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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

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Maren Roman

Maren Roman

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Maren Roman

Maren Roman

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington