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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

Yi Hong

Yi Hong

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Ramana Chintalapalle

Ramana Chintalapalle

Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Yangyang Liu

Yangyang Liu

Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles

Arjun G. Yodh

Arjun G. Yodh

PI, University of Pennsylvania

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

Rebecca W. Bushnell Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania

José O Sotero Esteva

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

AnneLynn GILLIAN-DANIEL

Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Nihar Pradhan

Nihar Pradhan

Professor, Jackson State University

Maria Konsta

Maria Konsta

Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Kevin Riley

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Yiyan Li

Yiyan Li

Fort Lewis College

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mataz Alcoutlabi

Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Mahesh Mahanthappa

Faculty, Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

Associate Professor, Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Naveen Singh

Naveen Singh

Asst. Professor (Tenure Track), New Mexico Highlands University

Sanket Deshmukh

Sanket Deshmukh

Associate Professor, Virginia Tech

José O Sotero Esteva

José O Sotero Esteva

Profesor, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao

Daeyeon Lee

Daeyeon Lee

Russell Pearce and Elizabeth Crimian Heuer Professor, University of Pennsylvania

J. David Schall

J. David Schall

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Ye Cao

Ye Cao

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Eileen Sheu

Eileen Sheu

Outreach Director, The University of Chicago

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University