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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

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

Graduate Advisor, and Professor - Condensed Matter Experiment, California State University Long Beach

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Jeff Jessing

Jeff Jessing

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

Graduate Advisor, and Professor - Condensed Matter Experiment, California State University Long Beach

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Jeff Jessing

Jeff Jessing

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez