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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

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Assistant Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Maren Roman

Maren Roman

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Assistant Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Maren Roman

Maren Roman

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University