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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

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor, Texas State University San Marcos

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

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

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor, Texas State University San Marcos

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

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

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University