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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

Jiechao Jiang

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

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

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Jiechao Jiang

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

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

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University