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NSF (an initialism for National Sanitation Foundation) is a public health organization [1] headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan [2] that tests and certifies foods, water, and consumer products. [1] It also facilitates the development of standards for these products, [ 1 ] labeling products it has certified to meet these standards with the NSF mark.
Previously referred to as SMET by the NSF, [13] it is through this manner that NSF was first introduced to the acronym STEM. One of the first NSF projects to use the acronym was STEMTEC, the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Teacher Education Collaborative at the University of Massachusetts Amherst , which was founded in 1998. [ 14 ]
It does not operate its own laboratories, unlike other federal research agencies, notable examples being NASA and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NSF uses four main mechanisms to communicate funding opportunities and generate proposals: dear colleague letters, program descriptions, program announcements, and program solicitations. [43]
MDT – modular formation dynamic tester, a tool used to get formation pressure in the hole (not borehole pressure which the PWD does). MDT could be run on Wireline or on the Drill Pipe; MDR – mud damage removal (acid bullheading) MEA – monoethanolamine; MEG – monoethylene glycol; MEIC – Mechanical Electrical Instrumentation Commission
NSF, one of the call signs used by the radio station at the Anacostia Naval Air Station in Washington, D.C. Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title NSF .
NSF stands for nonsufficient funds, and it means you don’t have enough money in your bank account to cover a payment. When that happens, the bank returns the check or denies the electronic ...
Engineering Research Centers (ERC) are university-led institutions developed through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate of Engineering. [1] While ERCs are initially funded by the NSF, they are expected to be self-sustaining within 10 years of being founded.
The abbreviation Floridians seem to be most confused by is “NSFW,” which is searched more than 25,000 times every month in Florida, according to Vera’s study.