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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

Maren Roman

Maren Roman

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

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

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor , North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Paul Voyles

Paul Voyles

Harvey D. Spangler Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Maren Roman

Maren Roman

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Andrew McGhie

Andrew McGhie

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

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Jiun-Haw Chu

Jiun-Haw Chu

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor , North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Paul Voyles

Paul Voyles

Harvey D. Spangler Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University