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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

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

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

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Steven May

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

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

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Steven May

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania