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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

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Harley Johnson

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Harley Johnson

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Madhab Neupane

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Alan T. Johnson

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

David Ginger

University of Washington

Joan M Redwing

Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Maren Roman

Professor, Virginia Tech

Jeffrey Shield

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Kevin Edgar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Madhab Neupane

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Alan T. Johnson

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

David Ginger

University of Washington

Joan M Redwing

Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Maren Roman

Professor, Virginia Tech

Jeffrey Shield

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Kevin Edgar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University