Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2013)
Chapter: Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2013. Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18271.
| AAAS | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| AMTech | Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortium program |
| ANC | Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| API | application programming interface |
| ARPA-E | Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ATE | Advanced Technological Education |
| CMOS | complementary metal oxide semiconductor |
| CoT | Committee on Technology |
| CPSC | Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| CRADA | cooperative research and development agreement |
| CSSI | Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DNI | Director of National Intelligence |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DOEd | Department of Education |
| DOI | Department of the Interior |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2013. Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18271.
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| DOS | Department of State |
| EHS | environmental, health, and safety |
| ELSI | ethical, legal, and social issues |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FCRP | Focus Center Research Program |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FI | flagship initiative |
| FY | fiscal year |
| GAO | Government Accountability Office |
| GIN | Global Issues in Nanotechnology |
| HR | human resources |
| IC | integrated circuit, intelligence community |
| IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| IP | intellectual property |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| IT | information technology |
| ITRS | International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors |
| MGI | Materials Genome Initiative |
| NACK | Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge |
| NAMII | National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NCL | Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory |
| NCN | Network for Computational Nanotechnology |
| NEHI | New England Healthcare Institute |
| NIC | Nanotechnology in Cancer |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NILI | Nanotechnology, Industry Liaison, and Innovation |
| NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NISE | Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2013. Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18271.
| NKI | Nanotechnology Knowledge Infrastructure |
| NMMB | National Materials and Manufacturing Board |
| NNAP | National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel |
| NNCO | National Nanotechnology Coordination Office |
| NNI | National Nanotechnology Initiative |
| NNIN | National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network |
| NPEC | Nanotechnology Public Engagement and Communications |
| NRC | National Research Council |
| NRI | Nanoelectronics Research Initiative |
| NSET | Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (subcommittee) |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| NSTC | National Science and Technology Council |
| NYSERDA | New York State Energy Research and Development Agency |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| ORCID | Open Researcher and Community ID |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OSTP | Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| PCA | program component area |
| PCAST | President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology |
| PI | principal investigator |
| RFP | request for proposal |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| SEMATECH | not-for-profit consortium (from Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology) |
| SIA | Semiconductor Industry Association |
| SPIE | An optics society |
| SRC | Semiconductor Research Corporation |
| STEM | science, technology, engineering, and mathematics |
| STTR | Small Business Technology Transfer |
| SUNY | State University of New York |
| TC | technical committee |
| USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| USPTO | U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2013. Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18271.
| VCAT | Visitor Committee on Advanced Technology |
| WTEC | World Technology Evaluation Center |
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