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P&P |
MIT Policies and Procedures |
P3 Award |
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's student design competition for sustainability focusing on People, Prosperity, and the OP |
PANTHER |
PAthogenic Notification for THreatening Environmental Releases |
PARTNER |
Partnership for AiR Transportation Noise and Emissions Reduction |
PBE |
Phi Beta Epsilon |
PBK |
Phi Beta Kappa |
PCAST |
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (that's the President of the United States) |
PC&T |
Performance Consulting & Training (team) |
PCLM |
Picower Center for Learning and Memory (formerly CLM) |
PDSI |
A major building and renovation project of the Physics Department completed Fall 2007 - bldg 6C |
PDT |
Phi Delta Theta |
PECASE |
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the nation's highest honor for professionals at the outset of their independent research careers |
PEER |
Program for Environmental Education and Research |
PEP |
Professional Education Programs |
PESO |
Philippine Emerging Startups Open |
P/F |
Pass-Fail (grading system) |
PFC |
Plasma Fusion Center |
PGD |
Phi Gamma Delta |
Ph.D. |
Doctor of Philosophy (degree), also known as a doctorate |
P.I. |
Principal Investigator |
PII |
Personally Identifiable Information or Personally Identifying Information e.g. Social Security Number |
PIB |
Program in International Business (Center for International Studies) |
PiKA |
Pi Kappa Alpha |
PILOT |
Payment in Lieu of Taxes (MIT makes such payments to the City of Cambridge.) |
PIRN |
Personal Information Requiring Notification if lost or stolen, e.g. Social Security Number see also WISP |
PIRN |
proposed interface revision notice (EAPS) |
PIVoT |
Physics Interactive Video Tutor |
PKS |
Phi Kappa Sigma |
PKT |
Phi Kappa Theta |
PLOS |
Public Library of Science (Biology Journal) |
PLP |
Pi Lambda Phi |
PMD |
People Making a Difference (projects) |
PMG |
Programming Methodology Group |
PNAS |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
PO |
Planning Office (old) |
PO |
Purchase order |
PoET |
Program on Emerging Technologies |
POPI |
Program on the Pharmaceutical Industry |
Postdoc |
Postdoctoral fellow |
POWER |
Program for Overcoming Worries: Energize and Relax, a health promotion program for students |
PowerFAIDS |
Power Financial Aid Information Data System, a computer system used to administer financial aid at MIT |
PP |
Physical Plant (Old name. Now known as the Department of Facilities.) |
PPST |
Program in Polymer Science and Technology |
PROCEED |
Program for Continuing Engineering Education |
PROFIT |
PROductivity From Information Technology (initiative based at the Sloan School of Management) |
PRS |
Public Relations Services |
PSB |
Publishing Services Bureau |
PSC |
Public Service Center |
PSD |
Production System Design (Laboratory) |
PSFC |
Plasma Science and Fusion Center |
PSGs |
Problem-Solving Groups, sponsored by the Administrative Advisory Council II |
PSK |
Phi Sigma Kappa |
PSSC |
Physical Sciences Study Committee (old) |
PTS |
Pi Tau Sigma (honorary mechanical engineering fraternity) |