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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

Matthew Yankowitz

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Steven May

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Stuart Rowan

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Professor and Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones

Evan Pugh University Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Seyhan Salman

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva

Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University