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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

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley