| Acronym | Meaning |
| IAB | Information Access Branch |
| NSLS | National Synchrotron Light Source |
| FRET | Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer |
| AOTF | Acousto-optic Tunable Filter |
| OCRWM | Office Of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management |
| SLAR | Side Looking Airborne Radar |
| XTEM | Cross-sectional Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| YLF | Yttrium Lithium Fluoride |
| CHES | 3-(cyclohexylamino)ethylsulfonic Acid |
| GIXD | Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction |