| Acronym | Meaning |
| LIBWE | Laser-induced Backside Wet Etching |
| SEL | Stacked Elemental Layer (vapor Deposition Technique) |
| TNBS | Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid |
| SPALEED | Spot Profile Analysis Low Energy Electron Diffraction |
| TEDOR | Transferred Echo Double Resonance |
| OIA | Office Of International Activities |
| CAT | Clear Air Turbulence |
| NWS | National Weather Service |
| DERA | Defense Environmental Restoration Act |
| VSTA | Virus-Serum-Toxin Act |