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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

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

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

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

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

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor, Texas State University San Marcos

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Doyle Temple

Doyle Temple

Norfolk State University

Francisco Bezares

Francisco Bezares

Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Harley Johnson

Harley Johnson

Naga Korivi

Naga Korivi

Associate Professor, Tuskegee University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

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

Eugene W. Collins

Fisk University

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

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

Kyung Suk Yum

Kyung Suk Yum

Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

William Brittain

William Brittain

Professor, Texas State University San Marcos

Idalia Ramos

Idalia Ramos

Professor, University of Puerto Rico in Humacao

Darlene Taylor

Darlene Taylor

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Thiagarajan Soundappan

Thiagarajan Soundappan

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Navajo Technical University