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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

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Academic Department Head and Professor, New Mexico State University

Alexander Weiss

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor, The Ohio State University

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

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

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Alan Esker

Alan Esker

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Sean Kerwin

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Jie Ling

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside