Skip to main content
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

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Steven May

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Adri  van Duin

Adri van Duin

Faculty, Pennsylvania State University

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Stuart Rowan

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson

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

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Matthew Yankowitz

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington

Przemyslaw Dera

Przemyslaw Dera

Steven May

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Adri  van Duin

Adri van Duin

Faculty, Pennsylvania State University

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Associate Professor, Tennessee State University

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Lilo Pozzo

Lilo Pozzo

Adjunct Professor, University of Washington

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Stuart Rowan

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson

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

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Matthew Yankowitz

Matthew Yankowitz

Associate Professor, University of Washington