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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

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

Graduate Advisor, and Professor - Condensed Matter Experiment, California State University Long Beach

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Michelle A Calabrese

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

Graduate Advisor, and Professor - Condensed Matter Experiment, California State University Long Beach

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Michelle A Calabrese

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva