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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

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin