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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

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Michelle Calabrese

Michelle Calabrese

Faculty, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Juan A. Santana

Juan A. Santana

Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Michelle Calabrese

Michelle Calabrese

Faculty, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Juan A. Santana

Juan A. Santana

Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University