| Acronym | Meaning |
| IRI | Interfaculty Reactor Institute |
| ROM | Reverse Osmosis Membrane |
| LSDFT | Local Spin Density Functional Theory |
| MSD | Mass Selective Detector |
| DTC | Developmental Test Command [US Army] |
| SLS | Sequential Lateral Solidification |
| MARCKS | Myristoylated Alanine-rich C Kinase Substrate |
| IPN | Interpenetrating Polymer Network |
| MZPFGE | Multiple-zone Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis |
| RQ | Reportable Quantity |