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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

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Phil Engen

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Professor and Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Jie Ling

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Ashley Wallace

Ashley Wallace

Associate Director of Diversity and Student Engagement, University of Pennsylvania

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Academic Department Head and Professor, New Mexico State University

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University