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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

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Matthew Yankowitz

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Matthew Yankowitz

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University