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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

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Seyhan Salman

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta 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

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Seyhan Salman

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta 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

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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