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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

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Mitk'El Santiago

Mitk'El Santiago

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Alan Esker

Alan Esker

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Alexander Weiss

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

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

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Stuart Rowan

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor, Texas State University San Marcos

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez