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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

Titel Jurca

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Richard Mu

Richard Mu

Tennessee State University

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Director/Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Pennsylvania State University

Sulin Zhang

Sulin Zhang

Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Javier Read de Alaniz

Javier Read de Alaniz

Professor, University of California Santa Barbara

Nihar Pradhan

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Titel Jurca

Titel Jurca

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Associate Professor, University of California, Riverside

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Asem Abdulahad

Asem Abdulahad

Associate Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana

Sean Kerwin

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Yomaira Pagán-Torres

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Joshua Robinson

Joshua Robinson

Pennsylvania State University

Mircea Chipara

Mircea Chipara

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

Lisa Neshyba

Lisa Neshyba

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University