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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

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

Hampton University

Development of Metal-ion Mediated Visible-Light Responsive Metallogels and Supramolecular Host-Guest Hydrogels

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Colin Nuckolls

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

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Qilin Dai

Professor, Jackson State University

Arturo Fuentes

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University

Jennifer Lindline

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Colin Nuckolls

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

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Qilin Dai

Professor, Jackson State University

Arturo Fuentes

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University

Jennifer Lindline

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

David Ginger

University of Washington

Mohsen Eshraghi

Jay Gupta

Professor, The Ohio State University

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Mircea Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Robert Gilkerson

Associate professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Jorge L. Colón

Full Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago