What is PreMiEr?

PreMiEr is a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Engineering Research Center (ERC) headquartered at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Other partners include North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T), North Carolina State University (NCSU), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC-C), as well as members of industry and other educational institutions.

Vision

To enable the bioinformed design and operation of smart, healthy built environments through microbiome engineering

Mission

To develop innovative approaches to engineer built environment microbiomes, promoting beneficial microbes while preventing
the spread of pathogens