sentences:  He also recently became a member of the DOE-Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee, 2001–2004.He is author of more than 300 refereed papers and is included in the list of the 1,000 Most Cited Physicists, a list compiled by the Institute for Scientific Information which is based on papers published between 1981 and 1997.But what Plummer is proudest of in his long and distinguished career is the mentoring of promising young scientists.