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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

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

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

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

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

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley