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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

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Academic Department Head and Professor, New Mexico State University

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Virginia Lorenz

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor, Spelman College

Benjamin Boesl

Benjamin Boesl

Professor, Florida International University

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Jie Ling

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Virginia Lorenz

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

J. David Schall

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University