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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

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Jie Ling

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Naveen Singh

Naveen Singh

Asst. Professor (Tenure Track), New Mexico Highlands University

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Saiful Khondaker

Saiful Khondaker

Professor, University of Central Florida

Jenora Waterman

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Kevin Edgar

Kevin Edgar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson