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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

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor , North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Steven May

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

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

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Stuart Rowan

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Haeyeon Yang

Haeyeon Yang

Grambling State University

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Nikoleta Theodoropoulou

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Natarajan Ravi

Natarajan Ravi

Professor , Spelman College

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor , North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Steven May

Steven May

Professor, Drexel University

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Travis Hu

Travis Hu

Associate Professor, California State University Los Angeles

Ram Seshadri

Ram Seshadri

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Colin Nuckolls

Colin Nuckolls

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

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Jorge J. Santiago-Avilés

Associate Professor Emeritus, The University of Pennsylvania

Stuart Rowan

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Yuanxi Wang

Yuanxi Wang

Assistant Professor, University of North Texas