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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

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Alexander Weiss

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor , North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Derrick Swinton

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Phil Engen

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Adri  van Duin

Adri van Duin

Faculty, Pennsylvania State University

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson

Associate professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Assistant Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Mitk'El Santiago

Mitk'El Santiago