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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

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley