| Acronym | Meaning |
| DMSP | Defense Meteorological Satellite Program |
| PREELS | Position-resolved Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| NIA | National Institute On Aging |
| NAERG | North American Emergency Response Guidebook |
| HEU | Highly Enriched Uranium |
| CBE | Chemical Beam Epitaxy |
| INDO/SP | Intermediate Neglect Of Differential Overlap/spin Polarization |
| PLDMR | Photoluminescence Detected Magnetic Resonance |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| MBRS | Molecular Beam Reactive Scattering |