| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSF | Space Station Freedom |
| SIRM | Scanning Infrared Microscope |
| REM | Reflection Electron Microscopy |
| APRF | Army Pulse Radiation Facility |
| MEK | Methyl Ethyl Ketone (butanone) |
| ARB | Air Resources Board (California) |
| VF | Valence Force (model In Bond Properties Calcns. In Solids) |
| ASCEND | Advanced System For Computations In Engineering Design |
| PF | Pulverized Fuel |
| LILE | Large-ion Lithophile Element |