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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

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Paul Voyles

Paul Voyles

Professsor, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

José O Sotero Esteva

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Jeff Jessing

Jeff Jessing

Associate Professor, Fort Lewis College

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Jenora Waterman

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Jiechao Jiang

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Chair, University of Pennsylvania

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University