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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

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Robert Gilkerson

Associate professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Mauricio Terrones

Evan Pugh University Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Jiyeong Gu

California State University, Long Beach

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Stefan Zollner

Academic Department Head and Professor, New Mexico State University

Alexander Gray

Professor, Temple University

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Robert Gilkerson

Associate professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Mauricio Terrones

Evan Pugh University Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Jiyeong Gu

California State University, Long Beach

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Stefan Zollner

Academic Department Head and Professor, New Mexico State University

Alexander Gray

Professor, Temple University

Joan M Redwing

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

Harley Johnson

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Jie Ling

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Joan M Redwing

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

Harley Johnson

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Jie Ling

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington