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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

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

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

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Alan Esker

Alan Esker

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

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

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Alan Esker

Alan Esker

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera