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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

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University

Stefan Zollner

Stefan Zollner

Department Head, New Mexico State University

Rolando Oyola

Rolando Oyola

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Keerthisinghe Senevirathne

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University

Conrad W. Ingram

Conrad W. Ingram

Clark Atlanta University

Godwin Severa

Godwin Severa

Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Liju Yang

Liju Yang

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Lymari Fuentes-Claudio

Associate Professor, Universidad Ana G Méndez - Recinto de Cupey

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Lisandro Cunci

Lisandro Cunci

Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Raphael Raptis

Raphael Raptis

Professor, Florida International University

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Karen Lozano

Karen Lozano

Endowed Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Alexander Gray

Alexander Gray

Associate Professor, Temple University