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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

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

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

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Alexander Weiss

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

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

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Alexander Weiss

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University