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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

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Jiechao Jiang

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor, The Ohio State University

Derrick Swinton

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Professor, University of Washington

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Joan M Redwing

Joan M Redwing

Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University

Samrat Dutta

Samrat Dutta

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana

J. David Schall

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Derrick Swinton

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Saiful Khondaker

Saiful Khondaker

Professor, University of Central Florida

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

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

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University