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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

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Branislav Vlahovic

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

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

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Branislav Vlahovic

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

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

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania