| Acronym | Meaning |
| IMF | Initial Mass Function |
| FFFSG | Fossil Fuel Fired Steam Generator |
| NYSERDA | New York State Energy Research And Development Authority |
| MCXD | Magnetic Circular X-ray Dichroism |
| OFMSW | Organic Fraction Municipal Solid Waste |
| VLF | Very Low Frequency (radiowaves) |
| PDB | Protein Data Bank |
| AEHA | Army Environmental Hygiene Agency |
| VSTEP | Vertical-to-surface Transmission Electrophotonic Device |
| TCO | Transparent Conducting Oxide |