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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 Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Mihai Vaida

Mihai Vaida

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Jorge L. Colón

Jorge L. Colón

Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Xiao-Qian Wang

Xiao-Qian Wang

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Mihai Vaida

Mihai Vaida

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Jorge L. Colón

Jorge L. Colón

Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Xiao-Qian Wang

Xiao-Qian Wang

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University