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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

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Mitk'El Santiago

Mitk'El Santiago

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

Graduate Advisor, and Professor - Condensed Matter Experiment, California State University Long Beach

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Paul Voyles

Paul Voyles

Harvey D. Spangler Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

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

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Mitk'El Santiago

Mitk'El Santiago

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

Graduate Advisor, and Professor - Condensed Matter Experiment, California State University Long Beach

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Paul Voyles

Paul Voyles

Harvey D. Spangler Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

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

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University