| Acronym | Meaning |
| MPPT | Moeller-Plesset Perturbation Theory |
| EDXS | Energy-dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy |
| HIP | Hot Isostatic Pressing |
| MASIF | Measurement And Analysis Of Surface Interaction Forces |
| RTPM | Real-time Polarization Modulation |
| EMSL | Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory |
| CSE | Capillary Sieving Electrophoresis |
| NSE | Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation |
| IBICVD | Ion Beam Induced Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| PFWM | Parametric Four-wave Mixing |