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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

Alan Esker

Alan Esker

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Nihar Pradhan

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Professor, Jackson State University

Derrick Swinton

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Professor, Northern Arizona University

Abiodun Fasoro

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Nihar Pradhan

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Mitk'El Santiago

Mitk'El Santiago

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University