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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

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Phil Engen

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor, Spelman College

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Evan Pugh University Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

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

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Department Chair, William Marsh Rice University

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor, Spelman College

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University