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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

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Demetris Geddis

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor , Hampton University

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Demetris Geddis

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor , Hampton University

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University