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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

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Beni Dangi

Beni Dangi

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Beni Dangi

Beni Dangi

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University