General Correspondence, 1980

The academic papers of Chemistry Professor and Dean of Advanced Studies and Research John L. Margrave reflect the daily business of his career at Rice University, and his involvement with Gulf Universities Research Consortium (GURC), Houston Area Research Center (HARC), High Temperature Science, and Marchem, Incorporated.

See detailed descriptions at the begining of each of the 13 series.

List of abbreviations used: AAAS – American Association for the Advancement of Science; AAU – Association of American Universities; AAUP – American Association of University Professors; ACS- American Chemical Society; AEC – Atomic Energy Commission; AFOSR – Air Force Office of Scientific Research; AFWL – Air Force Weapons Laboratory; AIEC – Association of Independent Engineering Colleges; ANROTCCU – Association of NROTC Colleges and Universities; ARCS – Achievement Rewards for College Scientists; AROD – Army Research Office – Durham; ARPA – Advanced Research Projects Agency (Associated with MRC); ASLE – American Society of Lubricating Engineers; ASMS – American Society for Mass Spectrometry; AWU – Associated Western Universities; BDM – The BDM Corporation; CBTCUS – Coordinating Board, Texas College and University; System CCR – Council for Chemical Research (See also U/ITT); CDR – Critical Design Review (DARPA/AFWL); CGS – Council of Graduate Schools; CODAN – Committee on Data Needs; CRR – Chemistry Research Resource Program; CRSSR – Chemical Retaliatory Stockpile Status Review; DARPA – Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; DOE – Department of Energy; DOT – Department of Transportation; DTST – Defense Technologies Study Team; ERDA – Energy Research and Development Administration; EREF – Energy Research and Education Foundation; ESCA – Electron Spectrometer for Chemical Analysis; GURC – Gulf Universities Research Consortium; HARC – Houston Area Research Center; HEW – Health, Education, and Welfare Department; HGAC – Houston-Galveston Area Council; HTS – High Temperature Science; ICSA – Institute for Computer Services and Applications; IIE – Institute of International Education; LCMMD – Laser Countermeasure Materials Development and Technology; NAS – National Academy of Sciences; NASA – National Aeronautic and Space Administration; NBS – National Bureau of Standards (U.S. Department of Commerce); NCURA – National Council for University Research Administrators; NIH – National Institutes of Health; NRC – National Research Council; NRL – Naval Research Lab; NSERC – National Solar Energy Research Consortium; NSF – National Science Foundation; ONR – Office of Naval Research; ORAU – Oak Ridge Associated Universities (Associated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory); ORNL – Oak Ridge National Laboratory; REDDI – Rice Engineering Design and Development Institute; SERI – Solar Energy Research Institute; SREB – Southern Regional Education Board; STAMPS – Scientific Technological Aspects of Materials Processing in Space (under the NRC); STTF – Solar Thermal Test Facilities; TAS – Texas Academy of Sciences; URA – Universities Research Association; USARO – U.S. Army Research Office; USRA – Universities Space Research Association; UTRC – United Technologies Research Center)