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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

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Stuart Rowan

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Kenneth Knappenberger

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor , Pennsylvania State University University Park

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Michael Petronis

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Beni Dangi

Beni Dangi

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Jie Ling

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Xiao-Qian Wang

Xiao-Qian Wang

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez