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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

Jennifer Lindline

Jennifer Lindline

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Shelly Grandell

Shelly Grandell

Assistant Director of Education and Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Kelly Trujillo

Kelly Trujillo

Dhananjay Kumar

Dhananjay Kumar

Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Nicholas Pinto

Nicholas Pinto

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Natalya Zimbovskaya

Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao

Marvin Wu

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Raymond Schaak

Raymond Schaak

DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Long-Qing Chen

Long-Qing Chen

Evan Pugh University Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Tatiana Timofeeva

Tatiana Timofeeva

Professor, New Mexico Highlands University

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Illinois

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Joel Brock

Joel Brock

Given Professor of Engineering, Cornell University

Mark Wistey

Mark Wistey

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Hebin Li

Hebin Li

Professor, University of Miami

Andrea Tao

Andrea Tao

Professor, University of California at San Diego

Jay Gupta

Jay Gupta

Professor, The Ohio State University

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Catherine Armwood-Gordon

Dean, Tuskegee University

Seong Jin Koh

Seong Jin Koh

Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Jared Ashcroft

Jared Ashcroft

Pasadena City College

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Noel Giebink

Noel Giebink

Professor, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Kevin Riley

Kevin Riley

Professor, Xavier University of Louisiana,

Natalie Arnett

Natalie Arnett

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

Michael Sailor

Michael Sailor

Professor, University of California San Diego

Karen Martirosyan

Karen Martirosyan

Professor and Director Advanced Nanoscience Lab, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley