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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

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Assistant Professor, University of California, Merced

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones

George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Department Head of Physics, Evan Pugh University Professor, Professor of Chemistry and MatSE, The Pennsylvania State University

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Jiechao Jiang

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST , University of Washington

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Assistant Professor, University of California, Merced

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones

George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Department Head of Physics, Evan Pugh University Professor, Professor of Chemistry and MatSE, The Pennsylvania State University

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Jiechao Jiang

Jiechao Jiang

Professor of Research, The University of Texas at Arlington

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST , University of Washington

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos