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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

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Mitk'El Santiago

Mitk'El Santiago

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST , University of Washington

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Associate Department Head for Research, The Pennsylvania State University

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University