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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

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

Graduate Advisor, and Professor - Condensed Matter Experiment, California State University Long Beach

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

Graduate Advisor, and Professor - Condensed Matter Experiment, California State University Long Beach

Juhyun Lee

Juhyun Lee

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Dorina Chipara

Dorina Chipara

Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Gil Gallegos

Gil Gallegos

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Yaowu Hao

Yaowu Hao

University of Texas at Arlington

Venkatraman Gopalan

Venkatraman Gopalan

Professor, Pennsylvania State University

Seth Fraden

Seth Fraden

Professor, Brandeis University

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Gabriel Montano

Gabriel Montano