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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

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Abiodun Fasoro

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor , Tennessee State University

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Abiodun Fasoro

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor , Tennessee State University