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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

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Samrat Dutta

Samrat Dutta

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Juan A. Santana

Juan A. Santana

Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Samrat Dutta

Samrat Dutta

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Juan A. Santana

Juan A. Santana

Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University