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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

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Aida Ebrahimi

Aida Ebrahimi

Assistant Professor, Penn State

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

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

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Aida Ebrahimi

Aida Ebrahimi

Assistant Professor, Penn State

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

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

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley