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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

MRS Fall PREM Scholars Program

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

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Andrew McGhie

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

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Jesse Edwards

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Lena F. Kourkoutis

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Karen Martirosyan

Professor and Director Advanced Nanoscience Lab, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Mircea Chipara

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

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Andrew McGhie

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

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Jesse Edwards

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Lena F. Kourkoutis

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Karen Martirosyan

Professor and Director Advanced Nanoscience Lab, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Mircea Chipara

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

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania