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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

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

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

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Assistant Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Saiful Khondaker

Saiful Khondaker

Professor, University of Central Florida

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Assistant Professor, University of California, Merced

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

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

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Assistant Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Saiful Khondaker

Saiful Khondaker

Professor, University of Central Florida

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Assistant Professor, University of California, Merced

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington