Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2016)
Chapter: Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/23603.
B
Acronyms and Abbreviations
| A2P | Atoms to Product |
| AMTech | Advanced Manufacturing Technology |
| API | active pharmaceutical ingredient |
| ARMD | Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (NASA) |
| ASU | Arizona State University |
| CAP | Commercialization Accelerator Program (NIH) |
| cGMP | current good manufacturing practice |
| CHM | Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing |
| CMOS | Contract Manufacturing Organization |
| CNF | Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility |
| CNS | Center for Nanoscale Systems (Harvard University) |
| CNSE | Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering |
| CNST | Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (NIST) |
| CoE | Center of Excellence (FAA) |
| CRP | Commercialization Readiness Pilot (NIH) |
| CY | calendar year |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| DCTC | Dakota County Technical College |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/23603.
| EFRC | Energy Frontier Research Center (DOE) |
| EHS | environmental, health, and safety |
| EMN | Energy Materials Network (DOE) |
| EMSL | Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERC | Engineering Research Center |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FEDC | Flexible Electronics and Display Center |
| FNC | Future Naval Capabilities (ONR) |
| FY | fiscal year |
| GCD | Game Changing Development (NASA) |
| GCGH | Grand Challenge in Global Health initiative |
| GMP | Good Manufacturing Practice |
| GOALI | Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (NSF) |
| HGP | Human Genome Project |
| HPC4MFG | High Performance Computing for Manufacturing Program (DOE) |
| I-Corps | Innovation Corps |
| I/UCRC | Industry/University Cooperative Research Center |
| IQT | |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| MANTECH | Manufacturing Technology |
| MANTH | Mid-Atlantic Nanotechnology Hub for Research, Education and Innovation |
| MEMS | microelectromechanical systems |
| MEP | Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST) |
| MII | Manufacturing Innovation Institute |
| MINIC | Midwest Nano Infrastructure Corridor |
| MMNIN | Multi-scale Manufacturing and Nano Integration Node |
| MONT | Montana Nanotechnology Facility |
| MOSIS | Metal Oxide Semiconductor Implementation Service |
| MRL | manufacturing readiness level |
| MSiC | Math Science Innovation Center |
| MURI | Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative |
| NAE | National Academy of Engineering |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/23603.
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NBMC | Nano-Bio Manufacturing Consortium |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NCI-SW | Nanotechnology Collaborative Infrastructure Southwest |
| NCL | Nanotechnology Characterization Lab |
| NCN | Network for Computational Nanotechnology |
| NCNHIR | NIEHS Centers for Nanotechnology Health Implications Research |
| NCSES | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics |
| NCTR | National Center for Toxicological Research |
| NERC | Nanosystem Engineering Research Center |
| NIAC | NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts |
| NICE | Nanotechnology Innovation and Commercialization Ecosystem |
| NIEHS | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NISEnet | National Informal STEM Education Network |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NNCI | National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure |
| NNCO | National Nanotechnology Coordination Office |
| NNF | Nebraska Nanoscale Facility |
| NNI | National Nanotechnology Initiative |
| NNIN | National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network |
| NNMI | National Network for Manufacturing Innovation |
| NNN | National Nanomanufacturing Network |
| NNUN | National Nanofabrication User Network |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| NSE | nanoscale science and engineering |
| NSEC | Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers |
| NSEE | Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education |
| NSET | Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| NSI | Nanotechnology Signature Initiative |
| NSRC | Nanoscale Science Research Center |
| NSTC | National Science and Technology Council |
| ONR | Office of Naval Research |
| OSTP | Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| PCA | program component area |
| PCAST | President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology |
| PNNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/23603.
| R&D | research and development |
| RET | Research Experience for Teachers |
| REU | Research Experience for Undergraduates |
| RFI | request for information |
| RIF | Rapid Innovation Fund |
| RTNN | Research Triangle Nanotechnology Network |
| S&E | science and engineering |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| SBV | Small Business Voucher (DOE) |
| SDNI | San Diego Nanotechnology Infrastructure |
| SENIC | Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor |
| SHyNE | Soft and Hybrid Nanotechnology Experimental Resource |
| SMART | Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (DOD) |
| SNSF | Stanford Nano Shared Facilities |
| SPL | Solar Power Laboratory |
| STEM | science, technology, engineering, and mathematics |
| STRG | Space Technology Research Grant (NASA) |
| STTR | Small Business Technology Transfer |
| TCF | Technology Commercialization Fund |
| TDM | Technology Demonstration Mission (NASA) |
| TFC | Technology Commercialization Fund (DOE) |
| TIA | Technology Investment Agreement (DOE) |
| TNF | Texas Nanofabrication Facility |
| TONIC | Translation of Nanotechnology in Cancer |
| TRL | technology readiness level |
| TSCA | Toxic Substances Control Act |
| UARC | University Affiliated Research Center |
| ULI | University Leadership Initiative (NASA ARMD) |
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