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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

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Jenora Waterman

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Professor, Northern Arizona University

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Zhiqiang Mao

Zhiqiang Mao

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Jenora Waterman

Jenora Waterman

Director, North Carolina A&T State University

Benjamin Martin

Benjamin Martin

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Texas State University San Marcos

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Paul Voyles

Paul Voyles

Professsor, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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