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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

Collaborative Materials Characterization

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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

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Mitk'El Santiago

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Jie Ling

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Mircea Chipara

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

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Mitk'El Santiago

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Jie Ling

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Mircea Chipara

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

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Thelma Castaneda

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Colin Nuckolls

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

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Thelma Castaneda

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Colin Nuckolls

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

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University