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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

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

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

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

Distinguished Professor of Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, and Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University

Phil Engen

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

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

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

Distinguished Professor of Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, and Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University

Phil Engen

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba