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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

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Steven May

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Steven May

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Joseph Ngai

Joseph Ngai

Associate Professor, University of Texas Arlington

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University