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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

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

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

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

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

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York