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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

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Michelle A Calabrese

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Michelle A Calabrese

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign