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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

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College