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Appendix F
List of Acronyms


ARI

Interoceanic Canal Authority

AURA

Associated Universities for Research in Astronomy

AZA

American Zoo and Aquarium Association


CAL

Conservation Analytical Laboratory

CBCES

Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies

CCI

Canadian Conservation Institute

CRL

Conservation Research Laboratory

CXO

Chandra X-Ray Observatory


DARPA

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

DOC

Department of Commerce

DOD

Department of Defense

DOE

Department of Energy

DOI

Department of the Interior


EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

ELIPSE

Environmental Latino Initiative Promoting Science Education


GCI

Getty Conservation Institute

GIS

Geographical Information System


INAA

Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis


LTER

Long Term Ecological Research

LTREB

Long Term Research in Environmental Biology


MBL

Marine Biological Laboratory

MMT

Multiple Mirror Telescope


NAIC

National Atmospheric and Ionospheric Center

NAPA

National Academy of Public Administration

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: List of Acronyms." National Research Council. 2003. Funding Smithsonian Scientific Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10540.
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NAS

National Academy of Sciences

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NCAR

National Center for Atmospheric Research

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NMNH

National Museum of Natural History

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAO

National Optical Astronomy Observatories

NRAO

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

NSF

National Science Foundation

NZP

National Zoological Park


OMB

Office of Management and Budget

OSTP

Office of Science and Technology Policy


PAEC

Performance Accomplishment Evaluation Committee


SAO

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

SCMRE

Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education

SERC

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

SI

Smithsonian Institution

SI/MAB

Smithsonian Institution/Man and the Biosphere Biological Diversity Program

SMA

Submillimeter Array

STRI

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

STScI

Space Telescope Science Institute

SWAS

Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite


UCAR

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

USFWS

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

USGS

United States Geological Survey


VLBI

Very- Long- Baseline Interferometry


WHRC

Woods Hole Research Center

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: List of Acronyms." National Research Council. 2003. Funding Smithsonian Scientific Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10540.
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This report assesses whether the Smithsonian Institution should continue to receive direct federal appropriations for its scientific research programs or if this funding should be transferred to a peer-reviewed program open to all researchers in another agency. The report concludes that the National Museum of Natural History, the National Zoological Park, and the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education in Suitland should remain exempt from having to compete for federal research dollars because they make unique contributions to the scientific and museum communities. Three other Smithsonian research programs should continue to receive federal funding since they are performing science of the highest quality and already compete for much of their government research money.

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