| Acronym | Meaning |
| SRU | Soil Remediation Unit |
| RDS | Raman Difference Spectroscopy |
| UTAO | Undistorted Traveling Atomic Orbital |
| SIMS | Surface Impoundment Modeling System |
| MOR | Mid-ocean Ridge |
| NADH | Reduced Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide |
| LTDA | Low Temperature Die Attach [adhesive] |
| MSM | Multishell Method |
| COSTR | Collaborative Solar-Terrestrial Research |
| ABS | Alkylbenzene Sulfonates (anionic Surfactants) |