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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

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Jennifer Irvin

Jennifer Irvin

Dean, University of Houston - Clear Lake

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Ufana Riaz

Ufana Riaz

assistant professor, North Carolina Central University

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Ashley Wallace

Ashley Wallace

Associate Director of Diversity and Student Engagement, University of Pennsylvania

Alexander Weiss

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

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

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Professor and Chair, Virginia Commonwealth University

Mauricio Terrones

Mauricio Terrones

Evan Pugh University Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

California State University, Long Beach

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Phil Engen

Phil Engen

Education & Outreach Director, University of Minnesota

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson

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

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University