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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

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Kevin Edgar

Kevin Edgar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Michael Petronis

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Samrat Dutta

Samrat Dutta

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

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

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Kevin Edgar

Kevin Edgar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Michael Petronis

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Samrat Dutta

Samrat Dutta

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

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