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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

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Naveen Singh

Naveen Singh

Asst. Professor (Tenure Track), New Mexico Highlands University

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Chair, University of Pennsylvania

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Samrat Dutta

Samrat Dutta

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Aida Ebrahimi

Aida Ebrahimi

Assistant Professor, Penn State

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Chair, University of Pennsylvania

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Steven May

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University