20

Active Awards

200+

Current Students

1,300

Alumnae/i

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.

Our Community

Meet the talented researchers and educators driving innovation in materials science

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Juan A. Santana

Juan A. Santana

Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Branislav Vlahovic

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Phil Engen

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Assistant Professor, Texas State University

Stuart Rowan

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University