| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABSORB | Arctic Beaufort Sea Oilspill Research Body |
| OSA | Optical Society Of America |
| QRA | Quantitative Risk Assessment |
| CAE | Computer-aided Engineering |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| ARM | Atomic Resolution Microscope |
| TARFOX | Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observation Experiment |
| WWEMA | Waste And Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association |
| ICRU | International Commission On Radiation Units And Measurements |
| MLS | Molecular Luminescence Spectroscopy |