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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

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Naveen Singh

Naveen Singh

Asst. Professor (Tenure Track), New Mexico Highlands University

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Jorge L. Colón

Jorge L. Colón

Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Alexander Weiss

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Naveen Singh

Naveen Singh

Asst. Professor (Tenure Track), New Mexico Highlands University

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Jorge L. Colón

Jorge L. Colón

Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Alexander Weiss

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba