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What is PREM?

Building Capability in Materials Research

The Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) program fosters long-term collaborations between universities and NSF’s Division of Materials Research (DMR)-supported centers. It enhances research opportunities through faculty and student exchanges, student mentoring and professional development, educational opportunities and training in state-of-the-art experimental, theoretical and computational materials development techniques. PREM supports students, postdocs, and faculty while advancing materials research and education.

Engaging Talent

We focus on identifying, recruiting and supporting a cohort of talented individuals in materials science through targeted outreach, mentorship, professional development and research engagement.

Fostering Growth

Our outreach and partnership initiatives ensure a collaborative environment that empowers long-term growth and a broad spectrum of perspectives that strengthen our field.

Impacting our World Through Materials Science

Our members conduct interdisciplinary research and develop new knowledge and technologies that impact the fields of biomedicine, energy, nanotechnology, electronics, and sustainability.

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Technical Workshop on Electrochemistry

First Transistors Fabricated at Fort Lewis College

Building Community and Technical Skills with IMOD

Development and Characterization of Chemically Oxidized Porous Silicon Solid Propellant Microthrusters

Topology in Quantum and Molecular Matter

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Juhyun Lee

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Mitk'El Santiago

Juhyun Lee

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Mitk'El Santiago

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Beni Dangi

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Long-Qing Chen

Evan Pugh University Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Beni Dangi

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Long-Qing Chen

Evan Pugh University Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania