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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

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

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

Our members conduct interdisciplinary research and develop new knowledge and technologies that impact the fields of biomedicine, energy, nanotechnology, electronics, and sustainability.

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Norfolk State University

Building a sample platform for live cell imaging

Norfolk State University

Building Student Pathways to STEM

Norfolk State University

Collaborative materials characterization

University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

Fifth Crystallization Competition

University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

Cross-Cultural Connections: An RET Site Program with UPRM and UW

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Lei Qian

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Lei Qian

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Thelma Castaneda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Naveen Singh

Asst. Professor (Tenure Track), New Mexico Highlands University

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Thelma Castaneda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Naveen Singh

Asst. Professor (Tenure Track), New Mexico Highlands University

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado