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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

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

Graduate Advisor, and Professor - Condensed Matter Experiment, California State University Long Beach

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Mihai Vaida

Mihai Vaida

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

Graduate Advisor, and Professor - Condensed Matter Experiment, California State University Long Beach

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Mihai Vaida

Mihai Vaida

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge