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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

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Derrick Swinton

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Associate Department Head for Research, The Pennsylvania State University

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Derrick Swinton

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Associate Department Head for Research, The Pennsylvania State University

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington