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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

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Demetris Geddis

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor , Hampton University

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST , University of Washington

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Demetris Geddis

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor , Hampton University

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST , University of Washington

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota