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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

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University