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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

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Maren Roman

Maren Roman

Professor, Virginia Tech

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Professor, Temple University

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Academic Department Head and Professor, New Mexico State University

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Aida Ebrahimi

Aida Ebrahimi

Assistant Professor, Penn State

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Nasim Alem

Nasim Alem

Associate Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Mitk'El Santiago

Mitk'El Santiago

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor and Chair, Texas State University San Marcos

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University