Acronyms and Abbreviations

Commonly used acronyms and abbreviations

Department:

ESRA-Earth and Space Research Administration

JCET-Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology

GPHI-Goddard Planetary Heliophysics Institute

ESI-Earth-Space Institute

CRESSTII-Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology II

CSST-Center for Space Science and Technology

GSFC-Goddard Space Flight Center

UMCP-University of Maryland College Park

CUA-Catholic University of America

HU-Howard University

SURA-Southeast Universities research Association

PI-principal investigator

Postdoc-postdoctoral researcher

UMBC:

FAR-Faculty Annual Report

FWR-Faculty Workload Report

TT-tenure track

NTT-non tenure track

OIA-Office of Institutional Advancement

OIR-Office of Institutional Research

IRAD-Institutional Research, Analysis & Decision Support

OSP-Office of Sponsored Programs

PS-PeopleSoft (HR and finance software)

DM-Digital Measures

REX-Report Exchange

OEI-Office of Equity & Inclusion

IC-Inclusion Council

GA-Graduate Assistant (overall any paid graduate students)

RA-Research Assistant (subcategory of GA)

TA-Teaching Assistant (subcategory of GA)

AVP-Assistant or Associate Vice Provost or Assistant Vice President

NASA

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