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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

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Academic Department Head and Professor, New Mexico State University

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Department Chair, William Marsh Rice University

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Associate Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Chair, University of Pennsylvania

Kenneth Knappenberger

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Michelle A Calabrese

Michelle A Calabrese

Faculty, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Joseph Brown

Joseph Brown

Department Chair, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Titel Jurca

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Jorge L. Colón

Jorge L. Colón

Full Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Phil Engen

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington