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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

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Michelle Calabrese

Michelle Calabrese

Faculty, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Mitk'El Santiago

Mitk'El Santiago

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

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

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Michelle Calabrese

Michelle Calabrese

Faculty, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Mitk'El Santiago

Mitk'El Santiago

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

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

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign