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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

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson

Associate professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Abiodun Fasoro

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor , Tennessee State University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson

Associate professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Abiodun Fasoro

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor , Tennessee State University

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

Professor and Chair, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc