| Acronym | Meaning |
| APES | Atomic Plasma Emission Spectroscopy |
| NOET | NASA Operational Environment Team |
| TDOPM | Time-dependent Optimized Potential Method |
| ASNOM | Aperture Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy |
| ERLN | Environmental Research Laboratory Narragansett |
| ESC | Embryonic Stem Cell |
| ICS | Intermittant Control Strategy |
| BLISS | Balloon-borne Laser In Situ Sensor |
| EPCE | Effective Pair Correlation Energy Method |
| PGM | Platinum-group Mineral(s) |