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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

Andrew Rappe

Andrew Rappe

Blanchard Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva

Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

Professor and Director Advanced Nanoscience Lab, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Adri  van Duin

Adri van Duin

CTO, RxFF_Consulting.LLC

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Naveen Singh

Naveen Singh

Asst. Professor (Tenure Track), New Mexico Highlands University

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Professor, Northern Arizona University

Raul Castaneda

Raul Castaneda

Research Associate, New Mexico Highlands University

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor, Spelman College

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

California State University, Long Beach

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University