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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

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

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

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

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