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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

Michelle Calabrese

Michelle Calabrese

Faculty, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Michelle Calabrese

Michelle Calabrese

Faculty, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University