| Acronym | Meaning |
| ORD BBS | ORD Electronic Bulletin Board System |
| NGCC | Natural Gas Combined Cycle |
| EIS | Electron Impact Spectroscopy |
| PTRI | Programmed Temperature Retention Index |
| LAXRD | Low-angle X-ray Diffraction |
| NMMO | N-methylmorpholine N-oxide |
| DFA | Discontinuous Flow Analysis |
| IEEE | Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers |
| NFOM | Near-field Optical Microscopy |
| AKD | Alkyl Ketene Dimer |