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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

Madhab Neupane

Madhab Neupane

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Michelle A Calabrese

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Michael Petronis

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Department Chair, William Marsh Rice University

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Titel Jurca

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Derrick Swinton

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Department Chair, William Marsh Rice University

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

California State University, Long Beach

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Mark Wistey

Mark Wistey

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Benjamin Boesl

Benjamin Boesl

Professor, Florida International University

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington