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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

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

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

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva

Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Kenneth Knappenberger

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones

Evan Pugh University Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Associate Professor, Virginia Tech

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

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

Sean Kerwin

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Jennifer Lindline

Jennifer Lindline

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Beni Dangi

Beni Dangi

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Xiao-Qian Wang

Xiao-Qian Wang

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Chair, University of Pennsylvania

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University