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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

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

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

Our members conduct interdisciplinary research and develop new knowledge and technologies that impact the fields of biomedicine, energy, nanotechnology, electronics, and sustainability.

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Norfolk State University

MRS Fall PREM Scholars Program

Norfolk State University

Building a sample platform for live cell imaging

Norfolk State University

Building Student Pathways to STEM

Norfolk State University

Collaborative materials characterization

University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

Fifth Crystallization Competition

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Xiao-Qian Wang

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Alexander Gray

Professor, Temple University

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Xiao-Qian Wang

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Alexander Gray

Professor, Temple University

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Lei Qian

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Lei Qian

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College