| Acronym | Meaning |
| APM | Acoustic Plate Mode |
| MCHF | Multiconfiguration Hartree-Fock |
| XPEEM | X-ray Photoemission Electron Microscopy |
| CNMMN | Commission On New Minerals And Mineral Names |
| ISAT | In Situ Adaptive Tabulation |
| EMPOSI | Electromagnetic Properties Of Sea Ice |
| AIDJEX | Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment |
| SUSTECH | Sustainable Technologies Initiative [European Communities] |
| PNN | Lead Nickel Niobate |
| BBN | Big Bang Nucleosynthesis |