Glossary

AFOSR
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
ARL
Army Research Laboratory
ARO
Army Research Office
CICS
Center for Integrated Circuits and Systems
CMOS
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DARPA MTO
DARPA Microsystems Technology Office
DOE
Department of Energy
DURINT
Defense University Research Initiative on Nanotechnology
EFRC
Energy Frontier Research Center
IARPA
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
ISN
Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
KAIST
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
KIST
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
MISTI
MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives
MITEI
MIT Energy Initiative
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NECST Consortium
Nano-Engineered Composite Aerospace Structures Consortium
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NIH NIBIB
NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
NRI
National Research Initiative
NRO
National Reconnaissance Office
NSERC
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
NSF
National Science Foundation
NSF GRFP
NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program
NSF IDBR
NSF Instrument Development for Biological Research
NSF MRSEC
NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers
ONR
Office of Naval Research
ONR MINE MURI
ONR mm-Wave Initiative for Nitride Electronics Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative
SRC
Semiconductor Research Corporation
SRC/FCRP
SRC Focus Center Research Program
C2S2
Center for Circuits and Systems Solutions
MSD
Materials, Structures and Devices
IFC
Interconnect Focus Center
NRI
Nanoelectronics Research Initiative