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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

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

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

Our members conduct interdisciplinary research and develop new knowledge and technologies that impact the fields of biomedicine, energy, nanotechnology, electronics, and sustainability.

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Norfolk State University

Building a sample platform for live cell imaging

Norfolk State University

Building Student Pathways to STEM

Norfolk State University

Collaborative materials characterization

University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

Fifth Crystallization Competition

University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

Cross-Cultural Connections: An RET Site Program with UPRM and UW

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Vincent Crespi

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

Mohsen Eshraghi

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Vincent Crespi

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

Mohsen Eshraghi

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

David Ginger

University of Washington

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Robert Gilkerson

Associate professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Paul Voyles

Professsor, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Arvind Agarwal

Professor and Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Ashley Wallace

Associate Director of Diversity and Student Engagement, University of Pennsylvania

David Ginger

University of Washington

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Robert Gilkerson

Associate professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Paul Voyles

Professsor, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Arvind Agarwal

Professor and Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Ashley Wallace

Associate Director of Diversity and Student Engagement, University of Pennsylvania