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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

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

LARRY R. DALTON ENDOWED CHAIR, University of Washington

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Jorge L. Colón

Jorge L. Colón

Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Alexander Weiss

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Jiechao Jiang

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington