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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

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University