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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

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

Graduate Advisor, and Professor - Condensed Matter Experiment, California State University Long Beach

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor, Texas State University San Marcos

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Vibha Bansal

Vibha Bansal

Professor and Researcher, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey

Daniel Gamelin

Daniel Gamelin

Professor, University of Washington

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

Graduate Advisor, and Professor - Condensed Matter Experiment, California State University Long Beach

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor, Texas State University San Marcos

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington