| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPEG | Solid Phase Epitaxial Growth |
| RTG | Radioisotope Thermoelec. Generators |
| LMR | Liquid Metal Reactor |
| CGHE | Carrier Gas Hot Extraction |
| HMV | Hydrodynamic Modulation Voltammetry |
| LEPC | Local Emergency Planning Committee |
| MTPE | Mission To Planet Earth |
| FMM | Force Modulation Microscopy |
| SSP | Sequence Specific Primer |
| CEAREX | Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment |