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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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Collaborative Materials Characterization

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MRS Fall PREM Scholars Program

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Building a sample platform for live cell imaging

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Building Student Pathways to STEM

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Collaborative materials characterization

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Nelly Mateeva

Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Karen Lozano

Department Chair, William Marsh Rice University

Ashley Wallace

Associate Director of Diversity and Student Engagement, University of Pennsylvania

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Nelly Mateeva

Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Karen Lozano

Department Chair, William Marsh Rice University

Ashley Wallace

Associate Director of Diversity and Student Engagement, University of Pennsylvania

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Andrew McGhie

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

Beni Dangi

Lisa Neshyba

Gabriel Montano

Professor, Northern Arizona University

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Andrew McGhie

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

Beni Dangi

Lisa Neshyba

Gabriel Montano

Professor, Northern Arizona University

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University