| Acronym | Meaning |
| AIEE | American Institute For Electrical Engineers |
| IEPA | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency |
| QDM | Quantum Defect Method |
| SPEG | Solid Phase Epitaxial Growth |
| MHC | Major Histocompatibility Complex |
| IPN | Interpenetrating Polymer Network |
| ASTM | American Society For Testing And Materials |
| FEA | Finite-element Analysis |
| MAC | Methyl Allyl Chloride |
| NEVE | Nonempirical Valence Electron Method |