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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

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jenora Waterman

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Beni Dangi

Beni Dangi

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jenora Waterman

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Beni Dangi

Beni Dangi

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara