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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

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Jie Ling

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Kenneth Knappenberger

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones

Evan Pugh University Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Mark Wistey

Mark Wistey

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

José O Sotero Esteva

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

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

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Nihar Pradhan

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Chair, University of Pennsylvania

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Virginia Lorenz

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign