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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

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Nihar Pradhan

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

Professor and Director Advanced Nanoscience Lab, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Phil Engen

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Ashley Wallace

Ashley Wallace

Associate Director of Diversity and Student Engagement, University of Pennsylvania

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Jennifer Lindline

Jennifer Lindline

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Xiao-Qian Wang

Xiao-Qian Wang

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Nihar Pradhan

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University