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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

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor, The Ohio State University

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Nihar Pradhan

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Xiao-Qian Wang

Xiao-Qian Wang

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Benjamin Boesl

Benjamin Boesl

Professor, Florida International University

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Evan Pugh University Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Professor and Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington