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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

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Titel Jurca

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

California State University, Long Beach

J. David Schall

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Kevin Riley

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Evan Pugh University Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

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

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Professor and Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Kenneth Knappenberger

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park