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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

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

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

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Seyhan Salman

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

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

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson

Associate professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University

DANIELA R. RADU

DANIELA R. RADU

Professor, Florida International University

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Jiyeong Gu

Jiyeong Gu

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

Cherese Winstead

Associate Professor, Chair, Delaware State University

Seyhan Salman

Seyhan Salman

Assistant Professor, Clark Atlanta University

Parag Banerjee

Parag Banerjee

Professor, University of Central Florida

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

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

Edward Yu

Edward Yu

Professor, Judson S. Swearingen Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Robert Gilkerson

Robert Gilkerson

Associate professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Edinburg Campus

Stathis Meletis

Stathis Meletis

Professor and Chair, University of Texas at Arlington

Ubaldo Cordova

Ubaldo Cordova

Professor, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Vijay K. Rangari

Vijay K. Rangari

Professor, Tuskegee University

Thelma Castaneda

Thelma Castaneda

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University