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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

MRS Fall PREM Scholars Program

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

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Jesse Edwards

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Joan M Redwing

Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Nelly Mateeva

Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Jesse Edwards

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Joan M Redwing

Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Nelly Mateeva

Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Alexander Gray

Professor, Temple University

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Jay Gupta

Professor, The Ohio State University

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Qilin Dai

Professor, Jackson State University

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Alexander Gray

Professor, Temple University

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Jay Gupta

Professor, The Ohio State University

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Qilin Dai

Professor, Jackson State University

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University