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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

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

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

Our members conduct interdisciplinary research and develop new knowledge and technologies that impact the fields of biomedicine, energy, nanotechnology, electronics, and sustainability.

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Norfolk State University

Building a sample platform for live cell imaging

Norfolk State University

Building Student Pathways to STEM

Norfolk State University

Collaborative materials characterization

University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

Fifth Crystallization Competition

University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

Cross-Cultural Connections: An RET Site Program with UPRM and UW

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Jie Ling

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Jie Ling

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Juan A. Santana

Associate Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Karen Lozano

Department Chair, William Marsh Rice University

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Ashley Wallace

Associate Director of Diversity and Student Engagement, University of Pennsylvania

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Juhyun Lee

Arvind Agarwal

Professor and Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Juan A. Santana

Associate Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Karen Lozano

Department Chair, William Marsh Rice University

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Ashley Wallace

Associate Director of Diversity and Student Engagement, University of Pennsylvania

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Juhyun Lee

Arvind Agarwal

Professor and Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University