| Acronym | Meaning |
| GRI | Geosynthetics Research Institute (Drexel University |
| START | Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty |
| ECAMSI | Electron Configuration Analysis For Many-system Interactions |
| CS | Configuration Space (in Wave Functions) |
| NRW | Null Reflecting Water |
| PCL | Phase Conjugate Laser |
| WHAM | Windermere Humic Aq. Acid Model |
| MRF | Myogenic Regulatory Factor |
| ADONIS | Article Delivery Over Network Information Systems |
| HARA | Hazard Assessment By Risk Analysis |