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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

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Alexander Weiss

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Associate Department Head for Research, The Pennsylvania State University

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

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

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Xiao-Qian Wang

Xiao-Qian Wang

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Alexander Weiss

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Associate Department Head for Research, The Pennsylvania State University

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

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

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Xiao-Qian Wang

Xiao-Qian Wang

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles