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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

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Professor, Northern Arizona University

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Professor, Temple University

Mark Wistey

Mark Wistey

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Michelle A Calabrese

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Associate Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Demetris Geddis

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor, Hampton University

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside

Kevin Edgar

Kevin Edgar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Steven May

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Sean Kerwin

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Xiao-Qian Wang

Xiao-Qian Wang

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras