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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

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Jeffrey Shield

Jeffrey Shield

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Kenneth Knappenberger

Kenneth Knappenberger

Professor, Pennsylvania State University University Park

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Associate Professor, Virginia Tech

Kevin Riley

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

David Ginger

David Ginger

University of Washington

Mihai Vaida

Mihai Vaida

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

Director, Tennessee State University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Qilin Dai

Qilin Dai

Professor, Jackson State University

Jie Ling

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson

Associate professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Professor, Northern Arizona University

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley