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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

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

J. David Schall

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Beni Dangi

Beni Dangi

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Joan M Redwing

Joan M Redwing

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

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Sean Kerwin

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

J. David Schall

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley