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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

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Juan A. Santana

Juan A. Santana

Associate Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

Professor and Director Advanced Nanoscience Lab, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Jorge L. Colón

Jorge L. Colón

Full Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Professor, University of Washington

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Stuart Rowan

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

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