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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

Joan M Redwing

Joan M Redwing

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

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Sean Kerwin

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Jie Ling

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Joan M Redwing

Joan M Redwing

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

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Sean Kerwin

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Jie Ling

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington