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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

Derrick Swinton

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Maren Roman

Maren Roman

Professor, Virginia Tech

Abiodun Fasoro

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Professor, Northern Arizona University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Professor, Jackson State University

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor, Spelman College

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Academic Department Head and Professor, New Mexico State University

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington