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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

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Aida Ebrahimi

Aida Ebrahimi

Assistant Professor, Penn State

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Department Chair, William Marsh Rice University

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor, Spelman College

Meng Zhou

Meng Zhou

Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Professor and Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Phil Engen

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Professor, Jackson State University

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

Distinguished Professor of Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, and Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

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