| Acronym | Meaning |
| CTEQ | The Coordinated Theoretical-Experimental Project On QCD |
| SCGF | Self-consistent Group Function |
| APC | Anaphase-promoting Complex |
| OMBD | Organic Molecular Beam Deposition |
| VEM | Video-enhanced Microscopy |
| MRF | Material Recovery Facility |
| UVBIS | Ultraviolet Bremsstrahlung Isochromat Spectroscopy |
| CDF | Centered Dark Field |
| PTIS | Photothermal Ionization Spectroscopy |
| QPM | Quasiparticle Phonon Model |