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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

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Lamartine Meda

Lamartine Meda

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Deep Jariwalla

Deep Jariwalla

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis

Area Chair, Bioengineering, Harvard University

Hui Cai

Hui Cai

Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Sarah Schreiner

Sarah Schreiner

University of Colorado

Maren Roman

Maren Roman

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Robert B. Moore

Robert B. Moore

Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

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

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Ranganathan Parthasarathy

Tennessee State University

Juan A. Santana

Juan A. Santana

Professor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey

Abiodun Fasoro

Abiodun Fasoro

Associate Professor , Tennessee State University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Virginia Lorenz

Virginia Lorenz

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

Nihar Pradhan

Nihar Pradhan

Associate Professor, Jackson State University

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom

Professor, Cornell University

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Mohammad Islam

Mohammad Islam

Carnegie Mellon University

José O Sotero Esteva

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Jennifer Lindline

Jennifer Lindline

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Valerie Welborn

Valerie Welborn

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

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

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Dinadayalane Tandabany

Associate Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder