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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

Karen Lozano

Department Chair, William Marsh Rice University

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Andrew McGhie

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

Beni Dangi

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Alan Esker

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Lei Qian

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Jeff Jessing

Associate Professor, Fort Lewis College

Karen Lozano

Department Chair, William Marsh Rice University

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Andrew McGhie

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

Beni Dangi

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Alan Esker

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Lei Qian

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Jeff Jessing

Associate Professor, Fort Lewis College

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Nelly Mateeva

Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor, Hampton University

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Nelly Mateeva

Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor, Hampton University

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,