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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

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Jorge L. Colón

Jorge L. Colón

Full Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Seyhan Salman

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Mark Wistey

Mark Wistey

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Adri  van Duin

Adri van Duin

CTO, RxFF_Consulting.LLC

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Nihar Pradhan

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University