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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

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

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

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Kevin Edgar

Kevin Edgar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

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

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Kevin Edgar

Kevin Edgar

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University