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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

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Titel Jurca

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

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

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Titel Jurca

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

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

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania