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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

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

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

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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University of Hawaii at Mānoa

Educational Activities

University of Hawaii at Mānoa

Defect Modeling, Characterization, and Engineering in Ordered Vacancy Compound Chalcopyrites for Photocatalytic and Photovoltaic Applications

Tennessee State University, Fisk University

Ferro-, Magneto-, and Opto-electronic Nanostructures and Devices

Tennessee State University, Fisk University

TSUFI PREM Visit to Illinois MRSEC in March 2022

Hampton University

Materials Development & Spectroscopy of Pr doped CsPbCl3 perovskite for IR Photonics

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Przemyslaw Dera

Karen Lozano

Department Chair, William Marsh Rice University

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Lei Qian

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Jorge L. Colón

Full Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras

Maren Roman

Professor, Virginia Tech

Przemyslaw Dera

Karen Lozano

Department Chair, William Marsh Rice University

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Lei Qian

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Jorge L. Colón

Full Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras

Maren Roman

Professor, Virginia Tech

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Kim Lewis

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

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Jiun-Haw Chu

Professor, University of Washington

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Stefan Zollner

Academic Department Head and Professor, New Mexico State University

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Kim Lewis

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

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Jiun-Haw Chu

Professor, University of Washington

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Stefan Zollner

Academic Department Head and Professor, New Mexico State University

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University