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Institute for Advanced MaterialsProfessor Ward Plummer
229-C Nicholson Hall, Tower Dr.
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4001
Phone: (225) 578-3300
Fax: (225) 578-5855
Training of Graduate and Post-Graduate Students
Undoubtedly, one of the most important (if not the most important) missions of university based research is training the next generation of scientists.
Of the ~90 students and postdocs that I have worked with, approximately 35% are employed in the private sector, 25% in government facilities and 40% in universities, while 40% of the graduate students work in industry. This group of students and Postdocs includes high level private sector executives, directors of institutes and national facilities, a vice president of university, a dean, several department chairs, a poet, a lawyer, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.