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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

Stuart Rowan

Stuart Rowan

Barry L MacLean Professor, University of Chicago

Paul Voyles

Paul Voyles

Harvey D. Spangler Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Fudong Liu

Fudong Liu

Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida

Naidu Seetala

Naidu Seetala

Professor, Grambling State University

Timothy  Lodge

Timothy Lodge

Faculty, Regents Professor, University of Minnesota

Mitk'El Santiago

Mitk'El Santiago

Ezio Fasoli

Ezio Fasoli

Professor, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao

Micahel Chini

Micahel Chini

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

John Asbury

John Asbury

Professor of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University

James Hone

James Hone

Director, Columbia University in the City of New York

Ali Yazdani

Ali Yazdani

James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, Princeton University

Mark Licurse

Mark Licurse

Director of Education and Outreach, University of Pennsylvania

Jerald  Dumas

Jerald Dumas

Associate Professor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Claribel Acevedo Velez

Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico-Mayguez

Boris Kiefer

Boris Kiefer

Professor, New Mexico State University

Jesse Edwards

Jesse Edwards

Abraham Nitzan

Abraham Nitzan

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Michael Scheibner

Michael Scheibner

Associate Professor, University of California Merced

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Professor, Texas State University

Evgeny Tsymbal

Evgeny Tsymbal

George Holmes University Distinguished Professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Alan T. Johnson

Alan T. Johnson

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

Catherine Murphy

Catherine Murphy

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

Ryan Behunin

Ryan Behunin

Associate Professor of Physics, Northern Arizona

Tigran Shahbazyan

Tigran Shahbazyan

Professor, Jackson State University

Branislav Vlahovic

Branislav Vlahovic

Professor, North Carolina Central University

Igor Vasiliev

Igor Vasiliev

Professor, New Mexico State University

Xiaosong Li

Xiaosong Li

ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST , University of Washington

Joshua Goldberger

Joshua Goldberger

Kimberly Professor, The Ohio State University