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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

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva

Kevin Riley

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Associate Department Head for Research, The Pennsylvania State University

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva

Kevin Riley

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Associate Department Head for Research, The Pennsylvania State University