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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

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

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

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Aida Ebrahimi

Aida Ebrahimi

Assistant Professor, Penn State

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Steven May

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

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

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Aida Ebrahimi

Aida Ebrahimi

Assistant Professor, Penn State

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Steven May

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida