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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

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Kim Lewis

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

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Kim Lewis

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

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Jay Gupta

Professor, The Ohio State University

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Stefan Zollner

Academic Department Head and Professor, New Mexico State University

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Natarajan Ravi

Professor, Spelman College

Juhyun Lee

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Jay Gupta

Professor, The Ohio State University

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Stefan Zollner

Academic Department Head and Professor, New Mexico State University

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Natarajan Ravi

Professor, Spelman College