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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

Seyhan Salman

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Juan A. Santana

Juan A. Santana

Associate Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

California State University, Long Beach

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Abiodun Fasoro

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Stuart Rowan

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Professor and Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Samrat Dutta

Samrat Dutta

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Jie Ling

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University