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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

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Jeff Jessing

Jeff Jessing

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Jeff Jessing

Jeff Jessing

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University