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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

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Professor, University of Washington

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Madhab Neupane

Madhab Neupane

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Phil Engen

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

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

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University