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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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Topology in Quantum and Molecular Matter

CSULB-OSU PREM Symposium

Enhanced active matter photocatalysis via Gold Nanoclusters

¡MIRA!-PREM: Sparking Curiosity In Materials Science!!

Texas State University, San Marcos

Surface Reconstruction of Metal Oxide Oxygen Evolution Catalysts

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Lei Qian

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Andrew McGhie

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

Nelly Mateeva

Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Arturo Fuentes

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Juan A. Santana

Associate Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Lei Qian

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Andrew McGhie

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

Nelly Mateeva

Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Arturo Fuentes

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Juan A. Santana

Associate Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Mauricio Terrones

Evan Pugh University Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside

Jiun-Haw Chu

Professor, University of Washington

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Thelma Castaneda

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Mauricio Terrones

Evan Pugh University Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside

Jiun-Haw Chu

Professor, University of Washington

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Thelma Castaneda

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles