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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

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Madhab Neupane

Madhab Neupane

Associate Professor , University of Central Florida

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Assistant Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Jeff Jessing

Jeff Jessing

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Madhab Neupane

Madhab Neupane

Associate Professor , University of Central Florida

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Assistant Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Jeff Jessing

Jeff Jessing

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez