Prof Vinod Kumar Jain, Ex-Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, had been former Vice Chancellor, Uttarakhand Technical University, Doon University, Dehradun and Tezpur University, Assam. A renowned academician, Prof Jain studied B.Sc. from Agra University and completed M.Sc. from Aligarh Muslim University. He was conferred D. Phil from Sussex University, Brighton UK (1982) for the Thesis: Electrostatic Wave Instabilities in Beam Plasma Systems.

Prof. Jain began his teaching career at Sussex University (UK) during 1977 – 1981 by teaching the under-graduate Laboratory students. Later, he served as a Scientist, Class I (1983-1985) in the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi before embarking his journey as an academician, when he joined School of Environmental Sciences, JNU as Associate Professor in 1985. He taught M.Sc. and M. Phil. classes for about 25 years at JNU. Prof Jain has been actively involved in research activities for the past 36 years. A keen researcher in the field of magnetized Plasmas, Beam-Plasma interactions - Linear and Nonlinear effects, Environmental Issues (Energy, Noise and Air Pollution), Prof Jain has published 84 research publications in reputed international and national journals in the fields of Plasma Physics and Environmental Sciences and presented papers in several national and international seminars/ Conferences. Prof Jain has supervised 25 PhD Theses and 22 M. Phil.