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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

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Virginia Lorenz

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Associate Department Head for Research, The Pennsylvania State University

Seyhan Salman

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Virginia Lorenz

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Associate Department Head for Research, The Pennsylvania State University

Seyhan Salman

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida