| Acronym | Meaning |
| LSPR | Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance |
| PXD | Powder X-ray Diffraction |
| ORC | Origin Recognition Complex |
| PMP | Project Management Plan |
| GFF | Green Function Formalism |
| NFE-TB | Nearly-free-electron Tight-bonding (for Electronic Structure) |
| CCDIS | Charge-coupled Device Imaging Spectrometer |
| EIF | Electron Impact Fluorescence |
| RSM | Response Surface Method |
| PRP | Potentially Responsible Party (Superfund) |