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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

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Joan M Redwing

Joan M Redwing

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

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Matthew Yankowitz

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Jenora Waterman

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Professor, Jackson State University

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Joan M Redwing

Joan M Redwing

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

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Kenneth Knappenberger

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Associate Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University