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Acronyms
A&A
Astronomy and Astrophysics
AAAS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
AAS
American Astronomical Society
AASC
Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee (Decadal Reports)
AASTRA
AAS membership program for K-12 science teachers
ADP
Astrophysics Data Program (NASA)
ADS
Astrophysical Data System (NASA)
AGN
active galactic nuclei
AIP
American Institute of Physics
AIPS
Radio Astronomy Data Analysis System (also AIPS++)
AJ
Astronomical Journal
ALMA
Atacama Large Millimeter Array (previously, the MMA)
AMANDA
Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array
AMS
Space Station Antimatter Search program
AO
Announcement of Opportunity
ApJ
Astrophysical Journal
APS
American Physical Society
ARC
Astronomical Research Corporation
ASCA
Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics (Japan)
AST
Division of Astronomical Sciences (NSF)
ATI
Advanced Technology and Instrumentation program (NSF)
ATM
Division of Atmospheric Sciences (NSF)
ATP
Astrophysical Theory Program
AUI
Associated Universities Incorporated
AURA
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
AXAF
Advanced X-ray Astronomy Facility, now known as Chandra
BAAS
Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
BATSE
Burst and Transient Source Experiment, on CGRO
BIMA
Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Array
BPA
Board on Physics and Astronomy (NRC)
CAA
Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics (NRC)
CARA
California Association for Research in Astronomy
CAREER
NSF Program for Young Investigators
CASA-MIA
University of Chicago Air Shower Array and University of Michigan Muon Detector (in Utah)
CDMS I and II
Cryogenic Dark Matter Search: I, Stanford University; II, Tower Soudan Mine
CDP
Cross Directorate Programs
CGRO
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
COBE
Cosmic Background Explorer
CoI
coinvestigator
COMPTEL
Imaging Compton Telescope
CP
charge-parity conjugation
CR
cosmic ray
CSO
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
CTIO
Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory
CY
calendar year
DA
data analysis
DDRF
Director's Discretionary Research Fund
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
EGRET
Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope on CGRO
EPSCoR
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF)
ESA
European Space Agency
ESO
European Southern Observatory
ESP
Education and Special Programs
EUVE
Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer
EXC
Extragalactic and Cosmology program (NSF)
EXGAL
Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology program (NSF)
FCRAO
Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory
FFRDC
Federally Funded Research and Development Center
FIR
far infrared
FTE
full-time equivalent
FUSE
Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
FY
fiscal year
GAL
Galactic Astronomy program (NSF)
GALLEX
European Gallium Solar-neutrino Detector
GBT
Green Bank Telescope
GDP
gross domestic product
GINGA
Third Japanese X-ray Astronomy Satellite
GISS
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
GLAST
Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope
GO
Guest Observer program
GP-B
Gravity Probe B
GPRA
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
GSFC
Goddard Space Flight Center
GTO
Guaranteed Time Observer (usually instrument or telescope builder)
HALCA
Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communications and Astronomy
HEA
High-Energy Astrophysics (DOE)
HEAO
High Energy Astrophysics Observatory (HEAO-B = Einstein)
HEP
High Energy Physics Division (DOE)
HET
Hobby-Eberly Telescope
HiResII
Ultrahigh-Energy Cosmic Ray Detector
HSC
House Science Committee
HST
Hubble Space Telescope
IPA
Intergovernmental Personnel Act
IR
infrared
IRTF
Infrared Telescope Facility
ISM
interstellar medium
ISO
European Infrared Space Observatory
ISOL
Isotope Separator On Line
IUE
International Ultraviolet Explorer
JPL
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
KAO
Kuiper Airborne Observatory
KDI
Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence
KPNO
Kitt Peak National Observatory
LBNL
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LBT
Large Binocular Telescope
LEXEN
Life in Extreme Environments
LIDAR
light detection and ranging
LIGO
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory
LISA
Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
LTSA
Long Term Space Astrophysics
MACRO
Monopole Particle Search at Gran Sasso Laboratory
MAP
Microwave Anisotropy Probe
MDM
University of Michigan, Dartmouth College, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology; now University of Michigan, Dartmouth College, Ohio State University, and Columbia University
MILAGRO
High Energy Gamma Ray Detector
MMA
Millimeter Array, now ALMA
MMT
Multiple Mirror Telescope
MO
mission operations
MO&DA
Mission Operations and Data Analysis
MPS
Mathematics and Physical Sciences Directorate (NSF)
MRE
major research equipment
MRI
Major Research Instrumentation program (NSF)
MSFC
Marshall Space Flight Center
NAIC
National Astronomy and Ionospheric Center
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NGST
Next Generation Space Telescope (NASA)
NICMOS
Near Infrared Camera and Multi Object Spectrograph (HST)
NIR
near infrared
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOAO
National Optical Astronomy Observatories
NRA
NASA Research Announcement
NRAO
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
NRC
National Research Council
NRL
Naval Research Laboratory
NRO
National Reconnaissance Office
NSB
National Science Board
NSF
National Science Foundation
NSO
National Solar Observatory
OC
other construction
OI
observational infrared
OIR
optical and infrared
OMA
Office of Multidisciplinary Affairs (NSF)
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OO
observational optical
OPP
Office of Polar Programs (NSF)
OPS
operations
OR
observational radio
OSS
Office of Space Science (NASA)
OVRO
Owens Valley Radio Observatory (Caltech)
PECASE
Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (NSF)
PHY
Physics Division (NSF)
PI
principal investigator
PL
planetary
PLA
Planetary Astronomy program (NSF)
POWRE
Professional Opportunities for Women in Research and Education (NSF)
PYI
Presidential Young Investigator (now CAREER)
R&A
research and analysis
R&D
research and development
REU
Research Experience for Undergraduates
RHIC
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (Brookhaven)
ROSAT
Röentgen Satellite (Germany)
R&RA
research and related activities
RSM
Radio Spectrum Management
RTOP
Research and Technology Objectives and Plans Program
RXTE
Rossi X-ray Timing Experiment
SAA
Stellar Astronomy and Astrophysics program (NSF)
SAGE
Soviet-American Gallium Experiment (for neutrinos)
SAGENAP
Scientific Advisory Group for Non-accelerator Physics (DOE)
SALT
South African Large Telescope
SAO
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
SDSS
Sloan Digital Sky Survey
SETI
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
SIRTF
Space Infrared Telescope Facility
SLAC
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
SMA
Submillimeter Array
SMM
Submillimeter/Millimeter
SNO
Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
SO
Solar
SOAR
Southern Observatory for Astronomical Research (4-meter telescope at CTIO)
SOFIA
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
SOHO
Solar Heliospheric Observatory (ESA-NASA)
SRS
Division of Science Resources Studies (NSF)
SSB
Space Studies Board (NRC)
ST
Stellar
STC
Science and Technology Center
STIS
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrometer
STScI
Space Telescope Science Institute
Subaru
Japanese 8-meter Telescope (Hawaii)
TH
Theory
UHE
ultrahigh energy
USGP/SCOPE
U.S. Gemini Program/Science Operations Division (NOAO)
USNO
United States Naval Observatory
UV
ultraviolet
VERITAS
Ultrahigh-Energy Gamma Ray Array
VLA
Very Large Array
VLBA
Very Long Baseline Array
VLBI
Very Long Baseline Interferometry
VLT
European Very Large Telescope (4 × 8-meters)
WIYN
Wisconsin, Indiana, Yale, and NOAO 3.5-meter Telescope (KPNO)
YALO
Yale, AURA, University of Lisbon, and Ohio State 1-meter Telescope Consortium
