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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

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Maren Roman

Maren Roman

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

J. David Schall

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Seyhan Salman

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Sean Kerwin

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Maren Roman

Maren Roman

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

J. David Schall

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Seyhan Salman

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Sean Kerwin

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University