Skip to main content
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

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

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

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor, Texas State University San Marcos

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Maren Roman

Maren Roman

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

Distinguished Professor of Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, and Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

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

Ishrat Khan

Ishrat Khan

Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Chris Leighton

Chris Leighton

Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota System

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Hamer Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Christopher Ellison

Christopher Ellison

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Gang Lu

Gang Lu

Associate Professor, California State University, Northridge

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Horacio Vasquez

Horacio Vasquez

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Arturo Fuentes

Arturo Fuentes

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor, Texas State University San Marcos

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Maren Roman

Maren Roman

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Vincent Crespi

Vincent Crespi

Distinguished Professor of Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, and Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University