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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

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Matthew Yankowitz

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Madhab Neupane

Madhab Neupane

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

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

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Chair, University of Pennsylvania

Jennifer Lindline

Jennifer Lindline

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Associate Professor, Virginia Tech

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Professor, University of Washington

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University