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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: List of Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. New Directions for Chemical Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26342.
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Appendix A
List of Acronyms

AA acrylic acid
ACS American Chemical Society
AGORA assembly of gut organisms through reconstruction and analysis
AI artificial intelligence
AIChE American Institute of Chemical Engineers
AM additive manufacturing
API active pharmaceutical ingredient
API American Petroleum Institute
ASEE American Society for Engineering Education
ASSB all-solid-state batteries
AWEA American Wind Energy Association
BAU business as usual
BEV battery electric vehicle
BF blast furnace
BIO Biotechnology Innovation Organization
BIPOC Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics
BTX benzene, toluene, xylene
CAR chimeric antigen receptor
CCUS carbon capture, use, and storage (or carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration)
CFC chlorofluorocarbon
CHO Chinese hamster ovary
CHP combined heat and power
CMS U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CNN convolutional neural network
COBRA constraints-based reconstruction and analysis
CPU central processing unit
CRISPR clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
DAC direct air capture
DBER discipline-based education research
DMF N,N-dimethylformamide
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
DNN deep neural networks
DOE U.S. Department of Energy
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: List of Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. New Directions for Chemical Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26342.
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DRI direct reduction of iron
ECM extracellular matrix
ED electrodialysis
EG ethylene glycol
EMF Energy Modeling Forum
EOR enhanced oil recovery
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EV electric vehicle
Fab fragment antigen-binding
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Fc fragment crystallizable
FCC fluid catalytic cracking
FCEV fuel cell electric vehicle
FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDCA furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid
FMT fecal matter transplant
FORTRAN Formula Translation
FOSSI Future of STEM Scholars Initiative
GAN generative adversarial networks
GDP gross domestic product
GE General Electric
GEM genome-scale metabolic model
GGE gallon gasoline equivalent
GHG greenhouse gas
GI gastrointestinal
GM genetically modified
GPU graphics processing unit
HCFC hydrochlorofluorocarbon
HDA high-density amorphous
HIV human immunodeficiency viruses
HMP Human Microbiome Project
HT high temperature
IAM integrated assessment management
IBD inflammatory bowel disease
IC integrated circuit
ICE internal combustion engine
IDM independent device manufacturer
IEA International Energy Agency
ILI Institute for Learning and Innovation
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: List of Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. New Directions for Chemical Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26342.
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IoT Internet of Things
IR infrared
ISO International Standards Organization
IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
LAB linear alkyl benzene
LCA life-cycle assessment
LDA low-density amorphous
LNG liquefied natural gas
LPG liquefied propane gas
LPN liquid nanoparticle
mAb monoclonal antibody
MD molecular dynamics
MEA membrane electrode assembly
MEG monoethylene glycol
MF microfiltration
MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ML machine learning
MPI multiple principal investigators
mRNA messenger ribonucleic acid
MS mass spectrometry
MSW municipal solid waste
MW molecular weight
NAE National Academy of Engineering
NASEM National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
NET negative emissions technologies
NF nanofiltration
NG natural gas
NGL natural gas liquids
NHL N-acyl-L-homoserine lactones
NIH National Institutes of Health
NMR nuclear magnetic resonance
NN neural networks
NOAA U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOM natural organic matter
NRC National Research Council
NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory
NSF National Science Foundation
OC organic carbon
OCM oxidative coupling of methane
ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: List of Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. New Directions for Chemical Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26342.
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PAH polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
PAM polyacrylamide
PBAT polybutyrate adipate terephthalate
PBS polybutylene succinate
PCB polychlorinated biphenyl
PCL polycaprolactone
PCR polymerase chain reaction
PDRC passive daytime radiative cooling
PE polyethylene
PEC photoelectrochemical cells
PEF polyethylene furanoate
PEG polyethylene glycol
PEM proton exchange membrane
PET polyethylene terephthalate
PGMEA propylene glycol methyl ether acetate
PHA polyhydroxy alkanoate
PI process intensification
PLA polylactic acid
PM particulate matter
PMMA polymethylmethacrylate
PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
PP polypropylene
PS polystyrene
PSC perovskite solar cells
PTA purified terephthalic acid
PTT polytrimethylene terephthalate
PUR polyurethane
PV photovoltaic
PVC polyvinyl chloride
PVOH polyvinyl alcohol
QSAR quantitative structure–property relationships
QSPR quantitative structure–activity relationships
R&D research and development
RD&D research, development, and demonstration
REU Research Experience for Undergraduates
RNA ribonucleic acid
RNN recurrent neural network
RO reverse osmosis
scFv single-chain variable fragment
SCM supplementary cementitious materials
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: List of Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. New Directions for Chemical Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26342.
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SCR selective catalytic reduction
SEM strategic energy management
SFG sum frequency generation
siRNA small interfering RNA
SOEC solid oxide electrolysis cell
SMARTS SMILES arbitrary target specification
SMILES simplified molecular-input line-entry system
SPI single principal investigator
STEM science, technology, engineering, and math
TEA technoeconomic assessment
THF tetrahydrofuran
TRISO TRi-structural ISOtropic
TRL technology readiness level
UF ultrafiltration
UN United Nations
USD United States dollar
WEF water–energy–food
WHO World Health Organization
WHP waste heat to power
WtE waste-to-energy
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: List of Acronyms." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. New Directions for Chemical Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26342.
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Over the past century, the work of chemical engineers has helped transform societies and the lives of individuals, from the synthetic fertilizers that helped feed the world to the development of novel materials used in fuels, electronics, medical devices, and other products. Chemical engineers' ability to apply systems-level thinking from molecular to manufacturing scales uniquely positions them to address today’s most pressing problems, including climate change and the overuse of resources by a growing population.

New Directions for Chemical Engineering details a vision to guide chemical engineering research, innovation, and education over the next few decades. This report calls for new investments in U.S. chemical engineering and the interdisciplinary, cross-sector collaborations necessary to advance the societal goals of transitioning to a low-carbon energy system, ensuring our production and use of food and water is sustainable, developing medical advances and engineering solutions to health equity, and manufacturing with less waste and pollution. The report also calls for changes in chemical engineering education to ensure the next generation of chemical engineers is more diverse and equipped with the skills necessary to address the challenges ahead.

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