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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

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign