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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

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Juan A. Santana

Juan A. Santana

Associate Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Professor, Temple University

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Jorge L. Colón

Jorge L. Colón

Full Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Academic Department Head and Professor, New Mexico State University

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Aida Ebrahimi

Aida Ebrahimi

Assistant Professor, Penn State

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University