Again, not my point…
In this case, the work will be saleable, not just the student. Thats the point. There’s a big gap between academic and industry research, and it hurts us as much as them…but its an unlovely, untrusting world, so possibly the only way to bridge the gap is face to face.
So, to belabour, he might find collaborators to further his work. Thats what I meant when I said his work (not him) was more worthy….