| Acronym | Meaning |
| FIAS | Flow Injection Atomic Spectrometry |
| ESA | Electron Stimulated Adsorption |
| SAP | Sampling And Analysis Program |
| MEF | Mouse Embryonic Fibroblast |
| MBSS | Molecular Beam Surface Scattering |
| TPO | Technical Project Officer |
| EPD | Electrophoretic Deposition |
| TRIUMF | Tri-University Meson Facility |
| FOS | First-order Sudden |
| AEOS | Advanced Electro-Optical System |