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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

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Abiodun Fasoro

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor , Tennessee State University

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Naveen Singh

Naveen Singh

Asst. Professor (Tenure Track), New Mexico Highlands University

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Benjamin Boesl

Benjamin Boesl

Associate Professor | Associate Chairperson, Florida International University

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Abiodun Fasoro

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor , Tennessee State University

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Naveen Singh

Naveen Singh

Asst. Professor (Tenure Track), New Mexico Highlands University

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Benjamin Boesl

Benjamin Boesl

Associate Professor | Associate Chairperson, Florida International University

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University