| Acronym | Meaning |
| MCS | Management Control System |
| SIRM | Scanning Infrared Microscope |
| NVLAP | National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program |
| SPEELS | Spin-polarized Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus |
| PACS | Physics And Astronomy Classification Scheme |
| IAHR | International Association For Hydraulic Research |
| BTDC | Before Top Dead Center |
| MCP2P | Multiconfigurational Particle-particle Propagator |
| PZN | Lead Zinc Niobate |