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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

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

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

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Evan Pugh University Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Professor, Temple University

Joan M Redwing

Joan M Redwing

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

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva

Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Kenneth Knappenberger

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

José O Sotero Esteva

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Saiful Khondaker

Saiful Khondaker

Professor, University of Central Florida

Titel Jurca

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University