| Acronym | Meaning |
| PECASE | Presidential Early Career Award For Scientists And Engineers |
| NPSNET | NASCOM Packet Switched Subnetwork |
| SST | Supersonic Transport |
| ESSA | Environmental Science Services Administration |
| HIRIS | High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |
| CAD | Control Alternate Delete (PC Keyboard Reset Sequence) |
| AI | Action Item |
| TCSM | Tropospheric Chemistry Systems Models |
| ANRHRD | Air Noise Radiation Health Research Division |
| LRC | Langley Research Center |