| Acronym | Meaning |
| HPTP | Human Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase |
| UAM-IV | Urban Airshed Model Version IV |
| ANWAP | Arctic Nuclear Waste Assessment Program |
| TGMA | Task Group Of Metal Accumulation |
| VETESS | Vehicle Transient Emissions Simulation Software |
| JGOFS | Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| ECL | Environmental Chemical Laboratory |
| SMIDG | Submicro Inverse-detection Gradient |
| LTPLD | Liquid Target Pulsed Laser Deposition |
| VAP | Valence Alternation Pair (bonding Configuration Model) |