Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research(PEAR)
The Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) was an academic research laboratory founded in 1979 by physicist and engineer Robert G. Jahn, then Dean of Princeton University's School of Engineering and Applied Science, in the United States. Operating as a civilian academic program within Princeton's Engineering Department until its closure in 2007, PEAR investigated the influence of human consciousness on physical systems, primarily using random event generators (REGs) to detect micro-psychokinesis (micro-PK) effects. Key activities included experiments on human intention affecting machine outputs, remote human-machine interactions, remote perception akin to remote viewing, and large-scale FieldREG studies exploring collective consciousness effects. Notable staff included laboratory manager Brenda Dunne, a developmental psychologist. Achievements encompassed over 28 years of statistically significant results from thousands of trials, published in peer-reviewed journals like the Journal for Scientific Exploration, demonstrating small but robust correlations between intention and physical outcomes, challenging conventional physics. PEAR produced 55 technical notes (1983-2005) archived at Princeton and inspired ongoing psi research. Post-closure, Jahn and Dunne founded the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Scientific (PEARS) organization and the BIAL Foundation's archive preserves its data. No direct involvement in UAP/UFO research or government programs is documented; focus remained on consciousness anomalies.