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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

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Associate Department Head for Research, The Pennsylvania State University

Stuart Rowan

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Associate Department Head for Research, The Pennsylvania State University

Stuart Rowan

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao