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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

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

José O Sotero Esteva

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

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

Ronald Redwing

Ronald Redwing

Associate Teaching Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Madhab Neupane

Madhab Neupane

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Aida Ebrahimi

Aida Ebrahimi

Assistant Professor, Penn State

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

J. David Schall

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST, University of Washington