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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

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

Distinguished Professor of Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, and Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Branislav Vlahovic

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Saiful Khondaker

Saiful Khondaker

Professor, University of Central Florida

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

Distinguished Professor of Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, and Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Branislav Vlahovic

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Saiful Khondaker

Saiful Khondaker

Professor, University of Central Florida

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University