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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

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones

George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Department Head of Physics, Evan Pugh University Professor, Professor of Chemistry and MatSE, The Pennsylvania State University

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

José O Sotero Esteva

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones

George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Department Head of Physics, Evan Pugh University Professor, Professor of Chemistry and MatSE, The Pennsylvania State University

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

José O Sotero Esteva

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao