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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

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Virginia Lorenz

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Virginia Lorenz

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign