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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

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor, Texas State University San Marcos

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Titel Jurca

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Phil Engen

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor, Texas State University San Marcos

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Titel Jurca

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Phil Engen

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University