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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

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Jorge L. Colón

Jorge L. Colón

Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

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

Demetris Geddis

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor , Hampton University

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Jorge L. Colón

Jorge L. Colón

Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

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

Demetris Geddis

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor , Hampton University