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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 |
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 |
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 |
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) |