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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

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Jennifer Lindline

Jennifer Lindline

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Michael Petronis

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Jennifer Lindline

Jennifer Lindline

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Michael Petronis

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Fei Yan

Fei Yan