After dinner, Young Sheldon called Professor John.
Then, he received great news: Professor John's Thruster Recovery project had been approved, and the research team could be formed next Monday.
At the same time, Professor John sincerely expressed his hope that Young Sheldon, Mike, and Paige could join his research project.
Immediately, the excited Young Sheldon rushed into Meemaw Connie's house that night and shared the good news with Mike and Paige.
"Aren't you excited? This is the most cutting-edge scientific research project right now, expected to impact the Nobel Prize." Young Sheldon, who thought the two would be as excited as him upon hearing the news, looked at their dull reactions and asked in surprise.
"Of course excited, this will be a good experience." Mike answered perfunctorily.
Actually, he wasn't optimistic about Professor John's research project impacting this year's Nobel Prize; the timeline was too rushed.
Moreover, although the thruster recovery project was very practical, it lacked a bit of innovation.
Look at what other Nobel Prize in Physics winners were researching: cosmic rays, quantum entanglement, element radioactivity research...
These research projects were highly innovative and had a complete set of independent concepts.
To achieve these two points was very difficult, usually requiring one's own professional team to cultivate deeply in a certain field for several years or even decades.
"Alright!" Young Sheldon didn't dwell on Mike and Paige's attitude, but excitedly discussed the matter of the three going to the University of Texas on Monday.
Finally, Mike and Young Sheldon researched and decided that starting next Monday, the three would ask the school for leave in the afternoon, and then Mike would drive the three to the University of Texas.
As for Paige on the side, she seemed uninterested in these issues.
Time came to Monday. Because Mike and the other two were rare super straight-A students, their knowledge volume had long exceeded the level high school students should have.
Therefore, their leave application process was very smooth.
After lunch time, Mike drove the two little ones to the University of Texas.
At this time in the laboratory of the University of Texas, Professor John and Dr. Linkletter were dividing the project researchers into groups.
To advance the research process, the Thruster Recovery project would be divided into many research groups, with each group responsible for only a part of the work.
Finally, Professor John and Dr. Linkletter would summarize and control the overall trend of the research project.
Seeing Mike and the other two arrive, Professor John was very happy and waved his hand to separate the three into a group alone.
Because the scientific research project had just started, there was no specific division of labor yet.
So, after the group personnel allocation was completed, Professor John shouted: "Mike, Sheldon, and Paige, come here for a moment..."
Mike and Young Sheldon had published the Rocket Launch paper, so they were qualified to participate in more core work.
At this time, Professor John, who was assigning tasks to each group, called the two over to listen to their opinions.
As for Paige, she was considered an incidental item.
Maybe the little girl never thought that with her super-high IQ, she would one day become a foil.
"Mike, help me check if there are any problems with the tasks I assigned to each group?" Professor John stood in front of a huge whiteboard and asked.
Many lines and notes were drawn on the whiteboard, dividing the researchers into eight groups, and each group was assigned different tasks according to importance.
"It's fine for now, we can make adjustments later based on the research progress of each group." Mike looked at the whiteboard and answered.
It was just the beginning of the project, no one knew what would happen later. The smart way was to leave some room and make adjustments when needed.
"I think so too." Professor John smiled.
This old professor seemed ready to make a big splash, looking full of fighting spirit.
"Excuse me, I think there's a problem..." Young Sheldon raised his small hand: "I think our group can handle more work."
Because of the different weights, among the eight groups on the whiteboard, five groups of members only needed to perform repetitive numerical calculations, belonging to the role of assistants.
The remaining three groups had specific research directions, belonging to the core group members.
Young Sheldon and the other two had been assigned to the core group, and their proportion in the project was already not small.
But Young Sheldon was still dissatisfied with such a result. Equally full of energy, he wanted to be responsible for more work.
"Sheldon, this is a team project, everyone has to act according to their ability..." Dr. Linkletter, who was also responsible for the general planning on the side, said tit for tat.
Obviously, this Dr. Linkletter was somewhat dissatisfied with Young Sheldon for personal reasons.
But then again, Young Sheldon's age indeed made it hard for people to trust him.
"What do you think?" Professor John looked at Mike and Paige.
Dr. Linkletter was right. This scientific research was a team project after all, and one couldn't ruin everyone's efforts because of personal preferences.
Therefore, it was very necessary to determine the ability of each group.
"I still reserve my previous opinion. If there are any problems, adjustments can be made in future work." Mike said conservatively.
"My opinion is the same as Mike's." Paige immediately echoed.
Two to one, the result was already obvious.
"Very good, then it's decided for now." Professor John smiled and handed a stack of materials to Mike, which were materials Mike's group would need later.
Actually, compared to Young Sheldon, Professor John valued Mike, who proposed the multi-stage propulsion theory, more.
Afterward, Mike took the materials and led Paige and Young Sheldon to their research location.
It was a workstation with a computer and a thruster model.
It is worth mentioning that for this scientific research project, Professor John and Dr. Linkletter applied to the school for a very large research room, which looked like a large flat floor.
In the large flat floor, several areas were divided according to different needs.
Where Mike and the other two were staying now was considered the core area, with a comfortable location and a wide field of vision.
"Why?" After arriving at the workstation, Young Sheldon was still unhappy.
"No why." Mike shook his head and said: "If you can prove your ability in research, you will get a larger share of scientific research work sooner or later."
"I will prove myself." Young Sheldon obviously refused to admit defeat and immediately flipped through the research materials.
Aside, Mike and Paige also immersed themselves in research before long.
Just like this, with the orderly advancement of the research project process, time passed day by day.
Although Mike and the other two only worked half a day every day these days, their smart brains were enough to make up for the time gap.
Even because of Young Sheldon's drive, the project progress of the three-person group once surpassed the other two core groups.
Time came to Friday afternoon. Young Sheldon, handing the current research results to Professor John, again requested to burden more research work.
"Tomorrow is the weekend. If you can stay here all day, then I should assign more work to your group." Professor John looked at the output of Mike's group, and a smile appeared on his face: "Mike, what do you think?"
With the progress of the research project, Mike had become the leader of the three-person group.
"Sorry Professor John, I have some personal matters on the weekend and may not be able to come to the research group..." Study hard when studying, rest well when resting. Mike didn't want to disrupt his life because of the research project.
"Oh, I almost forgot, you are not my university colleagues..." Professor John thought for a moment and said: "How about this, you three don't have to come to the research room on weekends in the future. That belongs to your personal time."
"No, I don't agree. I can be responsible for Mike and Paige's work on weekends." Young Sheldon immediately protested upon hearing that he would be allowed to rest.
As for Paige on the side, she remained silent. Actually, if Mike wasn't accompanying her, the little girl wouldn't want to come here either.
Professor John saw the reactions of the three and said: "Alright then, Sheldon, your group's weekend work will be all handed over to you in the future."
This is great. Young Sheldon got the more work he wanted, and Mike and Paige got the rest they wanted.
All three have a bright future.