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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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Collaborative Materials Characterization

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MRS Fall PREM Scholars Program

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Building a sample platform for live cell imaging

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Building Student Pathways to STEM

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Collaborative materials characterization

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Joan M Redwing

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

Lisa Neshyba

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Andrew McGhie

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

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Thelma Castaneda

Alexander Gray

Professor, Temple University

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Alan T. Johnson

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

Joan M Redwing

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

Lisa Neshyba

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Andrew McGhie

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

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Thelma Castaneda

Alexander Gray

Professor, Temple University

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Alan T. Johnson

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

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Thelma Castaneda

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Jiun-Haw Chu

Professor, University of Washington

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Jorge L. Colón

Full Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Thelma Castaneda

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Jiun-Haw Chu

Professor, University of Washington

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Jorge L. Colón

Full Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania