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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

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Derrick Swinton

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Professor and Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

Distinguished Professor of Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, and Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones

Evan Pugh University Professor, Pennsylvania State University

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Jie Ling