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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

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson

Associate professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

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

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson

Associate professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

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

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University