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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

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington