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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

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Derrick Swinton

Derrick Swinton

Associate Dean, Kean University

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

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

Stuart Rowan

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Zhongzhou Chen

Zhongzhou Chen

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington

Xiao-Qian Wang

Xiao-Qian Wang

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Arvind Agarwal

Arvind Agarwal

Distinguished University Professor , Florida International University

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Eric Stach

Eric Stach

Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Krishnan Rajeshwar

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington