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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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Norfolk State University

MRS Fall PREM Scholars Program

Norfolk State University

Building a sample platform for live cell imaging

Norfolk State University

Building Student Pathways to STEM

Norfolk State University

Collaborative materials characterization

University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

Fifth Crystallization Competition

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Mauricio Terrones

Evan Pugh University Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Jie Ling

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Mauricio Terrones

Evan Pugh University Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Jie Ling

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Maren Roman

Professor, Virginia Tech

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Maren Roman

Professor, Virginia Tech

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas