| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICTS | Isothermal Capacitance Transient Spectroscopy |
| ESO | European Southern Observatory |
| HESI | Health And Environmental Sciences Institute |
| MODULUS | Methods Of Determining And Understanding Light Elements From Unequivocal Stable Isotope Compositions |
| CLC | Cholesteric Liquid Crystal |
| PESTANV4.0 | Pesticide Analytical Model Version 4.0 |
| NAPCA | National Air Pollution Control Administration |
| RPM | Regional Project Managers |
| MCSF | Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |