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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

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Branislav Vlahovic

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Jenora Waterman

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

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

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Branislav Vlahovic

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Jenora Waterman

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

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

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao