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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

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Jennifer Lindline

Jennifer Lindline

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Naveen Singh

Naveen Singh

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

Xiao-Qian Wang

Xiao-Qian Wang

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Saiful Khondaker

Saiful Khondaker

Professor, University of Central Florida

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Jennifer Lindline

Jennifer Lindline

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Naveen Singh

Naveen Singh

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

Xiao-Qian Wang

Xiao-Qian Wang

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Saiful Khondaker

Saiful Khondaker

Professor, University of Central Florida