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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

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

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

Our members conduct interdisciplinary research and develop new knowledge and technologies that impact the fields of biomedicine, energy, nanotechnology, electronics, and sustainability.

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Norfolk State University

MRS Fall PREM Scholars Program

Norfolk State University

Building a sample platform for live cell imaging

Norfolk State University

Building Student Pathways to STEM

Norfolk State University

Collaborative materials characterization

University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

Fifth Crystallization Competition

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Harley Johnson

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Kim Lewis

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

Jay Gupta

Professor, The Ohio State University

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Mihai Vaida

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Jeffrey Shield

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Harley Johnson

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Kim Lewis

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

Jay Gupta

Professor, The Ohio State University

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Mihai Vaida

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Jeffrey Shield

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Gabriel Montano

Professor, Northern Arizona University

Xiao-Qian Wang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Catherine Murphy

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

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Gabriel Montano

Professor, Northern Arizona University

Xiao-Qian Wang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Catherine Murphy

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

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge