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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

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mark Wistey

Mark Wistey

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Mitk'El Santiago

Mitk'El Santiago

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

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

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Derrick Swinton

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida