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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

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Nihar Pradhan

Nihar Pradhan

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Jenora Waterman

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

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

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST , University of Washington

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Branislav Vlahovic

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana