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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

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Fei Yan

Fei Yan

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Margaret Murnane

Margaret Murnane

University of Colorado Boulder

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva

Professor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Nadya Mason

Nadya Mason

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Professor, Northern Arizona University

Yoichi Miyahara

Yoichi Miyahara

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Michael Petronis

Michael Petronis

Associate Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

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

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ryan Blair

Ryan Blair

Professor, California State University, Long Beach

Adri  van Duin

Adri van Duin

CTO, RxFF_Consulting.LLC

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

California State University, Long Beach

Xiaoqing  Pan

Xiaoqing Pan

Professor, University of California Irvine

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Nihar Pradhan

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Kayunta Johnson-Winters

Director, The University of Texas at Arlington