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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

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Seyhan Salman

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Mark Wistey

Mark Wistey

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Jorge L. Colón

Jorge L. Colón

Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Seyhan Salman

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Mark Wistey

Mark Wistey

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Jorge L. Colón

Jorge L. Colón

Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara