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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

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

José O Sotero Esteva

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

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

Jerzy Leszczynski

Jerzy Leszczynski

Professor And President’s Distinguished Fellow, Jackson State University

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

José O Sotero Esteva

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Tania Betancourt

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Texas State University

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

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