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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

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Chair, University of Pennsylvania

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Kenneth Knappenberger

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Jenora Waterman

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Seyhan Salman

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Mark Wistey

Mark Wistey

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Mitk'El Santiago

Mitk'El Santiago

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

Distinguished Professor of Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, and Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University