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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

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Professor, University of Washington

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Adri  van Duin

Adri van Duin

CTO, RxFF_Consulting.LLC

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Kevin Riley

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Abiodun Fasoro

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Evan Pugh University Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones

Evan Pugh University Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Maren Roman

Maren Roman

Professor, Virginia Tech

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee