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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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Develop a functional, synthetic biomembrane for the integration into a lung-on-a-chip (LoaC) platform

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

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Eric Stach

Chair, University of Pennsylvania

Alan Esker

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Adri van Duin

CTO, RxFF_Consulting.LLC

Kevin Edgar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Eric Stach

Chair, University of Pennsylvania

Alan Esker

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Adri van Duin

CTO, RxFF_Consulting.LLC

Kevin Edgar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Naveen Singh

Asst. Professor (Tenure Track), New Mexico Highlands University

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Xiao-Qian Wang

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Saiful Khondaker

Professor, University of Central Florida

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Arvind Agarwal

Professor and Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Naveen Singh

Asst. Professor (Tenure Track), New Mexico Highlands University

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Xiao-Qian Wang

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Saiful Khondaker

Professor, University of Central Florida

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Arvind Agarwal

Professor and Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University