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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

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones

George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Department Head of Physics, Evan Pugh University Professor, Professor of Chemistry and MatSE, The Pennsylvania State University

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones

George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Department Head of Physics, Evan Pugh University Professor, Professor of Chemistry and MatSE, The Pennsylvania State University