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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

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

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

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Assistant Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Matthew Yankowitz

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Madhab Neupane

Madhab Neupane

Associate Professor , University of Central Florida

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

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

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Assistant Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Matthew Yankowitz

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Madhab Neupane

Madhab Neupane

Associate Professor , University of Central Florida

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University