Dr. Jain's research activities include functionality in glass through fundamentals, for example: Laser fabrication of active single crystal architecture in glass - lattice engineering. Light-induced novel phenomena. Glasses for IR biosensors, photo- and nano-lithography, photonics. Tailored transparent ferroelectric nano-composites. Nano-macro porous glass for bone-scaffolds. Point defects, electrical relaxation, conductivity and dielectric properties of amorphous and crystalline ceramics. Surface conduction. Mechanisms of diffusion and nuclear spin relaxation in glasses. Effect of radiation on transport properties. Liquid phase sintering. Processing of materials for optical applications. Corrosion of glass in relation to manufacturing and nuclear waste disposal.