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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

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

J. David Schall

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Kevin Edgar

Kevin Edgar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Assistant Professor, University of California, Merced

Michelle Calabrese

Michelle Calabrese

Faculty, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

J. David Schall

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Kevin Edgar

Kevin Edgar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Assistant Professor, University of California, Merced

Michelle Calabrese

Michelle Calabrese

Faculty, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota