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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

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Assistant Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Juan A. Santana

Juan A. Santana

Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Saiful Khondaker

Saiful Khondaker

Professor, University of Central Florida

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Assistant Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Juan A. Santana

Juan A. Santana

Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Saiful Khondaker

Saiful Khondaker

Professor, University of Central Florida

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo