Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025): Securing U.S. Global Leadership Through Renewed and Expanded Infrastructure (2025)
Chapter: Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025): Securing U.S. Global Leadership Through Renewed and Expanded Infrastructure. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/29063.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
| ADF-STEM | annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy |
| AFM | atomic force microscopy |
| AIP | American Institute of Physics |
| ALD | atomic layer deposition |
| BARDA | Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority |
| BES | Basic Energy Sciences (under the Department of Energy) |
| BMES | Biomedical Engineering Society |
| CBEN | Center for Biomedical and Environmental Nanotechnology |
| CFN | Center for Functional Nanomaterials |
| CHIPS | Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors |
| CINT | Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies |
| CNEU | Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization |
| CNF | Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility |
| CNM | Center for Nanoscale Materials |
| CNMS | Center for Nanophase Materials Science |
| CNS | Center for Nanoscale Systems |
| CNST | Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology |
| CoS | Committee on Science (of the National Science and Technology Council) |
| CoT | Committee on Technology (of the National Science and Technology Council) |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025): Securing U.S. Global Leadership Through Renewed and Expanded Infrastructure. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/29063.
| CRS | Controlled Release Society |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DOC | Department of Commerce |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| EOP | Executive Office of the President |
| HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| MANTH | Mid-Atlantic Nanotechnology Hub |
| MIE | Major Items of Equipment |
| MIRA | Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| MONT | Montana Nanotechnology Facility |
| MRI | major research instrumentation |
| MRL | Materials Research Laboratory |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| MRSEC | Major Research Science and Engineering Centers |
| NCI-SW | Nanotechnology Collaborative Infrastructure Southwest |
| NEHI | Nanotechnology Environmental and Health Implications (Working Group) |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NMMB | National Materials and Manufacturing Board |
| NNCI | National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure |
| NNCO | National Nanotechnology Coordinating Office |
| NNF | Nebraska Nanoscale Facility |
| NNI | National Nanotechnology Initiative |
| NRSA | National Research Service Award |
| NSE | Nanoscale Science and Engineering |
| NSET | Subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| NSRC | Nanoscale Science Research Center |
| NSTC | National Science and Technology Council |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OSTP | Office of Science and Technology Policy |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025): Securing U.S. Global Leadership Through Renewed and Expanded Infrastructure. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/29063.
| PCA | Program Component Area |
| PCAST | President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology |
| R&D | research and development |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| RTNN | Research Triangle Nanotechnology Network |
| SDNI | San Diego Nanotechnology Infrastructure |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| SENIC | Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor |
| SPIE | Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers |
| SRC | Semiconductor Research Corporation |
| STEM | scanning transmission electron microscope |
| STEM | science, technology, engineering, and mathematics |
| STM | scanning tunneling microscopy |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| TNF | Texas Nanofabrication Facility |
| UARC | University Affiliated Army Research Center |
| UGIM | University, Government, Industry, Micro/Nanotechnology |
| UIUC | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |
| USDA | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| USPTO | U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025): Securing U.S. Global Leadership Through Renewed and Expanded Infrastructure. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/29063.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025): Securing U.S. Global Leadership Through Renewed and Expanded Infrastructure. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/29063.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025): Securing U.S. Global Leadership Through Renewed and Expanded Infrastructure. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/29063.
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