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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

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Phil Engen

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Paul Voyles

Paul Voyles

Professsor, University of Wisconsin–Madison

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Mihai Vaida

Mihai Vaida

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Professor, Temple University

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

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

Matthew Yankowitz

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University