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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

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Matthew Yankowitz

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Matthew Yankowitz

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Nelson Cardona Martínez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

Xinle Li

Xinle Li

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

Associate Director at The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania