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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

Branislav Vlahovic

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University

Branislav Vlahovic

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Kim Lewis

Kim Lewis

Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs, and Natural Sciences and Professor of Physics, Howard University

Preston Moore

Preston Moore

Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Andre Schleife

Andre Schleife

Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Mohsen Eshraghi

Mohsen Eshraghi

Shaik Jeelani

Shaik Jeelani

Professor, Tuskegee University

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Nelly Mateeva

Nelly Mateeva

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Ania Bleszynski Jayich

Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Kytai Nguyen

Kytai Nguyen

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Ting Cao

Ting Cao

University of Washington

Lei Qian

Lei Qian

Fisk University