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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

Shelly Grandell

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

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Kevin Edgar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Adri van Duin

CTO, RxFF_Consulting.LLC

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Shelly Grandell

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

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Kevin Edgar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Adri van Duin

CTO, RxFF_Consulting.LLC

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Jie Ling

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

David Ginger

University of Washington

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Andrew McGhie

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

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Eric Stach

Chair, University of Pennsylvania

Robert Gilkerson

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

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Jie Ling

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

David Ginger

University of Washington

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Andrew McGhie

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

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Eric Stach

Chair, University of Pennsylvania

Robert Gilkerson

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