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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

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor , North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

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

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Michael Petronis

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Naveen Singh

Naveen Singh

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

Demetris Geddis

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor , Hampton University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor , North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

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

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Michael Petronis

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Naveen Singh

Naveen Singh

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

Demetris Geddis

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor , Hampton University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington