Jainendra K. Jain | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Composite fermions |
| Awards | Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize (2002) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Condensed matter theory |
| Doctoral advisor | Philip B. Allen |
Jainendra K. Jain (born 1960) is an Indian-American physicist and the Evan Pugh University Professor and Erwin W. Mueller Professor of Physics at Pennsylvania State University. He is also Infosys Chair Visiting Professor at IISc, Bangalore. Jain is known for his theoretical work on quantum many body systems, most notably for postulating particles known as Composite Fermions.