Robert G. Jahn

Robert G. Jahn
Born
Robert George Jahn

(1930-04-01)April 1, 1930
DiedNovember 15, 2017(2017-11-15) (aged 87)
Alma materPrinceton University (BSE, MA, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Parapsychology
Institutions
ThesisThe refraction of shock waves at a gaseous interface (1955)
Notable studentsAlec Gallimore

Robert George Jahn (April 1, 1930  November 15, 2017) was an American plasma physicist, Professor of Aerospace Science, and Dean of Engineering at Princeton University. Jahn was also a founder of the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Lab (PEAR), a parapsychology research program which ran from 1979 to 2007.