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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

Stuart Rowan

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Stuart Rowan

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez