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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

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

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

Jennifer Lindline

Jennifer Lindline

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Mihai Vaida

Mihai Vaida

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Sean Kerwin

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania