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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

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Mitk'El Santiago

Mitk'El Santiago

Beni Dangi

Beni Dangi

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Mitk'El Santiago

Mitk'El Santiago

Beni Dangi

Beni Dangi