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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

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Seyhan Salman

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Demetris Geddis

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor, Hampton University

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Evan Pugh University Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University