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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

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor , North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Branislav Vlahovic

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Michelle Calabrese

Michelle Calabrese

Faculty, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor , North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Branislav Vlahovic

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Michelle Calabrese

Michelle Calabrese

Faculty, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University