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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

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Ashley Wallace

Ashley Wallace

Associate Director of Diversity and Student Engagement, University of Pennsylvania

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Ashley Wallace

Ashley Wallace

Associate Director of Diversity and Student Engagement, University of Pennsylvania

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago