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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

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Ashley Wallace

Ashley Wallace

Associate Director of Diversity and Student Engagement, University of Pennsylvania

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

Graduate Advisor, and Professor - Condensed Matter Experiment, California State University Long Beach

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Mihai Vaida

Mihai Vaida

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Jorge L. Colón

Jorge L. Colón

Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Ashley Wallace

Ashley Wallace

Associate Director of Diversity and Student Engagement, University of Pennsylvania

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

Graduate Advisor, and Professor - Condensed Matter Experiment, California State University Long Beach

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Mihai Vaida

Mihai Vaida

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Jorge L. Colón

Jorge L. Colón

Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc