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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

Thomas Epps

Thomas Epps

Chief Science Officer, Lignolix, Inc

Alexander Weiss

Alexander Weiss

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Jorge L. Colón

Jorge L. Colón

Full Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras

Samrat Dutta

Samrat Dutta

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Madhab Neupane

Madhab Neupane

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Abiodun Fasoro

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

Professor and Director Advanced Nanoscience Lab, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson

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

Maren Roman

Maren Roman

Professor, Virginia Tech

Cheng-Yu Lai

Cheng-Yu Lai

Associate Professor Affiliated, Florida International University

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor, The Ohio State University

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Lena F. Kourkoutis

Lena F. Kourkoutis