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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

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

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

Our members conduct interdisciplinary research and develop new knowledge and technologies that impact the fields of biomedicine, energy, nanotechnology, electronics, and sustainability.

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Dive into cutting-edge projects and collaborations pushing the boundaries of discovery.

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Launch of on demand career development resources

Develop a functional, synthetic biomembrane for the integration into a lung-on-a-chip (LoaC) platform

Technical Workshop on Electrochemistry

First Transistors Fabricated at Fort Lewis College

Building Community and Technical Skills with IMOD

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Jesse Edwards

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Lisa Neshyba

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Jesse Edwards

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Lisa Neshyba

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor, Hampton University

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor, Hampton University

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System