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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

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Paul Voyles

Paul Voyles

Harvey D. Spangler Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Kenneth Knappenberger

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor , Pennsylvania State University University Park

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Virginia Lorenz

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Jenora Waterman

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Kevin Riley

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Paul Voyles

Paul Voyles

Harvey D. Spangler Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Kenneth Knappenberger

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor , Pennsylvania State University University Park

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

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

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Virginia Lorenz

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Jenora Waterman

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Kevin Riley

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,