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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

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

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

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Derrick Swinton

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

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

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Derrick Swinton

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University