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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

Jiechao Jiang

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Beni Dangi

Beni Dangi

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Nihar Pradhan

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Paul Voyles

Paul Voyles

Professsor, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Ashley Wallace

Ashley Wallace

Associate Director of Diversity and Student Engagement, University of Pennsylvania

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced