a short process, and the most rigorous defense only lasts for two or three hours. Some degree-granting institutions do not want to be so serious and can even shorten the defense time to less than half an hour. In such a short time, the defense committee members naturally
It is impossible to redo the experiment in the student's paper, and it is impossible to recalculate the data, which creates conditions for data falsification.
Of course, there are levels of falsification. Some students can't even falsify well, and their data is flawed. An experienced defense committee member can spot the flaws at a glance. This means that their level is really poor. Those with a slightly higher level
, I also have a certain academic foundation, and I have done a lot of solid experiments, but the final experimental results are not ideal. In this case, even if I want to fake it, it can still look like the real thing. It is not easy to tell the difference.
of.
Du Xiangwang has taught for so many years and is very familiar with the things in student papers. If Meng Qilong said that other students had falsified, he might still believe it, but when it came to Ning Jing's falsification, Du Xiangwang would never believe it.
Yes, the reason is very simple, that is, there is no need for Jingjing to fake anything.
Zhang Shengying said that the international papers published by Ning Ning were also fabricated, which is actually untenable. Iron-based superconductivity is a hot topic now. Any article published by Ning Ning will attract the attention of the academic community. There will also be other
Scholars re-experiment according to her research ideas in order to find some new ideas. If the data in Ning Jing's paper is fake, other scholars will definitely be able to discover it and will definitely raise questions.
In later generations, a female scholar in cell biology from an island country in the east claimed that she had achieved a certain result and published a paper in Nature. But what followed was not honor, but boundless doubts. Other research institutions around the world
Scholars conducted the same experiment according to her method, but could not obtain the same results. This non-repeatability became an important basis for questioning their academic integrity. The incident eventually ended with the suicide of the female scholar’s mentor and the resignation of the female scholar.
The harshness of academia is evident.
Many of Ning Jing's papers have experienced this kind of verification by her peers. It is precisely because her peers can repeat her experimental results that she has become famous in the circle. With such a reputation, what is the need for Jing Ning to study in the industry?
What about falsifying a doctoral thesis?
"Principal Meng, Xiao Zhang has always had problems with Lao Chen and Qin Hai because of funding issues. You know this. How can you believe what she said?" Du Xiangwang said to Meng Qilong in a reproachful tone.
Meng Qilong sighed: "Why don't I know, but she said she had irrefutable proof, and also said the school is relatively quiet. Do you think I can live up to this reputation? Forget it, I brought everyone here to see what Teacher Zhang said.
What is the irrefutable proof? What is clear will become clear, and what is turbid will become turbid."
At this point, Du Xiangwang has no choice. The academic committee of the school does have the power to supervise thesis defense at the college level. Meng Qilong is the chairman of the academic committee of the school. He brings people here. Du Xiangwang really can't do anything.
Issue an eviction order.
After letting Meng Qilong and his party into the conference room, Du Xiangwang walked to Jingjing and whispered to Jingjing the reason for the matter. In fact, Jingjing had already prepared for this matter, but just pretended to be ignorant in front of everyone.
After listening to Du Xiangwang's introduction, she smiled slightly and said, "Okay, the more people who listen, the more valuable my defense will be, so that there will be less gossip in the future."
"Jingjing, tell me clearly, is there any problem with your data?" Du Xiangwang asked in a low voice. He was also shocked by Zhang Shengying's confident look, and began to have doubts in his heart.
Jing Jing shook her head and said, "There is absolutely no problem. Don't worry, Teacher Du."
"What about some auxiliary data?" Du Xiangwang was still unsure.
Jing Jing smiled: "I did all the experiments myself. You have also seen some of the experiments. How could they be fake?"
"That's right." Du Xiangwang thought for a while, and found that he really had no reason to doubt Jing Jing, so he warned: "Teacher Zhang may ask you some questions later. You must think carefully before answering. Don't make any mistakes."
What a flaw."
"I understand, thank you, Teacher Du, for reminding me," Jing Jing said.
The defense started again, and everyone unanimously left the opportunity to ask questions to Zhang Shengying, and Zhang Shengying did her best to ask Ning Jing directly: "Jing Jing, let me ask you a question about the magnetic properties experiment of samarium oxyiron arsenic. Is it you?"
Did you do it?”
"Yes." Jing Jing pretended not to know and nodded.
"Are the data used in your paper real experimental data, or data modified by you?" Zhang Shengying asked again.
"Of course it's real data." Jing Jing said, "Why should I modify the data?"
Zhang Shengying sneered: "Why you modified the data is something you have to explain to the defense committee. What I want to tell you is that according to reports from insiders, you tampered with the experimental data for some purpose when writing your thesis. You
The data used in the current paper is completely distorted."
The atmosphere in the defense room suddenly became tense. The professors brought by Meng Qilong had already heard about this matter beforehand. They were not particularly surprised when Zhang Shengying said it again. Several of the original defense committee members were not surprised.
Knowing why the academic committee of the school suddenly arrived, when they heard Zhang Shengying's words, they realized that the person who came was not malicious. Seeing Zhang Shengying's words with certainty, everyone couldn't help but cast their eyes on the tranquility on the podium.
Jing Jing remained calm and asked Zhang Shengying: "Teacher Zhang, you said that my data is distorted. Did you personally verify it through experiments, or did you just guess it?"
"Of course I have verified it. I have detailed data here." Zhang Shengying proudly raised several pieces of information in her hand and said to Jingjing.
"When did you do the verification?" Ning Jing asked again.
"I did it a month ago." Zhang Shengying replied.
Ning Jing smiled sweetly, and said to everyone: "I don't understand what Teacher Zhang said. Since Teacher Zhang had done an experiment a month ago and found that the data in my paper was inaccurate, then he should have
Just come and tell me, or at least communicate with my tutor, Mr. Chen Zongze, to see where the problem lies. This is what teachers in the college should do, right? You knew there was a problem with my thesis, but you didn’t
What is the motive for keeping it secret and not bringing it up until my defense?"
As soon as the words came out, Zhang Shengying's old face suddenly turned red. It would be really embarrassing for a teacher to plot against his own students. Now that his students have exposed his background in front of so many people, Zhang Shengying feels really ashamed.
"Tranquility, don't divert your attention. Your data is fake. Do you admit it or not?" Zhang Shengying asked bravely.
"Of course I don't admit it!" Ning Jing said without hesitation, "All my data can withstand scrutiny. If you don't believe it, just point out any data and I can immediately verify it with experiments, but it may take some time.
Everyone, some time."
"You said it yourself." Zhang Shengying said, "We are not in a hurry for other data. Let's just talk about the magnetic properties. Can you immediately demonstrate the experimental process and results to everyone?"
"Okay." Jing Jing replied, "If everyone agrees, I can take you to the laboratory now to observe the experimental results."
Zhang Shengying showed a sinister smile on her face and said: "I can't go to your laboratory. What if you did something to the equipment? I suggest you go to other teachers' laboratories to do this set of experiments. Ning Jing
,You dare?"
"What's not to be afraid of?" Jing Jing replied, "Tell me which teacher's laboratory I go to. As long as that teacher agrees, we can do it right away."
"Then choose Teacher Du's laboratory. He also has a magnetometer there and can do this experiment." Zhang Shengying pointed at Du Xiangwang and said. (To be continued...)