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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

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

University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

Cross-Cultural Connections: An RET Site Program with UPRM and UW

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Beni Dangi

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Karen Martirosyan

Professor and Director Advanced Nanoscience Lab, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Asem Abdulahad

Associate Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Beni Dangi

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Karen Martirosyan

Professor and Director Advanced Nanoscience Lab, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Asem Abdulahad

Associate Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Jorge L. Colón

Full Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Joan M Redwing

Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Mihai Vaida

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Jorge L. Colón

Full Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Joan M Redwing

Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Mihai Vaida

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez