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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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Norfolk State University

Building a sample platform for live cell imaging

Norfolk State University

Building Student Pathways to STEM

Norfolk State University

Collaborative materials characterization

University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

Fifth Crystallization Competition

University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

Cross-Cultural Connections: An RET Site Program with UPRM and UW

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Thelma Castaneda

Juan A. Santana

Associate Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Aida Ebrahimi

Assistant Professor, Penn State

Catherine Murphy

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

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor, Hampton University

Benjamin Boesl

Professor, Florida International University

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Thelma Castaneda

Juan A. Santana

Associate Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Aida Ebrahimi

Assistant Professor, Penn State

Catherine Murphy

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

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor, Hampton University

Benjamin Boesl

Professor, Florida International University

Shelly Grandell

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

Andrew McGhie

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

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Mohsen Eshraghi

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Shelly Grandell

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

Andrew McGhie

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

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Mohsen Eshraghi

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania