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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

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

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

Our members conduct interdisciplinary research and develop new knowledge and technologies that impact the fields of biomedicine, energy, nanotechnology, electronics, and sustainability.

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Collaborative Materials Characterization

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MRS Fall PREM Scholars Program

Norfolk State University

Building a sample platform for live cell imaging

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Building Student Pathways to STEM

Norfolk State University

Collaborative materials characterization

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor, Hampton University

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Mark Wistey

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Natalie Arnett

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

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Maren Roman

Professor, Virginia Tech

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Mircea Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Lisa Neshyba

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor, Hampton University

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Mark Wistey

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Natalie Arnett

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

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Maren Roman

Professor, Virginia Tech

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Mircea Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Lisa Neshyba

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Juhyun Lee

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Alexander Gray

Professor, Temple University

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Juhyun Lee

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Alexander Gray

Professor, Temple University

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University