| Acronym | Meaning |
| MGD | Million Gallons Per Day |
| SFM | Scanning Force Microscopy |
| DWES | Distorted-wave Energy Sudden (for Inelastic Mol. Collisions) |
| RTO | Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer |
| CASE | Coordinated Air Sea Experiment |
| EOLM | Electro-optical Light Modulation |
| QLAR | Quantitative Localization Activity Relationship |
| S/MTD | STOL Maneuvering Technology Demonstrator (program) |
| ROM | Regional Oxidant Model |
| HT | Herzberg-Teller (wave Functions) |