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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

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

J. David Schall

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

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

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Chair, University of Pennsylvania

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Professor, Temple University

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Academic Department Head and Professor, New Mexico State University

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

José O Sotero Esteva

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao