| Acronym | Meaning |
| DETA | Dielectric Thermal Analysis |
| PMP | Project Management Plan |
| PGM | Platinum-group Mineral(s) |
| GEMS | Global Environmental Monitoring Systems |
| SCLCP | Side-chain Liquid-crystalline Polymer |
| OD | Optical Density |
| APS | American Physical Society |
| ALS | Alternating Least Squares |
| ELSA | Electron Stretcher Accelerator |
| CWP | Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis |