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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

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kevin Edgar

Kevin Edgar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Kenneth Knappenberger

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Michelle A Calabrese

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Professor, University of Washington

Xiao-Qian Wang

Xiao-Qian Wang

Abiodun Fasoro

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Adri  van Duin

Adri van Duin

CTO, RxFF_Consulting.LLC