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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

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor, The Ohio State University

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Jeff Jessing

Jeff Jessing

Associate Professor, Fort Lewis College

Alexander Weiss

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Beni Dangi

Beni Dangi

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson

Associate professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Associate Professor, Virginia Tech

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Professor, University of Washington

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University