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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

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

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

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

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

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

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

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

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

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor