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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

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones

George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Department Head of Physics, Evan Pugh University Professor, Professor of Chemistry and MatSE, The Pennsylvania State University

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Joan Redwing

Joan Redwing

Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones

George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Department Head of Physics, Evan Pugh University Professor, Professor of Chemistry and MatSE, The Pennsylvania State University

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Joan Redwing

Joan Redwing

Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University