| Acronym | Meaning |
| PYS | Partial Yield Spectroscopy |
| IBAD | Ion-Beam-Assisted Deposition |
| BAMGAR | Barium Magnesium Germanate Garnet |
| CAMK | Calcium Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase |
| QCL | Quantum Cascade Laser |
| BPC | Bonded-phase Chromatography |
| SC-FLAPW | Self-consistent Full-potential Linearized-augmented-plane-wave |
| DSMC | Direct Simulation Monte Carlo |
| USLE | Universal Soil Loss Equation (erosion Model) |
| SEM | Strategic Environmental Management |