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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

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Sayantani Ghosh

Sayantani Ghosh

Professor, University of California Merced

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor and Vice Chair for Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, The Ohio State University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania

Ines Montano

Ines Montano

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson