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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

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

University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

Fifth Crystallization Competition

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Lisa Neshyba

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Andrew McGhie

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

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Lisa Neshyba

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Andrew McGhie

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

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey