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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

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Jennifer Lindline

Jennifer Lindline

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Branislav Vlahovic

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Jeff Jessing

Jeff Jessing

Associate Professor, Fort Lewis College

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

California State University, Long Beach

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson

Associate professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Professor, Northern Arizona University