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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

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Branislav Vlahovic

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Naveen Singh

Naveen Singh

Asst. Professor (Tenure Track), New Mexico Highlands University

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

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

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Michael Petronis

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Professor, University of Washington

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey