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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

Jennifer Lindline

Jennifer Lindline

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Jennifer Lindline

Jennifer Lindline

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington