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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

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor , North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor , North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado