| Acronym | Meaning |
| GOMS | Gulf Of Mexico Seawater |
| SPALEED | Spot Profile Analysis Low Energy Electron Diffraction |
| DAP | Diallyl Phthalate |
| HEDS | Human Exploration And Development Of Space |
| MCM | Minichromosome Maintenance |
| SURF III | Synchrotron UV Radiation Facility (at NIST) |
| CWD | Chronic Wasting Disease |
| SCAN | Silica-coated Aluminum Nitride |
| NEDB | National Exposure Database (HSE) |
| EPM | Electron Probe Microscopy |