| Acronym | Meaning |
| NN-TB | Nearest-neighbor Tight Binding |
| SPARPES | Spin Polarized Angle-resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| MRS | Materials Research Society |
| MESIP | Modeling Environmental Scenarios In Ponds |
| QSM | Quantum Statistical Mechanics |
| GPEF | Generalized Potential Energy Function |
| DFMFT | Density-functional Mean-field Theory |
| OAW | Oxyacetylene Welding |
| ASE | Activated Sludge Effluent |
| ECRA | Economic Cleanup Responsibility Act |