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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

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

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

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

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

Nihar Pradhan

Nihar Pradhan

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

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

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

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

Nihar Pradhan

Nihar Pradhan

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University