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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

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Associate Professor, University of Washington

José O Sotero Esteva

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Michael Petronis

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Mitk'El Santiago

Mitk'El Santiago

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Virginia Lorenz

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

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

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Associate Professor, University of Washington

José O Sotero Esteva

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Michael Petronis

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Mitk'El Santiago

Mitk'El Santiago

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Virginia Lorenz

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

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