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LSU brought its campuses together at the Louisiana State Capitol to showcase impact across Louisiana, from research and healthcare to workforce development, highlighting how the LSU System delivers results, expands opportunity, and drives the state forward.

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Zachary Burchfield

It's Better in Baton Rouge: Integer-LSU Partnership, Defense Contract Bring LSU Grad Home

Zachary Burchfield’s return to Baton Rouge began with homesickness. Eight years ago, the LSU electrical engineering graduate left for a job at Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Lab. Baltimore had been good to Zachary and his wife, Jean. His work on Navy radar, air, and missile defense systems took him to Southern California and Hawaii, and three times to the Arctic. Along the way, he earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering. “We had a lot of great experiences. We made a few friends. Jean and I had two kids,” Burchfield said. “But it was just us up there, and we really missed our family back home.”

Research News

April 22, 2026

It's Better in Baton Rouge: Integer-LSU Partnership, Defense Contract Bring LSU Grad Home: Zachary Burchfield’s return to Baton Rouge began with homesickness. Eight years ago, the LSU electrical engineering graduate left for a job at Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Lab. Baltimore had been good to Zachary and his wife, Jean. His work on Navy radar, air, and missile defense systems took him to Southern California and Hawaii, and three times to the Arctic. Along the way, he earned a master’s degree in electrical engineering. “We had a lot of great experiences. We made a few friends. Jean and I had two kids,” Burchfield said. “But it was just us up there, and we really missed our family back home.”