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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

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

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

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.

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Madhab Neupane

Madhab Neupane

Associate Professor , University of Central Florida

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Assistant Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Michael Petronis

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Madhab Neupane

Madhab Neupane

Associate Professor , University of Central Florida

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Assistant Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Michael Petronis

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University