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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

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Kenneth Knappenberger

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor , Pennsylvania State University University Park

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

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

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Jeff Jessing

Jeff Jessing

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Kenneth Knappenberger

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor , Pennsylvania State University University Park

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

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

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Jeff Jessing

Jeff Jessing

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University