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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

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

University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez

Cross-Cultural Connections: An RET Site Program with UPRM and UW

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Sanket Deshmukh

Associate Professor, Virginia Tech

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Shelly Grandell

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

Alan Esker

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Mitk'El Santiago

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Sanket Deshmukh

Associate Professor, Virginia Tech

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Shelly Grandell

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

Alan Esker

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Mitk'El Santiago

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Kelly Trujillo

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Jay Gupta

Professor, The Ohio State University

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Jiun-Haw Chu

Professor, University of Washington

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Kelly Trujillo

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Jay Gupta

Professor, The Ohio State University

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Jiun-Haw Chu

Professor, University of Washington