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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

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Derrick Swinton

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST , University of Washington

Jeff Jessing

Jeff Jessing

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Demetris Geddis

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor , Hampton University

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Derrick Swinton

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST , University of Washington

Jeff Jessing

Jeff Jessing

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Demetris Geddis

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor , Hampton University

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College