Rajasthan-born theoretical physicist Jainendra K. Jain won the 2025 Wolf Prize in Physics

Rajasthan-born theoretical physicist Jainendra K. Jain won the 2025 Wolf Prize in Physics

¨     Rajasthan-born theoretical physicist Jainendra K. Jain won the 2025 Wolf Prize in Physics.

¨  The award was presented on 18 June 2026 by Israeli President Isaac Herzog at a state ceremony in the Knesset, Jerusalem.

¨     He received the award for the discovery of Composite Fermions.

¨  The concept of Composite Fermions is fundamental to the theoretical explanation of the Fractional Quantum Hall Effect.

¨     The Wolf Prize in Physics is awarded annually by the Wolf Foundation.

¨     The prize was established in 1978.

¨     It is regarded as one of the world's most prestigious international awards in physics.

¨     Composite Fermions are quasiparticles used to study strongly correlated electron systems.

¨     Jainendra K. Jain introduced the concept of Composite Fermions in 1989 while serving as a postdoctoral scholar at Yale University.

¨ The Fractional Quantum Hall Effect was first observed in two-dimensional electron systems under strong magnetic fields.

¨  Jainendra K. Jain is the Evan Pugh University Professor and Eberly Family Chair in Physics at Pennsylvania State University, USA.

¨     He is also the Founding Director of the Lodha Theoretical Physics Institute in India.

¨     He shared the 2025 Wolf Prize in Physics with James P. Eisenstein and Mordehai Heiblum.