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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

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Abiodun Fasoro

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

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

Naveen Singh

Naveen Singh

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

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva

Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Jeff Jessing

Jeff Jessing

Associate Professor, Fort Lewis College

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Nihar Pradhan

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Sean Kerwin

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University