| Acronym | Meaning |
| JESSI | Joint European Submicron Silicon Initiative |
| RIR | Relative Inhalation Risk |
| BDTT | Brittle-to-ductile Transition Temperature |
| VAMAS | Versailles Project On Advanced Materials And Stds. |
| WBGT | Wet Bulb Global Temperature |
| CRISTA | Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers And Telescopes For The Atmosphere |
| MEBES | Micro-electron Beam Evaporation Source |
| COASTS | Coastal Ocean Advanced Science And Technology Study (IOC Program) |
| DIS | Deep Inelastic Scattering |
| NSLS | National Synchrotron Light Source |