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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

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington