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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

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Adri  van Duin

Adri van Duin

Faculty, Pennsylvania State University

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

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

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Adri  van Duin

Adri van Duin

Faculty, Pennsylvania State University

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

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

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University