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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

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Adri  van Duin

Adri van Duin

Faculty, Pennsylvania State University

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Adri  van Duin

Adri van Duin

Faculty, Pennsylvania State University

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington