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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

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Joan M Redwing

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

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Joan M Redwing

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

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Vincent Crespi

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

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Karen Martirosyan

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

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Vincent Crespi

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

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Karen Martirosyan

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

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory