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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

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Sean Kerwin

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Mark Wistey

Mark Wistey

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Michael Peterson

Michael Peterson

Professor, California State University Long Beach

M. Jasim Uddin

M. Jasim Uddin

Professor & Head, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Sean Kerwin

Sean Kerwin

Director, Texas State University

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Kesete Ghebreyessus

Associate Professor, Hampton University

Paresh C. Ray

Paresh C. Ray

Professor, Jackson State University

Dorothy Pak

Dorothy Pak

Education Director, University of California, Santa Barbara

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Robert  Steward

Robert Steward

Associate Professor, University of Central Florida

Andre Mkhoyan

Andre Mkhoyan

Professor, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Uwe Hommerich

Uwe Hommerich

Professor, Hampton University

Xiaodong Xu

Xiaodong Xu

Boeing Professor of Physics, University of Washington

Mark Wistey

Mark Wistey

Associate Professor, Texas State University

Yongan Tang

Yongan Tang

Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University

Ivan Dmochowski

Ivan Dmochowski

Alan MacDiarmid Term Professor of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao