| Acronym | Meaning |
| PPC | Polypropylene Carbonate |
| MB-SAPT | Many-body Symmetry-adapted Perturbation Theory |
| FAR | Federal Acquisitions Regulations |
| EBPVD | Electron Beam Physical Vapor Deposition |
| BPNN | Back Propagation Neural Network |
| HSQC | Heteronuclear Single Quantum Coherence |
| AOSTRA | Alberta Oil Sands Technology And Research Authority |
| NIRS | Neutral Impact Radiation Spectroscopy |
| GEMI | Global Environmental Management Initiative |
| AQPS | Air Quality Prediction System |