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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

Abiodun Fasoro

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson

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

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Demetris Geddis

Demetris Geddis

Assistant Dean and Professor, Hampton University

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor, The Ohio State University

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Department Chair, William Marsh Rice University

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Jeff Jessing

Jeff Jessing

Associate Professor, Fort Lewis College

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi