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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

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Benjamin Boesl

Benjamin Boesl

Associate Professor | Associate Chairperson, Florida International University

Virginia Lorenz

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Titel Jurca

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Benjamin Boesl

Benjamin Boesl

Associate Professor | Associate Chairperson, Florida International University

Virginia Lorenz

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Titel Jurca

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University