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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

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Michael Petronis

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Xiao-Qian Wang

Xiao-Qian Wang

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones

George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Department Head of Physics, Evan Pugh University Professor, Professor of Chemistry and MatSE, The Pennsylvania State University

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota