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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

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Aida Ebrahimi

Aida Ebrahimi

Assistant Professor, Penn State

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Aida Ebrahimi

Aida Ebrahimi

Assistant Professor, Penn State

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc