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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.
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Explore our latest research that's shaping the future of DMR

Dive into cutting-edge projects and collaborations pushing the boundaries of discovery.
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Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Assistant Professor, University of California, Merced

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Aida Ebrahimi

Aida Ebrahimi

Assistant Professor, Penn State

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Assistant Professor, University of California, Merced

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Aida Ebrahimi

Aida Ebrahimi

Assistant Professor, Penn State

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York