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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

MRS Fall PREM Scholars Program

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

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Mohsen Eshraghi

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Mohsen Eshraghi

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Nelly Mateeva

Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Alan T. Johnson

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

David Ginger

University of Washington

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Andrew McGhie

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

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Nelly Mateeva

Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Alan T. Johnson

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

David Ginger

University of Washington

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Andrew McGhie

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

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington