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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

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Assistant Professor, University of California, Merced

Paul Voyles

Paul Voyles

Harvey D. Spangler Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson

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

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Matthew Yankowitz

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor , The Pennsylvania State University

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao