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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

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Kevin Riley

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

He Dong

He Dong

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Kevin Riley

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director , The University of Chicago