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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

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

J. David Schall

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Steven May

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Columbia University in the City of New York

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

J. David Schall

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Steven May

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Sonya T. Smith

Sonya T. Smith

Executive Director, Howard University