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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

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Sean Kerwin

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Juan A. Santana

Juan A. Santana

Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Sean Kerwin

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Juan A. Santana

Juan A. Santana

Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado